"Can We" is a song by American R&B trio SWV featuring guest vocals from Missy Elliott and production by Timbaland and Elliott. The song was eventually included on SWV's third album, Release Some Tension (1997), but was originally a hit earlier in the year when it was included on the soundtrack to the 1997 film, Booty Call.
"Can We" received major airplay on urban radio stations in the United States, but it was not commercially available for the public to purchase as a cassette or CD single in the US. At the time of its release, Billboard prevented album cuts from entering any singles charts; however, because of its attachment to the Booty Call soundtrack, "Can We" was able to chart on Billboard Hot 100, making it to number 75. Outside the US, the song topped the New Zealand Singles Chart and peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video
A music video for the single was directed by Jesse Vaughan and premiered on music video stations in February 1997.[1] The synopsis of the video primarily focuses on SWV, dressed in cheetah-print attire, dancing in front of matching backgrounds with their love interests. Missy Elliott is also featured in the video, where she is seen dancing in a newspaper-covered background.
^Can We (UK & Europe maxi-single liner notes). SWV. Jive Records. 1997. JIVE CD 423, 051637 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)