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"Can't Stop"
Single by After 7
from the album After 7
ReleasedMay 16, 1990 (1990-05-16)
Recorded1989 LP/Remix
GenreR&B, new jack swing
Length4:07
LabelVirgin
SongwritersL.A. Reid, Babyface[1]
ProducersL.A. Reid, Babyface[2]
After 7 singles chronology
"Ready or Not"
(1990) 		"Can't Stop"
(1990) 		"My Only Woman"
(1990)

"Can't Stop" is a song performed by American group After 7, issued as the fourth single from the group's eponymous debut album (1989). The song is written and produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface, becoming the group's highest-charting single. It peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.[3] The song became the group's second number-one R&B single,[3] and peaked at No. 25 on the dance chart.[4]

"Can't Stop" was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 7, 1991.[5]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 80
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 23
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[7] 13
US Dance Music/Club Play (Billboard)[7] 25
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[7] 1
US Cash Box Top 100[8] 7

Year-end charts

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Chart (1990) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 60
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[10] 23
US Cash Box Top 100[11] 45

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "After 7 - Can't Stop (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "After 7 - Can't Stop (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 25.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 17.
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum: After 7 - RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  6. ^ "After 7 ARIA chart history (singles), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  7. ^ a b c d e "After 7 - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  8. ^ Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996
  9. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". LongboredSurfer. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  10. ^ "After 7 - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LIV, no. 22. December 29, 1990. p. 9. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – After 7 – Can't Stop". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
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