You Can Do It

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{{short description|1999 single by Ice Cube}}

{{Other uses|You Can Do It (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox song

| name = You Can Do It

| cover = You Can Do It.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ice Cube featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi

| album = Next Friday (soundtrack) {{noitalic|and}} War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)

| released = November 16, 1999

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| length = 4:19

| label =

| writer =

| producer = One Eye

| chronology = Ice Cube

| prev_title = Pushin' Weight

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Until We Rich

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Mack 10

| type = single

| prev_title = I Want It All

| prev_year = 1999

| title = You Can Do It

| year = 1999

| next_title = Where My Gangsta's At

| next_year = 2000

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|6auk1TkGtVQ|"You Can Do It"}}}}

}}

"You Can Do It" is a hip-hop song by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released as the second single from the Next Friday soundtrack. The song features Ice Cube's Westside Connection bandmate Mack 10, as well as rapper Ms. Toi. "You Can Do It" later used as the lead single on Cube's sixth studio album, War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc). The song also appears on his Greatest Hits and In the Movies compilations. It would also appear on the soundtrack for the film Save the Last Dance.

The song became Ice Cube's sixth and most recent top 40 hit in the US, peaking at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, while also reaching number two on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles. In December 2004, the single was re-released in the UK and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It has sold 165,000 copies in the UK as of 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/features/number-1-today-in-2005-the-x-factors-very-first-winner-3389/|title=Number 1 today in 2005: The X Factor's very first winner| publisher= Official Charts Company| website= officialcharts.co| access-date=January 3, 2015}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1999–2000)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|35|artist=Ice Cube |rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|13|artist=Ice Cube |rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|2|artist=Ice Cube |rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|26|artist=Ice Cube |rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2019}}

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!Chart (2004)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|2|artist=Ice Cube |rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2019}}
{{singlechart|UKrandb|1|date=20050205|rowheader=true}}

=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (2000)

!Position

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+2000&pg=RA1-PA14|title=Billboard Year-End Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks - 2000|date=December 30, 2000|access-date=August 16, 2012}}

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scope="row"|US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+2000&pg=RA1-PA16|title=Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles - 2000|date=December 30, 2000|access-date=August 16, 2012}}

|align="center"|7

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!Chart (2004)

!Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2004.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2004|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=May 5, 2023}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Ice Cube ft Mack 10 & Ms Toi|title=You Can Do It|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2023|id=13681-4166-1|access-date=May 5, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

Music video

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References

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