Now That We Found Love - Wikipedia Now That We Found Love `` Now That We 've Found Love '' Single by Third World from the album Journey to Addis Released 1978 Format Vinyl Genre Reggae, disco, reggae fusion Length 8 : 13 ( album version ) 7 : 30 ( single version ) 3 : 58 ( radio edit ) Label Island Songwriter ( s ) Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff Third World singles chronology `` 96o in the Shade '' ( 1977 ) `` Now That We 've Found Love '' ( 1978 ) `` Cool Meditation '' ( 1979 ) `` 96o in the Shade '' ( 1977 ) `` Now That We Found Love '' ( 1978 ) `` Cool Meditation '' ( 1979 ) `` Now That We Found Love '' ( also known as `` Now That We 've Found Love '' ) is a song written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and originally recorded by The O'Jays for their album Ship Ahoy ( 1973 ). Cover versions have been an album track by Martha Reeves, a reggae - disco hit by the reggae band Third World and a breakthrough hit for Heavy D. The Third World version was released as a single in 1978 by Island Records and peaked at # 10 in the UK and # 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. Heavy D 's version of the song can be heard during the end of the movie Hitch, as well as at the end of the episode `` Black Cadillac '' ( Season 1, Episode 4 ) from the TV series Ray Donovan. Contents 1 Now That We Found Love ( Heavy D and the Boyz version ) 2 Charts 3 References 4 External links Now That We Found Love ( Heavy D and the Boyz version ) `` Now That We Found Love '' Single by Heavy D and the Boyz featuring Aaron Hall from the album Peaceful Journey Released 1991 Format CD single Recorded 1990 - 1991 Genre New jack swing dance Length 4 : 19 Label Uptown Records Songwriter ( s ) Dwight Myers, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff Producer ( s ) Teddy Riley Heavy D and the Boyz featuring Aaron Hall singles chronology `` Is It Good to You '' ( 1991 ) `` Now That We Found Love '' ( 1991 ) `` Do n't Curse '' ( 1991 ) `` Is It Good to You '' ( 1991 ) `` Now That We Found Love '' ( 1991 ) `` Do n't Curse '' ( 1991 ) Charts Chart ( Heavy D version, 1991 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 6 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 8 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 5 Canada ( RPM ) 83 France ( SNEP ) 39 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) 6 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 10 Norway ( VG - lista ) 6 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 11 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 5 US Hot Rap Singles ( Billboard ) References Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Heavy D & The Boyz -- Now That We Found Love ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Heavy D & The Boyz -- Now That We Found Love '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Heavy D & The Boyz -- Now That We Found Love '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 54, No. 18, October 05 1991 ''. RPM. Walt Grealis. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Heavy D & The Boyz -- Now That We Found Love '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Retrieved November 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Heavy D. & The Boyz Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- All there is to Know '' ( enter search parameter Heavy D into Search by Artist box, then select Go ). Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 18, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- week 33, 1991 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Heavy D & The Boyz -- Now That We Found Love ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Heavy D & The Boyz -- Now That We Found Love ''. VG - lista. Retrieved November 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Heavy D & The Boyz -- Now That We Found Love ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Heavy D & The Boyz -- Now That We Found Love ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Heavy D Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Heavy D Chart History ( Dance Club Songs ) '' Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Heavy D Chart History ( Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ) '' Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Heavy D Album & Song Chart History ''. Billboard Hot Rap Singles for Heavy D. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2013. External links `` Now That We Found Love '' music video ( Heavy D & The Boyz feat. Aaron Hall cover version ) on YouTube Heavy D Studio albums Living Large ( 1987 ) Big Tyme ( 1989 ) Peaceful Journey ( 1991 ) Blue Funk ( 1992 ) Nuttin ' but Love ( 1994 ) Waterbed Hev ( 1997 ) Heavy ( 1999 ) Vibes ( 2008 ) Love Opus ( 2011 ) Compilation albums Heavy Hitz ( 2000 ) 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection : The Best of Heavy D & The Boyz ( 2002 ) Singles `` Now That We Found Love '' `` Big Daddy '' Related Discography This 1990s single -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: who sang the original now that we found love
Answer: The O'Jays