I Just Can't Stop It

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I Just Can't Stop It
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Studio album by
the Beat
Released23 May 1980 (1980-05-23)
Genre
Length36:24
Label
ProducerBob Sargeant
The Beat chronology
I Just Can't Stop It
(1980) 		Wha'ppen?
(1981)
Singles from I Just Can't Stop It
  1. "Tears of a Clown"/"Ranking Full Stop"
    Released: 30 November 1979
  2. "Hands Off...She's Mine"/"Twist and Crawl"
    Released: 14 February 1980
  3. "Mirror in the Bathroom"
    Released: 25 April 1980
  4. "Best Friend"/"Stand Down Margaret"
    Released: 8 August 1980

I Just Can't Stop It is the debut studio album by the English two-tone band the Beat, released on 23 May 1980[citation needed] by Go-Feet Records in the United Kingdom. It was released the same year in the United States on Sire Records, with the band credited as "The English Beat"; in Australia, it was released on Go-Feet under the band name "The British Beat".

The album was well received; Rolling Stone raved that the music was "wild and threatening, sexy and sharp,"[1] while AllMusic later wrote it "was a stunning achievement" which had not been diminished by time.[2]

The album was reissued on CD in 1990 by I.R.S. Records in the U.S, and in 2012 by Edsel Records in the UK and Shout! Factory in the U.S.[3]

Artwork

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The "Beat Girl" icon seen on the cover and used on the band's merchandising was designed by Birmingham-based cartoonist Hunt Emerson.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarStar[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[6]
Record MirrorStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[7]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarStarStar[8]
Smash Hits9/10[9]
SoundsStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10[11]
Tom Hull – on the WebA−[12]

At the end of 1980, I Just Can't Stop It appeared in numerous lists of the best albums of the year: NME ranked it third,[13] Sounds ranked it 13th,[citation needed] The Village Voice ranked it 21st[citation needed] and OOR ranked it 41st.[citation needed] In 1995, Spin ranked the album at No. 94 in its list of the "Top 100 Alternative Albums".[14] Fast 'n' Bulbous ranked the album at number 283 in its list of "The 500 Best Albums Since 1965".[15] A 2002 poll of KCPR DJs ranked it at No. 40 in a list of the "Top 100 Records of the 80s".[citation needed] Les Inrockuptibles included it in its list of "50 Years of Rock 'n' Roll."[citation needed] Music journalist Simon Reynolds lists it as one of the five most important albums of "2-Tone and the Ska Resurrection" in his 2005 book Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984.[16] In 2016, Paste ranked I Just Can't Stop It at No. 48 on its list of the 50 best new wave albums.[17]

"Mirror in the Bathroom" was ranked at No. 3 in the NME "Singles of the Year" list[citation needed] and at No. 24 in Sounds' "Singles of the Year" list.[citation needed] In 2003, Q ranked the song at No. 517 in its list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".[18] In 2002, Gary Mulholland included the song in his list This Is Uncool: The 500 Greatest Singles Since Punk and Disco.[19] In 2001, Michaelangelo Matos included it in his list of "The Top 100 Singles of the 80s."[citation needed] In 2006, 97x ranked it at No. 186 in its list of "The 500 Best Modern Rock Songs of All Time."[citation needed] In 1990, Robert Christgau ranked "Twist & Crawl" at No. 10 in his list of the best songs of the 1980s.[20]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by The Beat (as per ASCAP: Roger Charlery, Andy Cox, Everett Morton, David Steele and Dave Wakeling),[21] except where noted. Note that despite the group author credits on the label, Saxa is not listed as a co-author of any song according to ASCAP.

Original UK release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mirror in the Bathroom" 3:10
2."Hands Off...She's Mine" 3:01
3."Two Swords" 2:19
4."Twist & Crawl"
2:35
5."Rough Rider" (originally performed by Prince Buster & the All Stars)
  • Eddy Grant
  • Patrick Grant
  • Dervan Gordon
  • Lincoln Gordon
4:53
6."Click Click" 1:28
7."Big Shot" 2:34
8."Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret" ("Whine & Grine" originally performed by Prince Buster & the All Stars)
  • The Beat
  • Prince Buster
3:51
9."Noise in This World" 2:19
10."Can't Get Used to Losing You" (originally performed by Andy Williams)
3:04
11."Best Friend" 3:01
12."Jackpot" (originally performed by the Pioneers)
4:19

The U.S. release of the album on Sire Records added "Tears of a Clown" and "Ranking Full Stop", originally released as double A-sides of a single on 2 Tone Records in 1979 (TT 6).[21] These tracks remained on subsequent CD reissues of the album.[21]

US LP release and CD reissues
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mirror in the Bathroom" 3:10
2."Hands Off...She's Mine" 3:01
3."Two Swords" 2:19
4."Twist & Crawl"
  • The Beat
  • Dick Bradsell
2:35
5."Tears of a Clown" (originally performed by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles)
2:39
6."Rough Rider"
  • Eddy Grant
  • Patrick Grant
  • Dervan Gordon
  • Lincoln Gordon
4:53
7."Click Click" 1:28
8."Ranking Full Stop" 2:44
9."Big Shot" 2:34
10."Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret"
  • The Beat
  • Prince Buster
3:51
11."Noise in This World" 2:19
12."Can't Get Used to Losing You"
  • Doc Pomus
  • Mort Shuman
3:04
13."Best Friend" 3:01
14."Jackpot"
  • George Agard
  • Sydney Crooks
  • Jackie Robinson
4:19

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[22]

The Beat

Production and artwork

  • Bob Sargeant – production
  • Alvin Clark – engineering
  • Mark Dearnley – engineering
  • Mike Dunne – engineering
  • Trevor Hallesy – engineering
  • Nick Rogers – engineering
  • Hunt Emerson – artwork

"Thanks to: John Peel, the Specials, Selecter, A/W Hunt Emerson"

Charts

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Chart (1980–81) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[23] 66
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25] 30
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 3
US Billboard 200[27] 142

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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