Can't Get Enough of You Baby (original) (raw)

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1966 single by the Four Seasons

"Can't Get Enough of You Baby"
Song by the Four Seasons
from the album Working My Way Back to You and More Great New Hits
Released	1965
Length	2:28
Label	Philips
Songwriter(s)	Sandy Linzer Denny Randell
Producer(s)	Bob Crewe

"Can't Get Enough of You Baby"
Single by ? and the Mysterians
from the album Action
B-side	"Smokes"
Released	March 1967
Genre	Garage rock, proto-punk
Length	2:00
Label	Cameo-Parkway
Songwriter(s)	Sandy Linzer Denny Randell
Producer(s)	Rudy Martinez
? and the Mysterians singles chronology
"I Need Somebody" (1966) "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" (1967) "Beachcomber" (1967)

"Can't Get Enough of You Baby" is a song written by Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer and first recorded by the Four Seasons in 1965 for their album Working My Way Back to You and More Great New Hits. The protopunk band ? and the Mysterians recorded it in 1967 for their second album Action. Their version reached No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released as a single.[1]

Smash Mouth version

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"Can't Get Enough of You Baby"

Single by Smash Mouth
from the album Astro Lounge and Can't Hardly Wait: Music from the Motion Picture
Released	May 11, 1998 (1998-05-11)
Genre	Alternative rock,[2] psychedelic pop
Length	2:30
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell
Producer(s)	Eric Valentine
Smash Mouth singles chronology
"Why Can't We Be Friends?" (1998) "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" (1998) "All Star" (1999)
Audio video
"Can't Get Enough Of You Baby" on YouTube

The song was covered by American rock band Smash Mouth for the soundtrack to the 1998 film Can't Hardly Wait and was released as the lead single from the band's album Astro Lounge (1999).

The music video takes place at a school dance in a gymnasium. First, we see a lady put a film reel into an old projector. The band immediately begins to perform once the projector starts and it shows a quick fly-by montage of the band performing and the students dancing. Then, other shots of students dancing, which includes a girl dancing on a basketball hoop. Afterwards, we see the band performing while the students continue to dance. Another fly-by montage follows, including scenes from the film Can't Hardly Wait. Then, the scenes between the music video and the film alter. Suddenly, while a man sings with his woman off-key, the band stops and Harwell tells him, "Dude, this is my show!" Shortly after, the band continues playing as more shots between the film and the music video continue. Then, the projector shows some scenes from the film on a small screen with a giant American flag in the background. A girl in the crowd notices Harwell, which then leads to her coming on stage to dance with him. The music video ends with the projector shutting off.

The Toys recorded a version of the song for their 1966 album [The Toys Sing "A Lover's Concerto" and "Attack!"](/wiki/The%5FToys%5FSing%5F%22A%5FLover%27s%5FConcerto%22%5Fand%5F%22Attack!%22 "The Toys Sing "A Lover's Concerto" and "Attack!"").
The Colourfield recorded a version of the song for their 1985 album Virgins and Philistines. This version was used in the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You.

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^ "The 88 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1998". Spin. October 25, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
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