If I Can't Explained

If I Can't
Cover:	50 Cent - If I Cant - CD cover.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	50 Cent
Album:	Get Rich or Die Tryin'
A-Side:	"Poppin' Them Thangs"
B-Side:	"In da Club" "What Up Gangsta"
Released:	September 16, 2003
Genre:	Hip hop gangsta rap
Length:	3:16
Label:	Interscope Shady Aftermath G-Unit
Prev Title:	P.I.M.P.
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	On Fire
Next Year:	2004

"If I Can't" is a song recorded by American rapper 50 Cent for his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. It is one of the album's four tracks produced by Dr. Dre, with co-production from Mike Elizondo. The song was released in Europe and Australia as the album's fourth and final single on September 16, 2003, through Interscope Records, Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment.

With no physical single released in the US, the song failed to match the commercial success of its predecessors, peaking at number 76 on the US Billboard Hot 100 through radio play alone. However, it peaked at number ten in the United Kingdom through physical purchases, with a limited edition version of the single being released as a double A-side along with G-Unit's "Poppin' Them Thangs".

Background

Released in 2003, it reached No. 76 in the US, becoming 50 Cent's sixth Hot 100 entry, but nonetheless his weakest charting single at that time. It also peaked at No. 10 in the UK as a double A-side with "Poppin' Them Thangs" (G-Unit). The song was written by 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, and Mike Elizondo, with production by Dr. Dre, and Mike Elizondo.

Music video

At the start there is a white man introducing 50 Cent; it then consists of video footage of 50 Cent in different concerts and documentaries. All of the members of G-Unit are seen in the video. It is very similar to the music video to Eminem's 2003 single "Sing for the Moment".

Track listing

• UK CD single^[1]

1. "If I Can't" - 3:16
2. "Poppin' Them Thangs" (with G-Unit) - 3:45
3. "In da Club" (Live in New York) - 4:52
4. "If I Can't" (Music Video) - 3:24
5. "Poppin' Them Things" (Music Video) - 3:48

• German CD single^[2]

1. "If I Can't" - 3:16
2. "Poppin' Them Things" (with G-Unit) - 3:45

• Australian CD single^[3]

1. "If I Can't" - 3:16
2. "In da Club" (Live in New York) - 4:52
3. "What Up Gangsta" (Live in New York) - 4:08
4. "If I Can't" (Instrumental) - 3:08

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)! scope="col"

Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[4]	93

Chart (2004)! scope="col"

Position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	100
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	165

Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States		Digital download
Australia	January 19, 2004	Maxi CD	Universal Music
United Kingdom	February 23, 2004		Polydor
Germany	March 15, 2004	Maxi CD	Universal Music

Notes and References

1. Web site: If I Can't / Poppin' Them Thangs. 23 February 2004. Amazon.
2. Web site: If I Can't Poppin Them 2. Amazon.
3. Web site: 50 CENT IF I CAN'T CD SINGLE - eBay. eBay.
4. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2003. Billboard. March 6, 2021.
5. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004. hitparade.ch. February 14, 2020.
6. Web site: UK Year-End Chart 2004. Official Charts Company. February 14, 2020.