| I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | James Brown |
| Album: | I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me |
| A-Side: | Pt. 1 |
| B-Side: | "There Was a Time" |
| Recorded: | , King Studios, Cincinnati, OH |
| Genre: | Soul, funk |
| Length: | (Long Version) |
| Label: | King 6144 |
| Producer: | James Brown |
| Chronology: | James Brown charting |
| Prev Title: | Get It Together (Part 1) |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | "There Was a Time" (B-side of "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)") |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
"I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)", also known as "I Can't Stand It", is a song written and recorded by James Brown in 1967. It is the most successful of the handful of recordings he made with The Dapps, a band of white musicians led by Beau Dollar. The single release of the song, which was sped up shifting the pitch up a half step/key,[1] rose to #4 on the Billboard R&B chart and #28 on the Pop chart.[2] The single's B-side, "There Was a Time", also charted.
"I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)" was included on the 1968 album I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me, where it was labeled "Pt. 1". A "Pt. 2", which appeared later in the album, never received a single release.
and the Dapps:
| Chart (1967-68) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 28 | |
| US Best Selling R&B Singles (Billboard) | 4 |
Brown re-recorded "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)" 4 times: in 1971 for Hot Pants under the title Can't Stand It, 1974 for album Hell under the title "I Can't Stand It '76'" 1976 for Get Up Offa That Thing under the title This Feeling,[3] and with synthesizers in 1998 for the album I'm Back.[4] A live version of the song is included on the 1998 album .[5]
James Chance and the Contortions covered the song on the 1978 No Wave compilation album No New York.[6]