▁Now " ▁is ▁an ▁ED M ▁song . ▁The ▁lyr ical ▁content ▁features ▁R ih anna ▁chant ing ▁to ▁live ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁moment . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁mostly ▁positive ▁response ▁from ▁music ▁critics , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁de emed ▁it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highlight s ▁of ▁Un ap olog etic , ▁some ▁critics ▁were ▁also ▁divided ▁by ▁the ▁song ▁calling ▁it ▁safe . ▁Upon ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Un ap olog etic , ▁" Right ▁Now " ▁chart ed ▁in ▁many ▁countries ▁world wide , ▁including ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁Dance ▁Chart . ▁" Right ▁Now " ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁ 9 0 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁reaching ▁a ▁peak ▁of ▁ 5 0 . ▁Furthermore , ▁it ▁has ▁to pped ▁the ▁US ▁Hot ▁Dance ▁Club ▁Songs ▁chart ▁becoming ▁R ih anna ' s ▁tw enti eth ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁chart , ▁thus ▁sur pass ing ▁Jan et ▁Jackson ' s ▁t ally . ▁The ▁song ▁performed ▁well ▁in ▁Australia ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Pl atin um ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁( AR IA ). ▁ ▁No ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁shot ▁for ▁the ▁song , ▁and ▁it ▁received ▁no ▁tele vised ▁performances ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁promotion . ▁However , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁prom ot ional ▁musical ▁back drop ▁for ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁NBA ▁Play offs ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁ ▁l ager ▁company ▁Bud