"Right Now" is the lead single from Akon

Akon

Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...

's third studio album, Freedom

Freedom (Akon album)

Freedom is the third studio album by hip hop and R&B Senegalese-American singer and rapper Akon. The album was originally named Acquitted, however Akon changed it before it was released. It was released as a download on December 1, 2008, and in stores December 2, 2008...

. The song contains elements from "Remember" by The Underdog Project

The Underdog Project

The Underdog Project is a house music group which launched its first album - It Doesn't Matter in 2001. Its hits include "Saturday" , "Summer Jam" and "Tonight"...

 and "Wouldn't It Be Good

Wouldn't It Be Good

"Wouldn't It Be Good" is a song written and recorded by singer Nik Kershaw for his 1984 studio album Human Racing. The song has been covered by numerous artists since, including Placebo, Danny Hutton Hitters, Cascada, and Soulwax.-Song information:...

" by Nik Kershaw

Nik Kershaw

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. The song was added to the U.S. Mainstream Top 40 radio on September 23, 2008, and also became available for digital download on iTunes

ITunes

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 that day. The song incorporates an electronic Euro-club feel.

Official versions

Several remixes of the track exist. The official remix of the track featureas additional vocals by Kat DeLuna

Kat DeLuna

Kathleen Emperatriz "Kat" DeLuna is an American pop singer of Dominican heritage. DeLuna has a soprano vocal range. Her debut single, "Whine Up", reached the top ten in Belgium and France, peaked inside the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Her...

. Further remixes include "Mañana (Na Na Na)", featuring vocals from Jayko, an International Remix, featuring Canadian rapper artist Danny Fernandes

Danny Fernandes

Daniel Bosco Fernandes is a Canadian singer and songwriter of Portuguese descent. He is signed to CP Records.-Career:...

, and a Philippines parody mix, entitled "Banana (Ba Na Na)", featuring additional vocals by Blank Tape.

Music video

The official music video for the track was directed by Anthony Mandler

Anthony Mandler

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 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

Don't Matter

"Don't Matter" is a Reggae fusion–R&B song recorded by Akon for his second studio album Konvicted . The song was released as the album's third single in early 2007. In April 2007, it became Akon's first solo U.S. number-one single and second number-one overall. A crucial part of the chorus takes...

") 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 actual track begins one minute after the video begins.

Charts

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Chart (2008)	Peak position

Year-end charts

End of year chart (2009)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	82
Hungarian Singles Chart	27
Swiss Singles Chart	77
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	117
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	56

Certifications

Country	Certification
Australia	Gold
United States	Platinum
New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	Gold

Asking Alexandria version

British metal band, Asking Alexandria

Asking Alexandria

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 covered the track for the compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 Punk Goes Pop 3

Punk Goes Pop 3

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, which was released on November 2, 2010. It was available for digital download

Music download

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on September 29, 2010.