I Can Be (Taio Cruz song) explained

I Can Be
Cover:Taio_Cruz_-_I_Can_Be.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Taio Cruz
Album:Departure
B-Side:Disco Fever
Released:26 May 2008
Recorded:2007
Genre:R&B
Length:3:47
Label:Island
Producer:Taio Cruz
Prev Title:Come On Girl
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:She's like a Star
Next Year:2008

"I Can Be" is a song by British singer-songwriter Taio Cruz, released as the fourth single from his debut album Departure, released in May 2008. The song peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. The single's B-side, "Disco Fever", was written and recorded exclusively for the release, and featured in the television adverts for Britannia High, an ITV1 musical series broadcast in July 2008.

Reception

Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars, claiming the song's "electro beats and string samples are subtler and more graceful than Timbaland's chunky wallops" and "the ultra-confident and cliché-packed lyrics, though not to everyone's tastes, are refreshingly unpretentious."[1]

Track listing

  1. "I Can Be" (Radio Edit) – 2:52
  2. "Disco Fever" – 3:22
  3. "I Can Be" (Digital Dog Club Mix) – 6:18
  4. "Moving On" (Rokstarr Remix) – 4:15
  1. "I Can Be" (Radio Edit) – 2:52
  2. "I Can Be" (Edit) (featuring Estelle) – 3:28
  1. "I Can Be" (Digital Dog Club Radio Edit) – 3:04
  2. "I Can Be" (Digital Dog Urban Remix) – 3:37
  3. "I Can Be" (Delinquent Remix) – 5:44

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taio Cruz: 'I Can Be' – Music Singles Review . Digital Spy . 2008-05-15 . 2012-02-23.
  2. Web site: I Can be. Amazon. UK.
  3. Web site: I Can be – Single by Taio Cruz. . January 2008.
  4. Web site: I Can be (Remixes) – Single by Taio Cruz. . January 2008.
  5. Web site: Official Singles Chart 2008. UKChartsPlus. 23 June 2020.