"Just Can't Last" is the first single from

Natalie Merchant Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American alternative rock singer-songwriter. She joined the band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and was lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the group. She remained with the group for their first se ...

's 2001 album ''

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''. The single version included more instruments and vocals than the original. The single was released in two packages. The

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n package included Merchant sitting under an apple tree in color. (The picture had been used on ''Motherland''). The regular package included a blue background with

's name and the single name.

Release

"Just Can't Last" was released as a radio single in September 2001. The song was also made available via

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' official artist site.

Track listing

;Single-track CD #"Just Can't Last" (Single Remix) ;Australian version #"Just Can't Last" #"Tell Yourself" #"I'm Not Gonna Beg"

Music video

In the "Just Can't Last"

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, directed by

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, Merchant comes into view and is standing in front of a white screen in a black dress. Throughout the video there are three crawls going across the screen trying to match up people's bodies. In the end, everyone's body matches up and the video ends with Merchant walking into the distance and fading out. The video utilizes the 3:56 single remix, rather than the longer album version of the song.

Personnel

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*Gabriel Grodon –

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*Eric Della Penna –

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*Elizabeth Steen –

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Charts

The single peaked at Number 30 on Billboard's

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chart on December 22, 2001.

References

External links

"Just Can't Last" on YouTube
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