"Can't Help Myself" is a song recorded by Canadian

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artists

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and

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. It was independently released in February 2020 through Brody’s label, Scurvy Dog Music. The song was written by

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and Brian Kelley of

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, along with Blake Redferrin, Jason E. Afable, and Rocky Block.

Critical reception

Matthew Weaver of ''Corus Radio'' called the song the "perfect summer tune" that "gets the party started".

Music video

The music video was directed by Ben Knechtel and premiered on March 11, 2020. The video was filmed in

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, and featured Brody, the Reklaws, and fans who were able to enter a casting call. It also featured a can of Brody’s new beer, "Hucklejack Canadian Lager".

Commercial performance

"Can’t Help Myself" peaked at number 49 on the

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for the week of June 6, 2020. It was a Number One hit on the ''

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chart for the same week while setting a record as the most played song ever at Canadian country radio in a single week on the Nielsen BDS charts with 1782 spins, a record later broken that year by Brody's

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. The song has been certified Platinum by

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. As of May 2021, the song had received over 13.8 million streams through

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Charts

Certifications

References

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