| "Can't Stand Me Now" | ||||
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| Single by the Libertines | ||||
| from the album The Libertines | ||||
| B-side | "(I've Got) Sweets" | |||
| Released | 9 August 2004[1] | |||
| Genre | Garage rock | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriters | Peter Doherty, Carl Barât, Mark Hammerton | |||
| Producer | Mick Jones | |||
| The Libertines singles chronology | ||||
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"Can't Stand Me Now" is the first single from English rock band the Libertines' self-titled second album. The song was their biggest hit, and peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number 28 on the Irish Singles Chart. In the United Kingdom, it is their second highest-selling single after "Don't Look Back into the Sun".[2]
The song was written by Carl Barât and Pete Doherty with Mark Keds (also known as Mark Myers and credited on this track as Mark Hammerton) who was previously in a number of bands including Senseless Things, the Wildhearts and Jolt. The song is autobiographical, documenting the breakdown of Doherty and Barât's relationship which led to the ultimate split of the band later in the same year.
The song received some exposure in the United States; WFNX in Boston debuted the song by playing it twice back-to-back before its official radio airplay release.[citation needed] The promotional video for the song was filmed at one of the band's gigs at the Kentish Town Forum at the end of 2003 and was directed by ex-The Jesus and Mary Chain bassist Douglas Hart.[citation needed]
In May 2007, NME placed "Can't Stand Me Now" at number 13 in its list of the "50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever".[3] NME also named the song as the best track of 2004. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 26 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[4]
The cover art features an orange X and yellow background (CD 1) / blue X and green brushed background (CD 2) cover art by Sophie Thunder. The CD is a black disc with the orange X graphic (CD 1) / white disc with the blue X graphic (CD 2) from cover art, track listing and Rough Trade logo in orange / blue, and black on white / white on black 'THE LIBERTINES' logo. The back cover is a silhouette, black-and-white photograph by Sophie Thunder of Pete and Carl standing in front of a window smoking a cigarette.
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UK 7-inch single[5]
UK CD single[6]
US CD single[7]
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US maxi-CD single[8]
European maxi-CD single[9]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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