Girl Can't Help It (song)

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Not to be confused with The Girl Can't Help It (song).
"Girl Can't Help It"
Single by Journey
from the album Raised on Radio
B-side"It Could Have Been You"
ReleasedAugust 1986 (US)
  • November 1986 (UK) [1]
Recordedlate 1985
Length3:53
LabelColumbia - 06302
Songwriter(s)Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
Producer(s)Steve Perry
Journey singles chronology
"Suzanne"
(1986) 		"Girl Can't Help It"
(1986) 		"I'll Be Alright Without You"
(1986)

"Girl Can't Help It" is a song by the American rock band Journey, from their 1986 album Raised on Radio. The song was released as the third single from that album, following "Be Good to Yourself" and "Suzanne." Like the previous two singles, "Girl Can't Help It" was a Billboard Top 40 hit, entering the chart on September 20, 1986 and peaking at number 17.[2] It also became a Top 10 rock hit, peaking at number 9 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[3]

"Girl Can't Help It" was written by Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain, vocalist Steve Perry, and guitarist Neal Schon, at the time of the song's release the only three members remaining in the band.[4][5]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Journey singles".
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 335. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  3. ^ "Journey: Raised on Radio: Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  4. ^ "Journey: Girl Can't Help It". allmusic. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  5. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Journey: Raised on Radio". allmusic. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – Journey – Girl Can't Help It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 26, 2024.


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