Can't Stop (song)

Can't stop
Red hot chili peppers
publication	January 24, 2003
length	4:29
Genre (s)	Alternative rock , funk
Author (s)	Flea , John Frusciante , Anthony Kiedis , Chad Smith
Producer (s)	Rick Rubin
Label	Warner bros.
album	By the way

Can't Stop is a song by the US rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from the 2002 album By the Way . It is the seventh track on the album and was released as the third single on January 24, 2003 .

composition

The song is in 4/4 time and was written in the keys of E minor and G major . Frusciantes main riff , in which the influence of funk is clearly evident, is characteristic of the entire structure . In the chorus, the repetitive riff of the verse is resolved by playing whole chords . After two verses and choruses as well as the following bridge, Frusciante uses excessive so-called bendings in the solo , which are distorted with a fuzz effect .

The emphasis on the words is the perfect example of how the Red Hot Chili Peppers treat the lyrics as a rhythmic unit, combining Kiedi's rap with rock.

Music video

For the music video of the single, director Mark Romanek was inspired by Erwin Wurm . In the music video you can see how the band members perform seemingly incoherent or abstract activities and you orientate yourself according to the colors orange / white or silver.

At the beginning of the video, the camera moves through a yellow tube until the song's intro ends. Then the four band members jog through a hall, each with a lamp attached to their back. Between the scenes in which the band plays together on a transparent stage, the musicians carry out their random activities with certain objects. These include B. singing in garbage cans, using a camping tent as a piece of clothing or dancing with a bucket on your head.

In certain scenes in the video, you can see Frusciante playing Toronado on an orange Fender and a silver Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster , although he is otherwise known for exclusively using vintage guitars . In an interview, however, he later explained that the guitars were only used because of their color in order to better integrate them into the overall picture of the video.

Track list

CD single 1

1. "Can't Stop" ( John Frusciante single mix) - 4:29
2. "If You Have To Ask" (live)
3. "Christchurch Fireworks Music" (live)

CD single 2

1. "Can't Stop" ( John Frusciante single mix) - 4:29
2. "Right on Time" (live)
3. "Nothing to Lose" (live) - 12:58

CD single 3

1. "Can't Stop" ( John Frusciante single mix) - 4:29
2. "Christchurch Fireworks Music" (live) - 5:42

7 "single (2003)

1. "Can't Stop" ( John Frusciante single mix) - 4:29
2. "Christchurch Fireworks Music" (live) - 5:43

occupation

Red hot chili peppers

• Anthony Kiedis - lead vocals
• John Frusciante - electric guitar, backing vocals and clapping hands
• Flea - electric bass
• Chad Smith - drums and clapping

Charts

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	48 (13 weeks)	13
Austria (Ö3)	65 (6 weeks)	6th
Switzerland (IFPI)	39 (11 weeks)	11
United Kingdom (OCC)	22nd (6 weeks)	6th
United States (Billboard)	57 (20 weeks)	20th

Others

• The song was used as an opening anthem by boxer Wladimir Klitschko , among others .
• Predestined by the energetic guitar riff, Can't Stop is almost always the show opener at live concerts by the Red Hot Chili Peppers .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Can't Stop Guitar Commentary; John Frusciante
2. ↑ Spin Magazine Interview. August 13, 2002.
3. ↑ »Red Hot Chili Peppers“ Can't Stop ”Music Video Music Video Wire - MVWire.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019 (American English). 
4. ↑ Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop [Official Music Video]. Retrieved October 28, 2019 . 
5. ↑ John Frusciante's Fender Toronado Deluxe (Orange, “Can't Stop”). August 6, 2019, accessed October 28, 2019 . 
6. ↑ John Frusciante's 1999 Fender Custom Shop Silver Sparkle Stratocaster (“Can't Stop” music video). August 6, 2019, accessed October 28, 2019 . 
7. ↑ The Making of Can't Stop: The Video - Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits
8. ↑ Official German Charts - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Can't Stop Single. In: www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved November 28, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Steffen Hung: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop. In: austriancharts.at. Retrieved November 28, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop. In: swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Red Hot Chili Peppers | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. In: www.officialcharts.com. Accessed November 28, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Red Hot Chili Peppers. In: www.billboard.com. Accessed November 28, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Red Hot Chili Peppers Live Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2019 .