Английская Википедия:I Can't Wait (Nu Shooz song)

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"I Can't Wait" is a song by American group Nu Shooz, included on the band's second album, Tha's Right (1985). The song was remixed by Dutch DJ and producer Peter Slaghuis: this remixed version is the one that appears on the group's 1986 album, Poolside.

In the United States, the remixed version of the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number three on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom and West Germany, the song reached number two, while in Canada, it peaked at number one. The single returned to the Billboard charts in 2015, where it peaked at number 17 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.

Background

Instrumentalist John Smith would try to write songs in batches of 10 and have two a week ready for rehearsals in Portland, Oregon. He bought a new Teac-3440 4-track recorder in 1983, and "I Can't Wait" was one of the first songs he recorded on it. He scribbled out the lyrics in fifteen minutes as the band was loading up gear to go to rehearse it, and his wife, singer Valerie Day, approved.

Critical reception

John Leland's writeup in a Spin magazine column wrote about the single, saying: "You can listen to this record as many times as you want and still not have any strong impressions that human beings actually made it. In other words, it's the perfect disco record."

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Blashfield. It contains animations and has a hint of the very surreal. The plot has Valerie Day singing the song sitting at a desk, repairing a coffeepot, while tools and other oddities pass into the frame and out again. Her dog sits nearby, wearing sunglasses.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	11
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)	6
US Billboard Hot 100	3
US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)	2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	38
US Dance/Disco Club Play (Billboard)	1
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)	66
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	9
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)	29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	95
New Zealand (RIANZ)	17
UK Singles (OCC)	38
US Billboard Hot 100	26
West Germany (Official German Charts)	23

Cover version

• The song was covered in 2002 by the UK garage girl group Ladies First. It was a UK top 20 hit, reaching number 19.

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)