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"Can't Shake Loose" is a 1983 song from Agnetha Fältskog's solo album, Wrap Your Arms Around Me. It was the third single release in Europe and the first to be issued in the United States.

"Can't Shake Loose"
Cover art for European release
Single by Agnetha Fältskog
from the album Wrap Your Arms Around Me
B-side	"To Love"
Released	1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Europop, pop
Length	4:22 (album version) 3:15 (AOR remix/U.S. single edit)
Label	Polar Music
Songwriter(s)	Russ Ballard
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman
Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology
"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (1983) "Can't Shake Loose" (1983) "It's So Nice to Be Rich" (1984)

The song was written by Russ Ballard, who also wrote the successful "I Know There's Something Going On" for Agnetha's former ABBA colleague Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida).

"Can't Shake Loose" proved rather successful on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it broke into the Top 30 at No. 29 in November 1983, making it her only Top 40 song in that country.[1] As usual, Fältskog did only limited promotion, although she appeared on American television in August 1983. "Can't Shake Loose" also performed well in Canada, where it reached No. 23.[2] In the UK and Australia, however, the track proved unsuccessful, reaching No. 63[3] and No. 76, respectively.

Music video

Agnetha filmed a promotional video for the track, in which she portrayed a worried and nervous girlfriend of a rich and powerful man, played by Mikael Rickfors. She also drove a Porsche in the clip. The video is unusual for the time as Agnetha does not mime the lyrics to the song during the clip, with the exception of the "I don't want to stay here" bridge.

Chart positions

Chart (1983)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	76
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	24
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6]	23
France (SNEP)[7]	42
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	63
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	29

References

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