Can't Stop This Thing We Started

"Can't Stop This Thing We Started" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams. The song was written by Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, and was the second single from Adams' 1991 album Waking Up the Neighbours, a successor of the massive hit single "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". A rock song in contrast to "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, only behind "Cream" by Prince and The New Power Generation, while also reaching #2 on Billboard's Rock Tracks chart. It also number 1 for three weeks on the Canadian Singles Chart. This track received two nominations at the Grammy Awards of 1992 for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, Solo, winning neither.^[1] It served as the 2009 British Columbia Liberal Party campaign theme song.

Track listings

These are the major formats and track listings of single releases for "Can't Stop This Thing We Started":^[2]

7" single, Cassette - U.S.

"Can't Stop This Thing We Started" — 4:29
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (full length version) — 6:38

7" single - Europe

"Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
"It's Only Love" (live)

CD maxi, 12" maxi

"Can't Stop This Thing We Started" — 4:59
"It's Only Love" (live) — 3:36
"Hearts on Fire" (live) — 4:20

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1991-1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	14
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[5]	4
Canada (RPM)	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	10
France (SNEP)^[7]	10
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	14
Ireland (IRMA)	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[9]	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	7
Norway (VG-lista)^[11]	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	8
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)^[14]	12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[15]	2
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	2

End-of-year charts

End-of-year chart (1991)	Position
Dutch Top 40^[16]	62
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[17]	59

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified^[18]
Canada^[19]	Gold	February 13, 1992	50,000
U.S.^[20]	Gold	November 8, 1991	500,000

References

↑ Rock On The Net: 34th Annual Grammy Awards - 1992
↑ "Bryan Adams - "Can't Stop This Thing We Started", formats and track listings". discogs.
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Bryan Adams – Can't Stop This Thing We Started". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bryan Adams – Can't Stop This Thing We Started" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
↑ Belgian peak Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Bryan Adams – Can't Stop This Thing We Started" (in French). Les classement single.
↑ "Musicline.de – Bryan Adams Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bryan Adams search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Bryan Adams – Can't Stop This Thing We Started". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bryan Adams – Can't Stop This Thing We Started". VG-lista.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Bryan Adams – Can't Stop This Thing We Started". Singles Top 100.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Adams – Can't Stop This Thing We Started". Swiss Singles Chart.
↑ ""Can't Stop This Thin We Started", UK Singles Chart". chartstats. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
↑ "Bryan Adams singles, Billboard charts". allmusic. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
↑ "Single top 100 over 1991" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
↑ "Certification for every country in the world" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (pdf) on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
↑ "Canada certifications, database". cria. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
↑ "U.S. certifications". riaa. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2010.

Bryan Adams
Albums and singles Videos Awards Backing band
Studio albums	Bryan Adams You Want It You Got It Cuts Like a Knife Reckless Into the Fire Waking Up the Neighbours 18 til I Die On a Day Like Today Room Service 11 Tracks of My Years Get Up!
Live albums	Live! Live! Live! MTV Unplugged Live at the Budokan Bare Bones Live at Sydney Opera House
Soundtracks	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Colour Me Kubrick
Compilations	So Far So Good The Best of Me Anthology Icon
Singles	"Let Me Take You Dancing" "Straight from the Heart" "Cuts Like a Knife" "This Time" "I'm Ready" "Run to You" "Somebody" "Heaven" "Summer of '69" "One Night Love Affair" "It's Only Love" "Heat of the Night" "Hearts on Fire" "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" "Do I Have to Say the Words?" "Please Forgive Me" "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" "Let's Make a Night to Remember" "I'll Always Be Right There" "Star" "18 til I Die" "Back to You" "I'm Ready" "On a Day Like Today" "When You're Gone" "Cloud Number Nine" "The Best of Me" "Cloud Number Nine (Chicane Mix)" "Inside Out" "Here I Am" "Open Road" "Flying" "Room Service" "This Side of Paradise" "Why Do You Have to Be So Hard to Love?" "When You're Gone" "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" "Tonight We Have the Stars" "She's Got a Way"
Notable collaborations and non-album singles	"Diana" (1985) "Christmas Time" (1985) "Young Lust" (1990) "All for Love" (1993) "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (1995) "Rock Steady" (1995) "I Finally Found Someone" (1997) "Don't Give Up" (2000) "You've Been a Friend to Me" (2009) "Bang the Drum" (2010) "One World, One Flame" (2010) "Feels Like Home" (2015)
Videography	MTV Unplugged Live at the Budokan Live in Lisbon Live at Sydney Opera House
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