I Can't (Foxy Brown song)

"I Can't" is a song recorded by American rapper Foxy Brown featuring the R&B girl group Total. It was released as the second single from her second studio album Chyna Doll in 1999 by Def Jam.

"I Can't"
Single by Foxy Brown featuring Total
from the album Chyna Doll
Released	March 9, 1999 (1999-03-09)[1]
Recorded	1998
Studio	The Hit Factory (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	4:47
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Inga Marchand Shawn Carter Keisha Spivey George Michael
Producer(s)	Tyrone Fyffe
Foxy Brown featuring Total singles chronology
"Hot Spot" (1998) "I Can't" (1999) "Oh Yeah" (2001)

Single information

"I Can't" was released on March 16, 1999 in the United States. The single was unsuccessful, receiving little airplay on urban radio stations and little video rotation on MTV, though it was slightly more successful on BET and The Box. It became her first single to miss the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Track Chart at number 61.

The single featured a sample of the song, "Everything She Wants" by the pop duo Wham!.

Track listing

1. "I Can't" (featuring Total)
2. "Dog & a Fox" (featuring DMX)
3. "Il Na Na" (featuring Method Man
4. "Hot Spot" (video)

Charts

Chart performance for "I Can't"

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen Soundscan)[2]	26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2]	61

Release history

Release dates and formats for "I Can't"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	March 9, 1999	Urban contemporary radio	Def Jam	[1]
	March 16, 1999	CD		[3]
	April 5, 1999	Rhythmic contemporary radio		[4][5]
United Kingdom	July 19, 1999	CD		[6]

References

1. "AddVance Notice". Radio & Records. March 5, 1999. p. 55.
2. "Foxy Brown". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
3. I Can't - Foxy Brown | User Reviews | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-05-23
4. "CHR/Rhythmic: New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1399. April 2, 1999. p. 51.
5. "Crossover Nation: New Releases - Going For Adds 4/5" (PDF). Hits. April 2, 1999. p. 64. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via World Radio History.
6. Foxy Brown - I Can't, retrieved 2022-05-23