"Time Is Tight" is an instrumental recorded by Booker T. & the M.G.
's for their soundtrack to the 1968 film UpTight.
The group recorded two versions of the track – the shorter (3:14), slower version was released as a single in 1969, and became one of the biggest hits of the group's career, peaking in the US charts at #7 R&B and #6 Pop[1] and reaching number 1 in South Africa.
The longer (4:55) version (which was included on the official soundtrack album) is played at a faster tempo than the single version, and features an extended introduction and an instrumental 'breakdown' section, neither of which was included in the single version.
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