No Can Do

Album: Catfights and Spotlights (2008)
Charted: 23
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Songfacts®:

  • Sugababe Keisha Buchanan told Digital Spy that she loves this song, "because it's such a different sound for us. I really like the whole old-school, laid-back sound and it's got a kind of Jackson 5 feel to it which I love."
  • This contains a sample of Sweet Charles Sherrell's "Yes It's You." Sherrell was James Brown's bassist and The Godfather of Soul produced the track for his band member.
  • Marco Puig (Robbie Williams, Madonna) directed the song's music video. The clip features semi-naked men acting as motorbikes, cars, lamps and tables. It was inspired by a series of female mannequins turned into furniture sculptures by pop artist Allen Jones in the 1960s. Keisha told Digital Spy: "The video was really cool to make but there were a few 'accidents' caused by Amelle. I say 'accidents' because I don't know how many times you can grope someone and call it an accident. Amelle was standing on private parts, touching butts and rubbing abs and saying, 'Oops, sorry I thought that was a leg!' It was hilarious!"

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