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1 Background, composition and inspiration  





2 Commercial performance  





3 Music video  





4 Live performances  





5 Track listing  





6 Covers  





7 Appearances in media  





8 Charts and certifications  



8.1  Weekly charts  





8.2  Year-end charts  





8.3  Certifications and sales  







9 Release history  





10 References  














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"Like I Can"
SinglebySam Smith
from the album In the Lonely Hour
Released5 December 2014
Recorded2013
GenrePower pop[1]
Length2:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sam Smith singles chronology
"I'm Not the Only One"
(2014)
"Like I Can"
(2014)
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
(2014)

"Like I Can" is a song by English singer Sam Smith. It was released as a digital download on 5 December 2014 as the fifth single from their debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour (2014). The song was written by Smith and Matt Prime and produced by Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes and Mojam. It debuted and peaked at number 9 in the United Kingdom, becoming Smith's fifth UK top 10 single.

Background, composition and inspiration[edit]

On 24 October 2014, Smith announced via Twitter that they would be releasing "Like I Can" as the fifth single from their debut album In the Lonely Hour. They posted, "Incredibly happy to announce that my next single will be LIKE I CAN!!".[2]

The song was used to describe painful, loneliness that love back to a man's unavoidable desire for love and minimise the painful emotion was throughout this song.

"Like I Can" is a power pop song written in the key of G minor (sheet music originally published in G minor) at 100bpm. Smith's vocals span from F4 to D6.[3]

Commercial performance[edit]

"Like I Can" peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, giving Smith their fifth UK top 10 single. It was the 100th biggest-selling song of 2014 in the United Kingdom,[4] as well as the 58th biggest in 2015. It has also charted at number 19 in New Zealand, number 20 in Australia, and number 99 in the United States.

Music video[edit]

The music video is in black and white and features Smith and several men on what appears to be a stag party.[5]

Live performances[edit]

Smith performed the song on 9 November 2014, on the fifth live results showofseries 11ofThe X Factor.[6]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download – EP
No.TitleLength
1."Like I Can" (Radio Mix)2:47
2."Like I Can" (Artful Remix)4:34
3."Like I Can" (Jonas Rathsman Remix)7:00
4."Like I Can" (iLL BLU Remix)6:30

Covers[edit]

On October 12, 2015, Jordan Smith and Regina Love covered as a duet battle through song choice selection in The Voice.

On February 25, 2016, Trent Harmon covered the song during the Top 10 round on the fifteenth seasonofAmerican Idol.

On October 24, 2016, Dave Moisan sang this song during the knockout rounds in The Voice.

On April 4, 2023, Jerome Godwin III and Talia Smith covered as a duet battle through song choice selection in The Voice.

Appearances in media[edit]

In mid-August 2021, the song went viral on TikTok, appearing in more than 2.4M videos as of September 25, 2021 at 6:59 PM EDT.[7][8] This song also previously went viral over there back in May 2020.[9]

Charts and certifications[edit]

Release history[edit]

Release dates for "Like I Can"
Region Date Format Label
Australia[68] 5 December 2014 Digital download
  • Method
  • Ireland[69]
    United Kingdom[70] 7 December 2014
    Belgium[71] 8 December 2014
    Italy[72] 27 February 2015 Mainstream radio Universal
    United States[73] 19 May 2015 Mainstream radio Capitol
    Rhythmic radio

    References[edit]

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  • ^ "Euro Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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  • ^ "The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Sam Smith". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  • ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  • ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 14, 2015" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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  • ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  • ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201514 into search. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  • ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201508 into search. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  • ^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  • ^ "EMA Top 10 Airplay: Week Ending 2015-02-03". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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  • ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-35". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  • ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 38". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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  • ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  • ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Sam Smith – Like I Can" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  • ^ "Danish single certifications – Sam Smith – Like I Can". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  • ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sam Smith; 'Like I Can')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  • ^ "Italian single certifications – Sam Smith – Like I Can" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  • ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Sam Smith – Like I Can". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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