Just Can't Last

"Just Can't Last"
Single by Natalie Merchant
from the album Motherland
B-side"Motherland"
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)
Length
  • 4:31 (album version)
  • 3:56 (radio edit)
LabelElektra
SongwriterNatalie Merchant
Producers
Natalie Merchant singles chronology
"Life Is Sweet"
(1999)		 "Just Can't Last"
(2001)		 "Build a Levee"
(2002)

"Just Can't Last" is the first single released from American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant's third studio album, Motherland (2001). It was serviced to US radio on September 24, 2001, and was issued commercially in Australia on February 4, 2002. The single version includes more instruments and vocals than the original.

Release

"Just Can't Last" was serviced to US hot adult contemporary radio on September 24, 2001. The song was also made available via RealAudio streaming on Elektra Records' official artist site. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Triple-A chart and number 30 on the Billboard Adult Top 40. In Australia, a CD single was issued on February 4, 2002, with album track "Motherland" as a B-side.

Music video

In the "Just Can't Last" music video, directed by Liz Friedlander, Merchant comes into view and is standing in front of a white screen in a black dress. Throughout the video there are three crawls going across the screen trying to match up people's bodies. In the end, everyone's body matches up and the video ends with Merchant walking into the distance and fading out. The video utilizes the 3:56 single remix, rather than the longer album version of the song.

Track listing

Australian CD single

  1. "Just Can't Last" (radio edit)
  2. "Just Can't Last" (album version)
  3. "Motherland" (album version)

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Hot AC: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1420. September 21, 2001. p. 71.
  2. ↑ "Merchant Plans Tour Behind 'Motherland'". Billboard. October 7, 2001. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 04/02/2002" (PDF). ARIA. February 4, 2002. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  6. ↑ Just Can't Last (Australian CD single liner notes). Elektra Records. 2002. 7559672782.
  7. ↑ "The 2002 Allstars: Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. December 20, 2002. p. 52.