Can't You See That She's Mine
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{{Infobox song
| name = Can't You See That She's Mine
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Dave Clark Five
| album = The Dave Clark Five Return!
| B-side = No Time to Lose
| released = 29 May 1964
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = Beat
| length = 2:21
| label = Epic
| writer = Dave Clark, Mike Smith
| producer = Adrian Clark (pseudonym for Dave Clark and Adrian Kerridge)
| prev_title = Bits and Pieces
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = Because
| next_year = 1964
}}
"Can't You See That She's Mine" is the fourth single released in the United States by the Dave Clark Five. The song was written by Dave Clark and Mike Smith, and was the Dave Clark Five's fourth Gold Record.{{cite book
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| pages= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/157 157/8, 173 & 188]
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6
| url-access= registration
| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/157
}}
The B-side "No Time To Lose" was taken from the previous Dave Clark Five album "Glad All Over".{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Dave-Clark-Five-Cant-You-See-That-Shes-Mine/release/865397 |title=The Dave Clark Five – Can't You See That She's Mine (Vinyl) |publisher=Discogs |date= May 1964|accessdate=2016-09-27}}
Background
The middle four bars start with the lyric "People talk and try to break us up. Well we know they don't understand", which is a direct lift from the 1960 Ray Charles song "Sticks And Stones".
Cash Box described it as a "sizzling rocker...that should move up the charts in jet -speed fashion.."{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=6 June 1964 |page=8 |access-date=2022-01-12 |url=https://worldradiohstory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1964/CB-1964-06-06.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}
Chart performance
"Can't You See That She's Mine" reached No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of 18 July 1964.Joel Whitburn Presents The Billboard Hot 100 Charts In the UK, the single rose to No.10 in June 1964.{{Cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10856/dave-clark-five/ |title=UK Official Charts: Dave Clark Five |date=2019 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 February 2019 }} In Canada, the song reached No.5 on the CHUM Charts and No.3 on the RPM charts.{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/64-07-27-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - July 27, 1964}}{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4726.pdf| title=RPM Top 40-5s - July 20, 1964}}
References
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