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Can't Wait Another Minute

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"Can't Wait Another Minute"
Single by Five Star
from the album Silk & Steel
B-side"Don't You Know I Love It"
Released7 April 1986 (1986-04-07)
Recorded1986
Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles
GenrePop
Length4:41
LabelRCA, Tent
Songwriter(s)Sue Sheridan, Paul Chiten
Producer(s)Richard James Burgess
Five Star singles chronology
"System Addict"
(1985)
"Can't Wait Another Minute"
(1986)
"Find the Time"
(1986)

"Can't Wait Another Minute" is a 1986 hit single by British pop group Five Star, peaking at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart[1] and giving them their highest ever peak of 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States where it also reached number 7 on the Hot R&B chart. The song was written by Paul Chiten (who also did the music track) and Sue Sheridan. It was the lead single from their million-plus selling second album Silk & Steel (which would also include B-side "Don't You Know I Love It").

The song was originally recorded by the female vocal trio Lewis (featuring Dee, Shirley and Linda Lewis, later known as Lewis Sisters), released a month before the Five Star version as the B-side to their single "If the Love Fits".[2] and it was also featured in the 1986 film Gung Ho.

Promotional video

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The video features the band making a human clock, with all five members becoming the "hands" of the clock. The band's car also supposedly breaks down, and are late for a concert. The traffic lights change from "Wait" to "Can't Wait" to reflect the song's title.

Track listings

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7" vinyl single and 7" posterbag

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  1. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (Paul Chiten, Sue Sheridan)
  2. "Don't You Know I Love It" (Doris Pearson)


UK/US 12" vinyl single

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  1. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (Extended Version) – 7:13
  2. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (Dub Mix) – 4:55
  3. "Don’t You Know I Love It" – 3:56


US 12" vinyl single

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  1. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (M & M Remix Version) - 8:40
  2. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (7" Remix Version) - 5:17
  3. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (M Groove Mix Version) - 5:17
  4. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (Street Groove Mix Version) - 5:25
  5. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (Another Minute of Breakdown) - 2:50


All tracks available on the remastered versions of either the 2010 'Silk & Steel' album, the 2013 'The Remix Anthology (The Remixes 1984-1991)' or the 2018 'Luxury - The Definitive Anthology 1984-1991' boxset.

Chart performance

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 16
UK Singles Chart[1] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 41
US Billboard Hot R&B Songs[4] 7
US Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Songs[4] 5 (remix)

References

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  1. ^ a b "everyhit.com search results". Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  2. ^ "Lewis - if the Love Fits".
  3. ^ "hitparade.ch". Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "billboard.com artist chart history". Retrieved November 22, 2008.[dead link]