"I Can't Be with You" is a song recorded by

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. It was the third single from their second studio album, ''

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'' (1994), except in North America, where it was released as the fourth and final single of the album. The song achieved minor chart success in most of the European countries where it was released, peaking at number 21 in their native Ireland. In Iceland, the song reached number one for a week in April 1995, becoming the Cranberries' third consecutive number-one single there.

Critical reception

James Masterton described "I Can't Be with You" as "another epic single" from

in his weekly UK chart commentary, adding that O'Riordan's yodelling "sounds as hauntingly lovely as ever".

Music video

The accompanying

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to "I Can't Be with You" was directed by

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who was also the director of several of the band's other hit singles: "

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", " Ode to My Family", and "

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". The video shows lead singer Dolores O'Riordan wearing 1920s clothing, kneeling beside a bed and bathing a child in a small bathtub. She then appears walking through desolate buildings and streets with a wooden torch with an old man dressed as an angel often lurking in the background. Throughout the video the band is seen playing in grassland while wearing red suits. At the end of the video, the old man returns to the location where he was seen at the beginning of the clip. Parts of the video was filmed at

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Track listings

* 7-inch single # "I Can't Be with You" # "

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" ( Burt Bacharach,

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) * CD single # "I Can't Be with You" # "(They Long to Be) Close to You" # "Empty" (live on BBC Radio One FM Evening Session, 26 September 1994) * Limited-edition CD single # "I Can't Be with You" (live on BBC Radio One FM Evening Session, 26 September 1994) # "Zombie" (acoustic) # "Daffodil Lament" (live at Feile, Tipperary, 30 July 1994) * Australian CD single (cardboard sleeve) # "I Can't Be with You" # "Empty" (live on BBC Radio One FM Evening Session, 26 September 1994) # "I Can't Be with You" (live on BBC Radio One FM Evening Session, 26 September 1994)

Personnel

* Dolores O'Riordan – vocals, keyboards *

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– electric and acoustic guitars * Mike Hogan – bass guitar * Fergal Lawler – drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 1995 singles 1994 songs The Cranberries songs Music videos directed by Samuel Bayer Number-one singles in Iceland Song recordings produced by Stephen Street Songs written by Dolores O'Riordan Songs written by Noel Hogan