Can't Get It Back

"Can't Get It Back"
Single by Blaque
from the album Blaque Out
Released	29 October 2001
Format	CD single 12" single
Recorded	2001
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	4:31
Label	Columbia Trackmasters
Writer(s)	Salaam Remi Marlon Williams Hernst Bellevue Aubrey Gravatt Joseph Freeman Theodore Life Natina Reed
Producer(s)	Remi
Blaque singles chronology
"As If" (2000) "Can't Get It Back" (2001) "I'm Good" (2003)

"Can't Get It Back" is a song by American recording group Blaque. It was written by Marlon Williams, Hernst Bellevue, Aubrey Gravatt, Joseph Freeman, Theodore Life, Natina Reed, and Salaam Remi for the band's second album, Blaque Out (2002), featuring production by the latter. Released as the first single from the album, it song only managed to peak at 91 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Music video

A music video for the song was shot in Los Angeles, California, and directed by Liz Friedlander. The video was set to feature the girls dancing in separate apartments, throwing tantrums where they ripped pictures and discarded memories of their love interests. Due to undisclosed reasons, Columbia Records shelved the video; in 2010, a 30 second clip of the cancelled video leaked via YouTube.^[1]

Remixes

A Trackmasters remix, produced by Poke and Tone, featuring Royce da 5'9", was included on the trio's promo vinyl pressing of the single. The remix was also featured on the 2007 and 2011 iTunes versions of Blaque Out.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2]	91

Mis-Teeq version

"Can't Get It Back"
Single by Mis-Teeq
from the album Eye Candy
B-side	Ignorantz Remix
Released	30 June 2003
Format	CD single
Recorded	2003
Genre	R&B hip hop electro-garage
Length	4:04 (Album) 3:34 (Ignorantz Remix)
Label	Telstar Reprise
Writer(s)	Remi Williams Bellevue Gravatt Freeman Life Reed Alesha Dixon
Producer(s)	Remi
Mis-Teeq singles chronology
"Scandalous" (2003) "Can't Get It Back" (2003) "Style" (2003)

In 2002, Mis-Teeq re-recorded the song for their second album Eye Candy, including a modified introduction and a re-written bridge, rapped by the group's member Alesha Dixon.

When it came to "Scandalous"'s follow-up release in summer 2003, the group and Telstar Records decided to use a remixed version of "Can't Get It Back" as the official single version and instead the "Ignorantz Remix" was included in the video.

Formats and tracklistings

UK CD1
1.	"Can't Get It Back (Ignorants Radio Edit)"
2.	"Can’t Get It Back (Delinquent Remix)"
3.	"Scandalous (Rudeness Vocal Remix)"
4.	"Can't Get It Back (Video)"
UK CD2
1.	"Can't Get It Back (Johnny Toobad Club Mix)"
2.	"Can’t Get It Back (Sticky Remix)"
3.	"Can't Get It Back (Album Version)"
UK Cassette
1.	"Can't Get It Back (Ignorants Radio Edit)"
2.	"Can't Get It Back (Johnny Toobad Radio Mix)"

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	80
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	48
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6]	8

References

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-kqamN1-kc
2. "Mis-Teeq – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Mis-Teeq. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
3. "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 28th July 2003" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
4. "Ultratop.be – Mis-Teeq – Can't Get It Back" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
5. "Chart Track: Week 33, 2003". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
6. "Mis-Teeq: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics