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

"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.

"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)

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 (Official German Charts)[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

References

1. "Swisscharts.com – 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.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. "Austriancharts.at – 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. "Ultratop.be – 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. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Kelly Family – I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 43, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 1, 2020.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Kelly Family – I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
10. "Norwegiancharts.com – 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.

External links

• KellyFamily.de — official site