"Can't Get It Back" is a song by American recording group
Blaque
Blaque ( ) is an American girl group; they had songs chart from 1999 to 2004. Outside of the United States and Canada, they are known as Blaque Ivory. Their self-titled debut album ''Blaque'' sold more than 1 million copies and was certified ...
. It was written by
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi Gibbs (born May 14, 1972) is an American record producer. He is most known for producing material for close associates Nas, Amy Winehouse, and Jazmine Sullivan, but has also produced for other mainstream acts including Alicia Key ...
, Marlon Williams, and Hernst "StayBent" Bellevue, and band member
Natina Reed for the group's second album, ''
Blaque Out'' (2002). Production was helmed by Remi with co-production from Bellevue. The song samples from the song "We're Going to a Party" (1977) by American R&B singer
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her first hit was disco single "Shame", which was released in 1977 during the height of disco's popularity. King had other hits from the early t ...
. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Aubrey Gravatt, Joseph Freeman, and Theodore Life are also credited as songwriters. "Can't Get It Back" was released as the first single on October 16, 2001, in the United States where it peaked at 91 on ''
Billboard
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''s
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart.
With ''Blaque Out'' eventually being shelved, "Can't Get It Back" was later re-recorded, remixed, and released by British girl group
Mis-Teeq
Mis-Teeq were a British girl group, consisting of Sabrina Washington, Su-Elise Nash and Alesha Dixon. They were active from 1999 to 2005.
Mis-Teeq had two top-ten albums and seven consecutive top-ten singles on the UK Singles Chart, as ...
in 2003.
Music video
A music video for the song was shot in Los Angeles, California, and directed by
Liz Friedlander
Liz Friedlander (born December 9, 1970) is an American music video, television director and television producer.
Originally from New York City, Friedlander moved to Pennsylvania to attend the Drama Conservatory school at Carnegie Mellon Universit ...
. The video was set to feature the girls dancing in separate apartments, throwing tantrums where they ripped pictures and discarded memories of their love interests. Due to undisclosed reasons,
shelved the video; in 2010, a 30-second clip of the cancelled video leaked via
YouTube
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.
Remixes
A
Trackmasters
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remix, produced by
Poke and Tone, featuring
Royce da 5'9"
Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born July 5, 1977), known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, they became acquainted in 1997 and formed the hi ...
, was included on the trio's promo vinyl pressing of the single. The remix was also featured on the 2007 and 2011
iTunes
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versions of ''
Blaque Out''.
Track listings
All tracks written by
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi Gibbs (born May 14, 1972) is an American record producer. He is most known for producing material for close associates Nas, Amy Winehouse, and Jazmine Sullivan, but has also produced for other mainstream acts including Alicia Key ...
, Marlon Williams, Hernst Bellevue, Aubrey Gravatt, Joseph Freeman, Theodore Life, and
Natina Reed.
Notes
*
denotes co-producer
Sample credits
* "Can't Get It Back" contains excerpts from "We're Going to a Party" (1977) as performed by
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her first hit was disco single "Shame", which was released in 1977 during the height of disco's popularity. King had other hits from the early t ...
.
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Blaque Out''.
* Hernst "StayBent" Bellevue – co-production, keyboards, writing
*
Shamari Fears – vocals
* Joseph Freeman – writing (sample)
* Aubrey Gravatt – writing (sample)
* Theodore Life – writing (sample)
* Gary Noble – mixing engineer
*
Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer (born May 27, 1962) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound in New Jersey.
Gehringer is known for having mastered recordings by popular artists such as AJR, Dua Lipa, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Gwen Stefani, Harry Styles, ...
– mastering engineer
*
Natina Reed – vocals, writing
*
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi Gibbs (born May 14, 1972) is an American record producer. He is most known for producing material for close associates Nas, Amy Winehouse, and Jazmine Sullivan, but has also produced for other mainstream acts including Alicia Key ...
– arrangement, production, writing
* Brandi Williams – vocals
Charts
Release history
Mis-Teeq version
In 2002,
Mis-Teeq
Mis-Teeq were a British girl group, consisting of Sabrina Washington, Su-Elise Nash and Alesha Dixon. They were active from 1999 to 2005.
Mis-Teeq had two top-ten albums and seven consecutive top-ten singles on the UK Singles Chart, as ...
re-recorded "Can't Get It Back" for their second album ''
Eye Candy'' (2003), including a modified introduction and a re-written bridge, written and performed by the group's member
Alesha Dixon
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B / UK Garage group Mis-Teeq, who had seven UK top 10 hits, ...
. The single was the group's seventh consecutive top-10 hit, peaking at number 8 on the
UK Singles Chart.
When it came to "
Scandalous"'s follow-up release in June 2003, the group and their label
Telstar Records
Telstar Records was a British record label that operated from 1982 to 2004.
Background
Telstar Records was founded in 1982 by Sean O'Brien and Neil Palmer with a government loan of £120,000. It was launched as a specialist compilation marketi ...
decided to use a remixed version of "Can't Get It Back" as the official single version and instead the Ignorantz Remix was included in the video.
Track listings
Notes
*
denotes co-producer
*
denotes additional producer
Sample credits
* "Can't Get It Back (Album Version)" samples from "We're Going to a Party" (1977) as performed by
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her first hit was disco single "Shame", which was released in 1977 during the height of disco's popularity. King had other hits from the early t ...
.
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Eye Candy''.
* Hernst "StayBent" Bellevue – co-production, keyboards, writing
*
Alesha Dixon
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B / UK Garage group Mis-Teeq, who had seven UK top 10 hits, ...
– vocals, writing
* Joseph Freeman – writing (sample)
* Aubrey Gravatt – writing (sample)
*
Angela Hunte – vocal production
* Theodore Life – writing (sample)
* Marley Marl – drum programming
*
Su-Elise Nash – vocals
* Gary Noble – engineering
*
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi Gibbs (born May 14, 1972) is an American record producer. He is most known for producing material for close associates Nas, Amy Winehouse, and Jazmine Sullivan, but has also produced for other mainstream acts including Alicia Key ...
– arrangement, production, writing
*
Sabrina Washington
Sabrina Fredrica Washington (born 27 October 1978) is a British singer, actress, and entrepreneur initially known as the lead singer of UK garage, garage/contemporary R&B, R&B girl group Mis-Teeq.
Early life
Washington was born in Harlesde ...
– vocals
* Marlon Williams – writing
Charts
Release history
References
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2001 songs
2001 singles
2003 singles
Blaque songs
Mis-Teeq songs
Music videos directed by Liz Friedlander
Songs written by Salaam Remi
Song recordings produced by Salaam Remi
Columbia Records singles
Telstar Records singles
Reprise Records singles