I Can't Help Myself (The Kelly Family song)

"I Can't Help Myself"
Single by The Kelly Family
from the album Almost Heaven
Released	1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Pop folk
Length	3:03
Label	KEL-Life
Songwriter(s)	The Kelly Family
Producer(s)	Kathy Kelly Paddy Kelly
The Kelly Family singles chronology
"First Time" (1995) "I Can't Help Myself" (1996) "Every Baby" (1996)

"I Can't Help Myself" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Written by Angelo Kelly, it was produced by Kathy Kelly and Paddy Kelly for their ninth studio album Almost Heaven (1996) and features lead vocals by Paddy and Angelo Kelly. The song was released as the album's lead single and became the band's second number one hit after "An Angel" (1994), reaching the top in the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland.

Track listings

CD maxi single[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)"	3:03
2.	"Look Up My File"	2:25

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Almost Heaven.[2]

• Songwriting – The Kelly Family
• Production – Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly
• Executive production – Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr
• Engineering, mixing – Günther Kasper, Max Carola
• Mixing assistance – Georgi Nedeltschev, Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly
• Mastering – Dieter Wegner, Georgi Nedeltschev

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 11 Czech Republic (IFPI CR)[5] 1 Denmark (IFPI)[6] 5 Germany (GfK)[7] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[10] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 9 Chart (1997) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 49 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[17] 59

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "I Can't Help Myself"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18]	Gold	25,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[19]	Platinum	500,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[20]	2× Platinum
Poland (ZPAV)[21]	Gold	10,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22]	Platinum	50,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23]	Gold	25,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "The Kelly Family – I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
2. Almost Heaven (CD liner). The Kelly Family. KEL-Life Records. 1996.
3. "The Kelly Family – I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
4. "The Kelly Family – I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
5. "Top 10 Czech Republic" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
6. "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
7. "The Kelly Family – I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 43, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
9. "The Kelly Family – I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
10. "The Kelly Family – I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)". VG-lista. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
11. "Jahreshitparade Singles 1996". austriancharts.at. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
12. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
13. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1996". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
14. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1996". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
15. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1996". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
16. "Jaaroverzichten 1997". Ultratop. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
17. "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on September 22, 2005.
18. "Austrian single certifications – The Kelly Family – I Can't Help Myself" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
19. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kelly Family; 'I Can't Help Myself')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
20. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
21. "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1999 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
22. Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: Año a Año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). Fundación Autor–SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
23. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('I Can't Help Myself')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links

• KellyFamily.de — official site