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"Right Now"
Song

"Right Now (Na Na Na)" is the first single from Akon's third studio album Freedom. The song contains elements from "Remember" by The Underdog Project and "Wouldn't It Be Good" by Nik Kershaw. It went for adds on U.S. Mainstream Top 40 radio on September 23, 2008, and also became available for digital download on iTunes that day.[1] A freestyle using the same set of music as Akon was produced by the rapper Young Dro and is called "Still Sellin (Drugs)". There is an official remix of Right Now (Na Na Na) featuring Kat DeLuna. An unofficial remix with Jayko titled "Right Now (Na Na Na) / Mañana (Na Na Na)" also exists. The song originally featured Canadian/Portuguese artisit Danny Fernandes.

Music video

The official music video for "Right Now (Na Na Na)" was directed by Anthony Mandler and released on November 6, 2008. It premiered in Germany on the TV show Viva Live.

In the video, Akon plays an agent that is on a mission, he has to find a girl (the same from his video "Don't Matter") that has secret information. He remembers the good times that he spent with his new girlfriend, played by Jamican model Cindy Wright, but he sleeps with the girl from "Don't Matter", gets the information and ends the video alone.

The music begins one minute after the video begins.

Chart performance

"Right Now (Na Na Na)" debuted at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week October 2, fueled by high first week digital downloads of 93,000, it has currently climbed to the top ten peaking at #8. It is Akon's seventh top ten hit as a lead artist, and his thirteenth top ten overall. It also made a Hot Shot Debut at #24 on the Pop 100 the same week, and has climbed back up ahead to #10. The song has sold over 2,000,000 downloads in the United States, becoming Akon's third two-million selling single.[2] On the Canadian Hot 100 chart it debuted at #55 and has risen to #7. The single has been a success in the UK, peaking at #6. In France it debuted at #8 on the French Singles Chart based on huge amount of downloads. In New Zealand, Right Now has been a top five hit, peaking at number five for two weeks. The song was certified Gold after six weeks selling over 7,500 copies.[3][4]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 17
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) 7
Canadian Hot 100[5] 7
Dutch Top 40 23
Finnish Singles Chart 16[6]
Irish Singles Chart 18
Israeli Singles Chart 3
New Zealand Singles Chart 5[7]
French Singles Chart 8
Romanian Top 100[8] 3
Swedish Singles Chart 48
Turkey Top 20 Chart[9] 3
UK Singles Chart 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 73
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[11] 10

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Australia Gold[12] 35,000+
New Zealand Gold 7,500+

References

  1. ^ "Top 40/mainstream Future Releases". Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  2. ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/33645/week-ending-may-10-2009-halle-berry-now-youve-made-it/
  3. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
  4. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_facts.asp
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Suomen virallinen lista
  7. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Right+Now+%28Na+Na+Na%29&cat=s
  8. ^ Template:Ro iconCele mai ascultate hituri
  9. ^ Billboard Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved on December 1, 2008
  10. ^ [2]
  11. ^ [3]
  12. ^ http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp?chart=1U50


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