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"Can't Get Along (Without You)" is a single from indie band Hard-Fi, taken from their second album ''Once Upon a Time in the West''. It was released on 4 November 2007.〔http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/cant-get-along-without-you/id267035430〕 Richard Archer has said that he thought it to be one of his best songs and TV presenter Tim Lovejoy said that it was one of the best records he had ever heard. However, despite all this, the single only managed to reach #45 in the UK Singles Chart which made it their worst charting single to date until June 2011 where "Good For Nothing" peaked six places lower at 51. On the other hand the single has had an unexpected success in Peru reaching #1 in its second and third week.〔(NME Video: Hard-Fi @ Koko )〕 ==History== This R&B swagger is the oldest song on ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' and was actually originally written with Archer's original band Contempo. It was originally going to be featured on ''Stars of CCTV'' but Archer says it just did not feel right despite him believing it to be a great track capable of reaching #1. They re-recorded it for ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' and this time "it just felt right", according to Archer. It has a very notable soul influence, Archer explains that Hard-Fi are big fans of soul music and that the genre runs through the "DNA" that makes up their music. The single version is slightly different, it does not have the countdown at the beginning and explicit language is replaced with more appropriate words. It was mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent. "Soul music is in the DNA of Hard-Fi. We love all that 1960s soul. It’s got a beat you want to dance to and a melody you want to sing along to but it also says something that touches you emotionally. We’ve always wanted to write great songs that people can connect with and be positive and passionate rather than negative and cynical".〔(60 SECONDS: Richard Archer | Metro.co.uk )〕 The song's story, as Archer explains, "Is about a man whose life falls to pieces when he leaves the girl he loves. He thinks it's the best thing to do but it's obviously not. He realises what he's done and tries to go back and fix it. Parts of it are autobiographical, you want to make a good story and spice it up a bit. Everyone's been through a situation like that".〔 The song has been listed for 2 weeks on the UK Singles Top 75. It entered the chart on #45, its last appearance was on #70 which during that week was the largest free faller. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Can't Get Along (Without You)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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