"Can't Shake You" is a song recorded by the American

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, released in September 2012. It was the third single and final single from their album '' A Thousand Miles Left Behind''. Group member Tom Gossin co-wrote it with James T. Slater and

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. The band performed it in an episode of the TV show ''

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Content

"Can't Shake You" is a midtempo ballad about a male who, despite breaking up, cannot "shake" the memory of a former lover. The lyric is from the male's perspective in the first verse, which is sung by Tom Gossin, and a female perspective sung by Rachel Reinert in the second. Slater said that he had the song's piano introduction for nearly a year before collaborating with Bentley and Gossin. He told ''Taste of Country'' that the song's idea came after recalling that an ex-girlfriend still had possessions at his house from two years before.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song 4 stars out of 5, saying that it "may be the most vulnerable moment" on the album. He also thought that the production and sound helped the band to distinguish its sound from that of

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Music video

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directed the song's

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, which was filmed at Silverado's bar in Nashville.
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Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 2012 singles 2012 songs Gloriana (band) songs Songs written by James T. Slater Songs written by Stephanie Bentley Song recordings produced by Matt Serletic Music videos directed by TK McKamy Warner Records singles Country ballads