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Can't Stop Lovin' You

{{Short description|1995 single by Van Halen}}

{{About||the Aerosmith song featuring Carrie Underwood|Can't Stop Lovin' You (Aerosmith song)|other songs with a similar title|I Can't Stop Loving You (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Can't Stop Lovin' You

| cover = Van Halen - Can't Stop Lovin' You.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Van Halen

| album = Balance

| B-side = Crossing Over

| released = {{start date|1995|3|10}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| length = 4:07

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen

| producer = Bruce Fairbairn

| prev_title = Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Not Enough

| next_year = 1995

| misc = {{External music video

| type = single

| header = Music videos

| 1 = {{YouTube|_Kh_AGh3Gqs|"Can't Stop Lovin' You"}}

}}

}}

"Can't Stop Lovin' You" is a song by American band Van Halen. It was released in March 1995 as the third single from their 10th album, Balance (1995). The song emerged after producer Bruce Fairbairn asked for a more pop-oriented song. Instead of searching for his archives, Eddie Van Halen decided to write new music from scratch.{{cite book|title=The Van Halen Encyclopedia|page=48|first=C. J.|last=Chilvers|publisher=iUniverse|year=2001|isbn=0595166695}} The song was written by all members of Van Halen and pays homage to Ray Charles' song "I Can't Stop Loving You", particularly in the line where Sammy Hagar sings "Hey Ray, what you said is true..."

The song was Van Halen's most successful single from Balance in the United States, being the only single that reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 30. This would be Van Halen's last song to reach the top 40 in the United States. The single also reached number three on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The video, directed by Peter Christopherson, is set in an average middle class American home, where it goes back and forth between the band performing the song and people showing their affection for one another, from an old couple celebrating their anniversary, to a teen couple, to a boy and his dog, to a woman and her pet monkey. There is also a moving moment in the video in which a girl mourns the loss of her dog.

In the beginning of the video, it shows a man taking a gun and his wife worried. In the end, the video shows his wife and his son waiting for him as he leaves the prison. What he did and his time in prison are shown in the video of the song "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)".[https://books.google.com/books?id=o_D0U4o1sMsC&pg=PA199 Edward Van Halen: A Definitive Biography]

Two versions of the music video exist, the edited version replaces shots of prison with more shots of the band.

Legacy

The song was performed considerably on the 1995 Ambulance Tour with Sammy Hagar. It was featured on both Van Halen compilations Best Of – Volume I and The Best of Both Worlds.

Track listings

US CD and 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Can't Stop Lovin' You|others=Van Halen|year=1995|type=US CD single disc notes|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=2-17909}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Can't Stop Lovin' You|others=Van Halen|year=1995|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=7-17909}}

  1. "Can't Stop Lovin' You" (album version) – 4:08
  2. "Crossing Over" – 5:04

UK, European, and Australian maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Can't Stop Lovin' You|others=Van Halen|year=1995|type=UK & European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=wo288cd, 9362-43510-2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Can't Stop Lovin' You|others=Van Halen|year=1995|type=Australian maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=9362435102}}

  1. "Can't Stop Lovin' You" – 4:07
  2. "Crossing Over" – 5:03
  3. "Right Now" (live) – 6:08
  4. "Man on a Mission" (live) – 4:58

Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Can't Stop Lovin' You|others=Van Halen|year=1995|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=WPCR-113}}

  1. "Can't Stop Lovin' You"
  2. "Big Fat Money"
  3. "Baluchitherium"

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1995)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|3|chartid=9253|rowheader=true|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-04-08.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=12|issue=14|page=22|date=April 8, 1995|access-date=October 8, 2020}}

|80

scope="row"|Hungary (Mahasz){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-08-12.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=12|issue=32|page=17|date=August 12, 1995|access-date=February 16, 2020}}

|9

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2726526#page/n23/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (1.4. '95 – 7.4. '95)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=24|date=April 1, 1995|access-date=October 1, 2019}}

|19

{{single chart|Scotland|26|date=19950401|rowheader=true|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
{{single chart|UK|33|date=19950401|rowheader=true|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
{{single chart|UKrock|1|date=19950401|rowheader=true|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|30|artist=Van Halen|rowheader=true|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|2|artist=Van Halen|rowheader=true|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|7|artist=Van Halen|rowheader=true|access-date=October 22, 2018}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1995)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2840&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2840.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2840|title=RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=October 22, 2018}}

|28

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://musicvf.com/Van%20Halen.art|title=Van Halen Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts|work=musicvf.com|access-date=January 16, 2017}}

|100

scope="row"|US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: Hot Album Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=51|page=YE-76|date=December 23, 1995}}

|12

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Release history

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scope="row"|Japan

|March 10, 1995

|CD

|rowspan="3"|Warner Bros.

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191119/products/306538/1/|title=キャント・ストップ・ラビン・ユー {{!}} ヴァン・ヘイレン|trans-title=Can't Stop Lovin' You {{!}} Van Halen|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 11, 2023}}

scope="row"|United States

|March 14, 1995

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|March 20, 1995

|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=35|date=March 18, 1995}}

References

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{{Van Halen}}

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Category:1995 singles

Category:1995 songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Bruce Fairbairn

Category:Songs written by Alex Van Halen

Category:Songs written by Eddie Van Halen

Category:Songs written by Michael Anthony (musician)

Category:Songs written by Sammy Hagar

Category:Van Halen songs

Category:Warner Records singles