I Can't Stand It!
"I Can't Stand It!" is the debut single by the Dutch-American group Twenty 4 Seven. The single was produced by Dutch producer Ruud van Rijen and American producer/rapper/dancer Tony Dawson-Harrison (Captain Hollywood). The first version of the single featured rap vocals from rapper Ricardo Overman (MC Fixxit). After Overman's quick departure from the act, a new version of the single was recorded with Harrison. Both versions of the single featured singing vocals from Dutch singer Nancy Coolen. The single reached reach the Top 5 position in several European countries including -- Sweden, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. The single also charted at No. 17 in the Netherlands and No.7 in the UK.
"I Can't Stand It!" | ||||
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Single by Twenty 4 Seven | ||||
from the album Street Moves | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
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Length | 4:05 (Radio Version) | |||
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Twenty 4 Seven singles chronology | ||||
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"I Can't Stand It" on YouTube |
Track listing
- CD Mini
- Netherlands
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Original Single Version) — 4:09
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Hip House Single Version) — 3:59
- "I Can't Stand It!" (12 Club Mix) — 6:33
- "I Can't Stand It!" (12 Hip House Remix) — 6:02
CD maxi
- UK & Europe
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Radio Version) — 4:05
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Hip House Remix) — 6:10
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Long Instrumental) — 6:10
- UK & Europe
- CD maxi
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Radio Remix) — 3:35
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Club Remix) — 9:35
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Dub Mix) — 6:40
Vinyl 12"
- Australia
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Original Version) — 4:09
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Hip House Version) — 3:59
- "I Can't Stand It!" (12 Club Mix) — 6:33
- "I Can't Stand It!" (12 Hip House Remix) — 6:02
- Vinyl 12"
- Canada
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Club Mix) — 9:35
- "I Can't Stand It!" (Hip House Mix) — 6:10
Music video
There were two different music videos for the single albeit had the same setting (set outside a church with a Cadillac parked in front of it). The original hip-house version features Fixxit, Coolen and the dancers along with additional female dancers. When it later released internationally as a single it was redone with Hollywood as the featured rapper in place of Fixxit. Even the scene where the Cadillac's owner pushed aside the rappers was altered; Fixxit riding off in a bike, Hollywood in a car in need of gasoline. The video's song and message also featured the image and quotes of Nelson Mandela flashing in the song break.
Charts
Chart (1990/1991) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 2 |
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders) | 38 |
Denmark (IFPI)[1] | 3 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | 1 |
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) | 7 |
France (SNEP) | 39 |
Germany (Media Control Charts) | 3 |
Greece (IFPI)[2] | 10 |
Italy (FIMI) | 2 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 24 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 17 |
New Zealand (Recording Industry Association of New Zealand) | 22 |
Portugal (AFP)[3] | 2 |
Spain (AFYVE)[4] | 3 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 5 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 2 |
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[5] | 7 |
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[6] | 10 |
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
United States Hot Dance Club Play 1 | 44 |
- 1 "Twenty 4th Street" - I Can't Stand It!. –
Year-end charts
Chart (1990) | Position |
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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 19 |
Germany (Media Control Charts) | 100 |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] | 69 |
Certifications
Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified[8] |
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Germany (BVMI)[9] | Gold | 1990 | 10,000 |
Italy (FIMI) | Gold | 1992 | 30,000 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Gold | 1991 | 20,000 |
References
- "Top 3 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- "Top 10 Greece" (PDF). Music & Media. December 22, 1990. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- "Top 10 Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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- Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
- "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7 no. 51. 22 December 1990. p. 60. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
- "Certification for every country in the world" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (pdf) on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('I Can't Stand It!')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 29 November 2013.