Can't B Good
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"Can't B Good" is a song by American R&B
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singer Janet Jackson
. It is the fourth overall and last single from her tenth studio album Discipline
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The lyrics of the song are about Jackson waking up with a lover and then realized she's fallen in love, against her will.
It was released to Urban Adult Contemporary radio stations on March 18, 2008. The song has no music video accompanied. It has been released to pop formats on May 19, 2008. A remix of the song was released, featuring Jamaican rapper Red Rat, and produced by HardWork. Also more than 10 unofficial remixes had been released on certain download venues.
magazine said that "'Can't B Good' serves up a smooth, jazzy groove and Jackson's soft, supple vocal, fluffed with multiple background layers that duly merit adult R&B love." Also on other album reviews for Discipline, the song was called as a "jazzy, R&B love fully-filled".
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Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
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Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
. It is the fourth overall and last single from her tenth studio album Discipline
Discipline (Janet Jackson album)
Discipline is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released by Island Records on February 26, 2008. It was her only album released for Island Records, after her five-album deal with Virgin Records was fulfilled with the release of 20 Y.O....
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Background and composition
Jackson described "Can't B Good" as a song reflecting her seven-year relationship with songwriter/producer Jermaine DupriJermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
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Song information
The song was written and produced by D. DoRohn Gough and Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith.Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario...
The lyrics of the song are about Jackson waking up with a lover and then realized she's fallen in love, against her will.
It was released to Urban Adult Contemporary radio stations on March 18, 2008. The song has no music video accompanied. It has been released to pop formats on May 19, 2008. A remix of the song was released, featuring Jamaican rapper Red Rat, and produced by HardWork. Also more than 10 unofficial remixes had been released on certain download venues.
Critical
BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine said that "'Can't B Good' serves up a smooth, jazzy groove and Jackson's soft, supple vocal, fluffed with multiple background layers that duly merit adult R&B love." Also on other album reviews for Discipline, the song was called as a "jazzy, R&B love fully-filled".
Chart performance
"Can't B Good" was the fifth most added song on R&R's Urban AC panel, where it debuted at number 40 on R&R's Urban AC Chart for the chart week dated March 28, 2008. The song debuted and peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay chart the week ending April 5, 2008. It has so far peaked at number 76 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
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Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
76 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay | 20 |
Official versions
- Album version – 4:13
- Radio edit – 3:55
- A cappella – 3:47
- Instrumental – 3:55
- Red Rat Remix – 5:10
- G Music Remix – 4:09