I Can't Do That Anymore

"I Can't Do That Anymore" is a song written by Alan Jackson, and recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released in October 1996 as the fifth and final single from Hill's It Matters to Me album. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Country charts in 1997.

Concept

The song focuses on the female narrator, who sacrifices her individuality by giving up a job, cutting her hair, and tending to household chores in an attempt to satisfy her husband. Finally, she demands acknowledgment for her deeds, saying that she can no longer do what she has been doing, because "a woman needs a little something of her own".^[1] In their 2003 book The Women of Country Music, authors Charles K. Wolfe and James Edward Akenson describe the song as "continuing on the topic of self-reflexive exploration" which Hill had built on by previous singles such as "But I Will".^[1]

Music video

Footage was shot for a video, directed by Jon Small. It was filmed on location in Los Angeles. The video is depicting Hill as a young newlywed whose husband had just moved the couple out west in hopes of striking oil. The footage was edited into two separate videos. The storyline is virtually the same in both versions, but with two completely different outcomes. In one version, Hill grows frustrated with her husband's neglect, and the video ends with no clear resolution (though it is assumed that she leaves him). The alternate version progresses in much the same way, until the very end. Just as Hill is ready to leave her marriage behind, the oil well finally erupts. Hill and her husband instantly forget their frustrations with each other and dance in a shower of the falling oil, a symbol of the better times that await the couple.

Chart positions

"I Can't Do That Anymore" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 19, 1996.

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	11
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	8

References

1 2 Wolfe, Charles K.; James Edward Akenson (2003). The Women of Country Music. University Press of Kentucky. p. 117. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7790." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 24, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
↑ "Faith Hill – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Faith Hill.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Faith Hill singles

Take Me as I Am	"Wild One" "Piece of My Heart" "But I Will" "Take Me as I Am"

It Matters to Me	"Let's Go to Vegas" "It Matters to Me" "Someone Else's Dream" "You Can't Lose Me" "I Can't Do That Anymore"

Faith	"This Kiss" "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" (with Tim McGraw) "Let Me Let Go" "Love Ain't Like That" "The Secret of Life"

Breathe	"Breathe" "The Way You Love Me" "Let's Make Love" (with Tim McGraw) "If My Heart Had Wings"

Cry	"Cry" "When the Lights Go Down" "One" "You're Still Here" "Baby You Belong"

Fireflies	"Mississippi Girl" "Like We Never Loved at All" (with Tim McGraw) "The Lucky One" "Sunshine and Summertime" "Stealing Kisses"

The Hits	"Lost" "Red Umbrella"

Joy to the World	"A Baby Changes Everything"

Other singles	"It's Your Love" (with Tim McGraw) "There You'll Be" "Where Are You, Christmas?" "I Need You" (with Tim McGraw) "Sing" (with Annie Lennox) "Come Home" "American Heart" "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" (with Tim McGraw)

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