Can't Hardly Wait (song)
"Can't Hardly Wait" | ||||
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Single by the Replacements | ||||
from the album Pleased to Meet Me | ||||
B-side | "Cool Water" | |||
Released | July 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Studio | Ardent (Memphis) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | Sire | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Westerberg | |||
Producer(s) | Jim Dickinson | |||
The Replacements singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Can't Hardly Wait" on YouTube |
"Can't Hardly Wait" is a song by American rock band
"Can't Hardly Wait" was released as the third single from the album. It has since received critical acclaim and has been named by many music writers as one of the band's greatest songs. A music video for the song utilizing footage from 1987 was released in 2020.
Background
Replacements frontman
By the time the band began the sessions for 1987's Pleased to Meet Me, the attitude in the band was that the song was "dead, long gone, over with, we were never gonna record it again."[4] However, the band were convinced to try the song again, prompting Westerberg to rewrite the lyrics in a Holiday Inn. Westerberg recalled, "I was hungover. So we started with the quiet guitar, and everything fell in from there."[2]
On the final recording, the song features
The 1998 film Can't Hardly Wait was named after the song, and features it over the end credits.
Release
"Can't Hardly Wait" was released as the third single from the band's 1987
In 2020, a music video for "Can't Hardly Wait" was released to promote the upcoming deluxe edition of Pleased to Meet Me. The video was created using extra 1987 footage from the music video for the band's song "The Ledge," also from Pleased to Meet Me.[5][6] The video for "The Ledge," a song written about suicide, was rejected by MTV for "objectionable song content," so the footage was reused in 1987 for another track from the album, "Alex Chilton."
Two alternate versions of the song appeared on the deluxe edition of Pleased to Meet Me: a rough mix of the song and a remix of the song produced by Jimmy Iovine.[7]
Critical reception
Kory Grow of
The song has been ranked by many music writers as one of the best Replacements songs.
References
- ^ Richardson, Mark (September 26, 2008). "The Replacements: Tim / Pleased to Meet Me / Don't Tell a Soul / All Shook Down". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-306-82203-2.
- ^ Jones, Abby (2023-08-25). "The Replacements Share "Can't Hardly Wait (Cello Version)": Stream". Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ISBN 978-0-7603-4523-8.
- ^ Nattress, Katrina (2020-09-19). "The Replacements Share New 'Can't Hardly Wait' Video". SPIN. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (2020-09-20). "Watch The Replacements' new vintage-themed video". NME. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Lifton, Dave. "Replacements Announce 'Pleased to Meet Me' Box Set". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Grow, Kory (2020-10-09). "The Replacements' 'Pleased to Meet Me' Box Set Is Filled With Great Music the Band Left in the Fridge". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ McKenna, Kristine (April 26, 1987). "'Pleased' Is a Pleasure". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ Lifton, Dave. "Top 10 Replacements Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Troper, Morgan. "The 15 Best Songs of the Replacements, PopMatters, Page 3". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Stocks, Matt. "The Replacements' 10 best songs, by Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace". Louder. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Gallucci, Michael. "10 Best Replacements Songs". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Hann, Michael (2015-04-08). "The Replacements: 10 of the best". the Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2021.