"Can't Help Myself" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artists Dean Brody and the Reklaws. It was independently released in February 2020 through Brody’s label, Scurvy Dog Music.[1] The song was written by Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, along with Blake Redferrin, Jason E. Afable, and Rocky Block.
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| Single by Dean Brody and the Reklaws | ||||
| from the album Boys | ||||
| Released | February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Scurvy Dog | |||
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| Producer(s) | Todd Clark | |||
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Matthew Weaver of Corus Radio called the song the "perfect summer tune" that "gets the party started".[2]
The music video was directed by Ben Knechtel and premiered on March 11, 2020.[3][4] The video was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, and featured Brody, the Reklaws, and fans who were able to enter a casting call.[5] It also featured a can of Brody’s new beer, "Hucklejack Canadian Lager".[6]
"Can’t Help Myself" peaked at number 49 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of June 6, 2020.[7] It was a Number One hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the same week while setting a record as the most played song ever at Canadian country radio in a single week on the Nielsen BDS charts with 1782 spins,[8] a record later broken that year by Brody's Canadian Summer.[9] The song has been certified Platinum by Music Canada.[10] As of May 2021, the song had received over 13.8 million streams through Spotify.[11]
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] | 49 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[13] | 1 |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Platinum | 80,000 |
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