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and Redman, and contains samples from "All Night Long" by

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and

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. The song reached number five on

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charts, number eleven on the

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chart and number ninety-four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It is the first of four Redman songs to reach the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. In a March 2012 interview with

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, Erick Sermon mentioned producer

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used the production of Redman's "Can't Wait" as the inspiration behind two of his hits- "

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Single track list

A-side

# Can't Wait (LP version) (3:43) # Can't Wait (clean version) (3:53)

B-side

# A Million And 1 Buddah Spots (LP version) (3:23) # Can't Wait (instrumental) (3:40) # Can't Wait (Acapella) (3:50)

References

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