Can't Get Enough (Bad Company song)
{{Hatnote|This song is often mis-called by its full chorus refrain. For songs by that longer title, see Can't Get Enough of Your Love (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Can't Get Enough
| cover = BC - Cant Get Enough single.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = Cover of the 1974 German single
| type = single
| artist = Bad Company
| album = Bad Company
| B-side = Little Miss Fortune
| released = {{Start date|1974|05|10|df=yes}}{{cite web |title=Bad Company - Can't Get Enough |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Bad+Company&titel=Can%27t+Get+Enough&cat=s |website=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=12 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Bad Company - Can't Get Enough |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-55487 |website=Official German Charts |access-date=12 August 2022}}
| recorded = {{unbulleted list|November 1973|Headley Grange, Hampshire, England}}
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Hard rock{{cite book|title= Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s|first1=Don|last1=Breithaupt|first2= Jeff|last2= Breithaupt|date= October 15, 1996|chapter= Planet of the Apes: Hard Rock|page= 102|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=031214704X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RMPCAwAAQBAJ}}|blues rock}}
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=17}}
| label = {{hlist|Island|Swan Song}}
| writer = Mick Ralphs
| producer = Bad Company
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Movin' On
| next_year = 1974
| misc = {{External music video|header=Official audio|{{YouTube|4XwKk_LmwTI|"Can't Get Enough"}}}}
}}
"Can't Get Enough" is the debut single by English rock supergroup Bad Company. Appearing on the band's 1974 self-titled debut album, it is their biggest hit and is considered their most popular song. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 1 on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Singles chart. The song is also frequently played on classic rock radio stations.{{cite web|author=Denise Sullivan |url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/cant-get-enough-mt0000896960 |title=Can't Get Enough - Bad Company | Song Info |publisher=AllMusic |date= |access-date=2016-10-09}}
Composition
The song is credited to guitarist Mick Ralphs, who tuned his guitar in the open-C tuning C-C-G-C-E-C. Ralphs stated that "It never really sounds right in standard tuning. It needs the open C to have that ring."{{cite journal|title=Mick Ralphs: The rock 'N' roll fantasy continues|first=Lisa|last=Sharken|date=15 May 2001|access-date=21 February 2013|url=http://www.vintageguitar.com/2801/mick-ralphs/|journal=Vintage Guitar}} It borrows from the riff Ralphs used for his 1972 Mott the Hoople song, "One of the Boys".{{cite web|title=Ready for Love|author=Thompson, Dave|accessdate=2023-01-15|publisher=Allmusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/ready-for-love-after-lights-mt0012488415}}{{cite web|title=Mott the Hoople Greatest Hits liner notes|url=http://albumlinernotes.com/Hoople_Greatest_Hits.html|publisher=Album Liner Notes|accessdate=2023-01-17}}{{cite web|title=Bad Company|publisher=Rolling Stone|author=Scoppa, Bud|accessdate=2023-01-17|date=August 29, 1974|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/bad-company-203602/}}
Reception
Billboard described "Can't Get Enough" as a "good, solid rocker" and praised Paul Rodgers' vocal performance.{{cite news|title=Top Single Picks|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2020-07-22|date=July 13, 1974|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-07-13.pdf|page=47}} Cash Box called it "one of the best rockers to come out of Britain in years," describing it as "Top 40 oriented with a heavier flair."{{cite news|title=CashBox Record Reviews|date=June 29, 1974|page=18|accessdate=2021-12-11|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-06-29.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}} Record World said that "lead singer Paul Rodgers is just enough of a controlled powerhouse to turn this into a solid top 40 item."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=June 29, 1974|accessdate=2023-03-16|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-06-29.pdf}}
Classic Rock critic Malcolm Dome rated it as Bad Company's second best song, saying that it "combines a shuffling riff with a classy melody, all done with a big production that still sounds intimate."{{cite web|title=The Top 10 Best Bad Company Songs|author=Dome, Malcolm|publisher=Louder Sound|work=Classic Rock|accessdate=2023-01-14|date=July 13, 2016|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-10-best-bad-company-songs}} Classic Rock History critic Janey Roberts rated it as Bad Company's 3rd best song, saying that "the three chord progression to 'Can’t Get Enough' became a favorite of young guitar players growing up in the 1970s."{{cite web|title=Top 10 Bad Company songs|author=Roberts, Janey|publisher=Classic Rock History|date=October 19, 2022|url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-bad-company-songs/}} Ultimate Classic Rock critic Matt Wardlaw rated it as Bad Company's 5th best song, saying that the song "finds Paul Rodgers exuding complete confidence in his ability to land the girl that he wants."{{cite web|title=Top 10 Bad Company Songs|author=Wardlaw, Matt|accessdate=2023-01-14 |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=December 17, 2011|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/top-10-bad-company-songs/}}
Personnel
- Paul Rodgers - vocals, rhythm guitar
- Mick Ralphs - lead guitar
- Boz Burrell - bass
- Simon Kirke - drums
Track listing
;7" vinyl
{{track listing
| title1 = Can't Get Enough
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Little Miss Fortune
| length2 = 3:55
}}
;45 RPM
{{track listing
| title1 = Can't Get Enough
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Bad Company
| length2 = 4:47
}}
Chart positions
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| align="left"|Chart (1974)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak |
|---|
| align="left"|Canadian RPM Top Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |
| align="left"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=53}}
|align="center"|5 |
| align="left"|U.S. Cashbox Top 100
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| align="left"|UK Singles Chart (The Official Charts Company){{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15437/ritchie-family/|website=officialcharts.com|accessdate=November 27, 2022}}
| style="text-align:center;"|15 |
In popular culture
- The song was made available to download on November 30, 2010 for use in the Rock Band 3 music gaming platform in both Basic Rhythm and Pro modes (the latter of which allows use of a real guitar, bass, MIDI-compatible electronic drum kits, and keyboards in addition to vocals).
- The song was performed by Lenny Henry and Tom Jones as part of Comic Relief.
- The song was featured in the 1993 sequel film Wayne's World 2.{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Zg4EAAAAMBAJ|date=20 February 1999|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Zg4EAAAAMBAJ/page/n6 7]|issn=0006-2510}}
- The song also features in the film "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" (2004).
References
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