I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)

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"I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)" is a 1981 hit single by American pop duo Daryl Hall & John Oates that blends blue-eyed soul with new wave and became one of their signature songs.

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instanceOf single
song
chartPositionBillboardYearEndHot1001982 14
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 1
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 8
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
chartPositionUSHotSoulSingles 1
chronologicallyFollows Private Eyes (song)
linked to: Private Eyes
chronologicallyPrecedes Did It in a Minute
countryOfOrigin United States
era early 1980s pop
featuresInstrument drum machine
saxophone
synthesizer
genre blue-eyed soul
new wave
hasBSide Unguarded Minute
hasMusicVideo yes
hasSignatureBassLine yes
includedIn greatest hits compilations of Hall & Oates
influenced R&B and pop artists of the 1980s
isSignatureHitFor Daryl Hall & John Oates
language English
length 4:13
lengthSingleEdit 3:42
notableFor blend of blue-eyed soul and new wave
use of drum machine groove
partOfAlbum Private Eyes
performer Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall & John Oates
John Oates
producer Daryl Hall
John Oates
Neil Kernon
recordedAt Electric Lady Studios
The Hit Factory
recordingLocation New York City
recordLabel RCA Records
releaseDate 1981-10-23
releaseYear 1981
sampledBy numerous hip hop and R&B tracks
signatureSongOf Daryl Hall & John Oates
tempo mid-tempo
theme personal boundaries in a relationship
vocalStyle soulful lead vocal by Daryl Hall
writer Daryl Hall
John Oates
Sara Allen

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Daryl Hall & John Oates notableWork I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
Daryl Hall & John Oates hasBillboardHot100NumberOneSingle I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
So Help Me God! hasTrack Can’t Go for That
linked to: I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
Brian McKnight (album) hasPart “I Can’t Go for That”
linked to: I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
John Oates notableWork I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
linked to: I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
Private Eyes followedBySingle I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
Private Eyes (album) includesSong I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
subject linked to: Private Eyes
Daryl Hall notableSongAsWriter I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)