I Can't

1999 single by Foxy Brown featuring Total

"I Can't"

Single by Foxy Brown featuring Total

from the album Chyna Doll

Released

March 9, 1999 (1999-03-09)^[1]

Recorded

1998; 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)

"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.

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. 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

"I Can't" (featuring Total)
"Dog & A Fox" (featuring DMX)
"Il Na Na" (featuring Method Man
"Hot Spot" (Video)

Charts

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

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