Can't Get Enough (Bad Company song)

This song is often mis-titled by its full chorus refrain. For songs with that longer title, see Can't Get Enough of Your Love (disambiguation)
"Can't Get Enough"
Cover of the 1974 German single
Single by Bad Company
from the album Bad Company
B-side"Little Miss Fortune"
Released10 May 1974 (1974-05-10)[1][2]
Recorded
Genre
Length4:17
Label
SongwriterMick Ralphs
ProducerBad Company
Bad Company singles chronology
"Can't Get Enough"
(1974) 		"Movin' On"
(1974)
Official audio
"Can't Get Enough" on YouTube

"Can't Get Enough" is a song by English guitarist Mick Ralphs. It was recorded by rock supergroup Bad Company, of which Ralphs was a member, for their 1974 self-titled debut album, and was issued as their debut single. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 1 on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Singles chart. "Can't Get Enough" is Bad Company's biggest hit and is considered their most popular song; it is frequently played on classic rock radio stations.[4]

Composition

The song is credited to guitarist Mick Ralphs, who tuned his guitar in the open-C tuning C-C-G-C-E-C. Ralphs said: "It never really sounds right in standard tuning. It needs the open C to have that ring."[5] It borrows from the riff Ralphs used for his 1972 Mott the Hoople song "One of the Boys".[6][7][8]

Reception

Billboard described "Can't Get Enough" as a "good, solid rocker" and praised Paul Rodgers' vocal performance.[9] Cash Box called it "one of the best rockers to come out of Britain in years", describing it as "Top 40 oriented with a heavier flair".[10] Record World said that "lead singer Paul Rodgers is just enough of a controlled powerhouse to turn this into a solid top 40 item."[11]

Classic Rock critic Malcolm Dome rated it as Bad Company's second-best song, saying that it "combines a shuffling riff with a classy melody, all done with a big production that still sounds intimate".[12] Classic Rock History critic Janey Roberts rated it as Bad Company's third-best song, saying that "the three chord progression to 'Can't Get Enough' became a favorite of young guitar players growing up in the 1970s."[13] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Matt Wardlaw rated it as Bad Company's fifth-best song, saying that the song "finds Paul Rodgers exuding complete confidence in his ability to land the girl that he wants".[14]

Personnel

Track listing

7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Can't Get Enough"4:17
2."Little Miss Fortune"3:55
45 RPM
No.TitleLength
1."Can't Get Enough"4:17
2."Bad Company"4:47

Chart positions

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 5
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 1
UK Singles Chart (The Official Charts Company)[17] 15

References

  1. ^ "Bad Company – Can't Get Enough". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Bad Company – Can't Get Enough". Official German Charts. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (15 October 1996). "Planet of the Apes: Hard Rock". Precious and Few – Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 102. ISBN 031214704X.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Denise. "Can't Get Enough – Bad Company | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ^ Sharken, Lisa (15 May 2001). "Mick Ralphs: The rock 'N' roll fantasy continues". Vintage Guitar. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  6. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Ready for Love". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  7. ^ "Mott the Hoople Greatest Hits liner notes". Album Liner Notes. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  8. ^ Scoppa, Bud (29 August 1974). "Bad Company". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  9. ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 13 July 1974. p. 47. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 29 June 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 29 June 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  12. ^ Dome, Malcolm (13 July 2016). "The Top 10 Best Bad Company Songs". Classic Rock. Louder Sound. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  13. ^ Roberts, Janey (19 October 2022). "Top 10 Bad Company songs". Classic Rock History.
  14. ^ Wardlaw, Matt (17 December 2011). "Top 10 Bad Company Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  15. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Image 3887a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  16. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 53.
  17. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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