If I Can't

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"If I Can't"
50 Cent - If I Cant - CD cover.jpg
Single by 50 Cent
from the album Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Released
  • September 16, 2003 (US)
  • February 23, 2004 (UK)
Recorded2002
Genre
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)50 Cent
Producer(s)
50 Cent singles chronology
"P.I.M.P."
(2003) 		"If I Can't"
(2003) 		"Let Me In"
(2004)

"If I Can't" is a song by American hip-hop artist 50 Cent, released as the fourth and final single from his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). The song is one of four on the album to be produced by hip-hop producer Dr. Dre, with co-production from frequent collaborator Mike Elizondo. Lyrically, the song describes how 50 Cent believes that "if I [he] can't do it [referring to anything], it can't be done".

Upon its release, the song was a reasonable commercial success. However, it did not match the commercial success of the album's three previous singles, only peaking at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, where the three previous singles had all peaked within the top three. Nevertheless, it did peak in the upper regions of several national charts - most successfully in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number ten after being released as a double A-side with the G-Unit single "Poppin' Them Thangs".

Background[]

"Before my album Get Rich or Die Tryin' came out, there was a big debate about what the first single should be. Jimmy Iovine thought it should be the one that Dr. Dre produced, 'If I Can't'. But Em wanted 'In da Club'. In the end they were deadlocked, so they asked me and I told them, real quiet, 'In da Club'." – 50 Cent[1]

Released in 2003, it reached No. 76 in the US, becoming 50 Cent's sixth Hot 100 entry, but nonetheless his weakest charting single at that time. It also peaked at No. 10 in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with "Poppin' Them Thangs" (G-Unit). The song was written by 50 Cent and produced by Dr. Dre, with co-production from keyboardist Mike Elizondo.

Music video[]

At the start there is a white man introducing 50 Cent; it then consists of video footage of 50 Cent in different concerts and documentaries. All of the members of G-Unit are seen in the video. It is very similar to the music video to Eminem's 2003 single "Sing for the Moment".

Track listing[]

  • UK CD single[2]
  1. "If I Can't" - 3:16
  2. "Poppin' Them Thangs" (with G-Unit) - 3:45
  3. "In Da Club" (Live in New York) - 4:52
  4. "If I Can't" (Music Video) - 3:24
  5. "Poppin' Them Things" (Music Video) - 3:48
  • German CD single[3]
  1. "If I Can't" - 3:16
  2. "Poppin' Them Things" (with G-Unit) - 3:45
  • Australian CD single[4]
  1. "If I Can't" - 3:16
  2. "In Da Club" (Live in New York) - 4:52
  3. "What Up Gangsta" (Live in New York) - 4:08
  4. "If I Can't" (Instrumental) - 3:08

Charts[]

Remixes[]

  • "If I Can't" featuring Jay Z is a bonus track on the DVD 50 Cent: The New Breed.[23]


References[]

  1. ^ Haynes, Gavin (October 1, 2015). "Soundtrack of my life". NME. p. 48.
  2. ^ "If I Can't / Poppin' Them Thangs". 23 February 2004 – via Amazon.
  3. ^ "If I Can't Poppin Them 2" – via Amazon.
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  5. ^ "Australian-charts.com – 50 Cent – If I Can't". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – 50 Cent – If I Can't" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
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  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – 50 Cent – If I Can't" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
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  10. ^ "Italiancharts.com – 50 Cent – If I Can't". Top Digital Download. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – 50 Cent – If I Can't" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – 50 Cent – If I Can't". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – 50 Cent – If I Can't". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  16. ^ "50 Cent Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  17. ^ "50 Cent Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  18. ^ "50 Cent Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  19. ^ "50 Cent Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  20. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  21. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  22. ^ "UK Year-End Chart 2004" (PDF). Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  23. ^ http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=pfa&page=title&r=R2M&title=122349

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