I Can't Be with You
| "I Can't Be with You" | ||||
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| Single by The Cranberries | ||||
| from the album No Need to Argue | ||||
| Released | 27 February 1995 (UK) Fall 1995 (North America) | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
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| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Stephen Street | |||
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"I Can't Be with You" is a song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was the third single from their second studio album No Need to Argue, except in North America, where it was released as the fourth and final single of the album in fall 1995. 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.
Music video
The music video to "I Can't Be with You" was directed by Samuel Bayer who was also the director of several of the band's other hit singles: "Zombie", "Ode to My Family", and "Ridiculous Thoughts".
It 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 Copped Hall in Epping.[1]
Track listings
7" single
- "I Can't Be With You"
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
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)
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 30 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] | 57 |
| France (SNEP)[4] | 24 |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] | 1 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 21 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 25 |
| Scotland (OCC)[8] | 26 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 23 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[10] | 30 |
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIlg0yM0XKg&t=1m7s
- ^ "The Cranberries – I Can't Be with You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 12. 25 March 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "The Cranberries – I Can't Be with You" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (1.4. '95 – 7.4. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 April 1995. p. 24. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Can't Be with You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "The Cranberries – I Can't Be with You". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Árslistinn 1995". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
