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"Can't Help Myself" is a song recorded by Canadian
country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artists
Dean Brody Dean Brody (born August 12, 1975) is a Canadian country music artist who has won 16 CCMA Awards and 2 JUNO Awards. Originally signed to Broken Bow Records in 2008, Brody made his debut later that year with the single "Brothers". This song, a Top ...
and
the Reklaws The Reklaws are a Canadian country music duo from North Dumfries, Ontario, formed in 2012. The duo consists of siblings Stuart and Jenna Walker. They have released three albums, ''Freshman Year (album), Freshman Year'', ''Sophomore Slump (album) ...
. It was independently released in February 2020 through Brody’s label, Scurvy Dog Music. The song was written by
Tyler Hubbard Tyler Reed Hubbard (born January 31, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter, and musician, best known as a former member of the Nashville-based duo Florida Georgia Line. Hubbard, a native of Monroe, Georgia, had been involved with music since a y ...
and Brian Kelley of
Florida Georgia Line Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo founded in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. Their 2012 debut single " Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was ...
, 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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''
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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
Canadian Summer "Canadian Summer" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody. It was released in June 2020 through Brody’s label, Scurvy Dog Music. Background In an interview with Global News, Brody remarked that "It’s kind o ...
. 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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.


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References

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