Can You Handle It

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"Can You Handle It"
Sharon Redd-Can You Handle It.jpg
Single by Sharon Redd
from the album Sharon Redd
B-side "Leaving You Is Easier Said Than Done"
ReleasedMay 21, 1980 (with The Empire Strikes Back )
Genre Disco
Length6:26
Label Prelude (U.S.)
Epic (UK)
Songwriter(s)
  • Rodney Brown
  • Willie Lester
Producer(s)
  • Willie Lester
  • Rodney Brown
Sharon Redd singles chronology
"Easy to Be Hard"
(1969)
"Can You Handle It"
(1980)
"Love Is Gonna Get Ya"
(1980)

"Can You Handle It" is a song by American singer Sharon Redd. It was released in May 21, 1980 in theaters with the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back as the first single from her self-titled debut album (1980). It charted on the US Billboard Dance and R&B charts, and at No. 31 in the UK. [1]

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Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [2] 27
UK Singles (OCC)31
US Hot Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 5
US Hot Soul Singles ( Billboard ) [4] 57

DNA version

"Can You Handle It"
DNA featuring Sharon Redd-Can You Handle It.jpg
Single by DNA featuring Sharon Redd
from the album Taste This
B-side Theme II (Language Mix) (7")
Released1992
Recorded1991
Genre House, dance
Length5:37
Label EMI
Songwriter(s)
  • Rodney Brown
  • Willie Lester
Producer(s)
DNA singles chronology
"Rebel Woman"
(1991)
"Can You Handle It"
(1992)
"Blue Love (Call My Name)"
(1992)

In 1992, English production duo DNA released a remix of the song, credited as DNA featuring Sharon Redd, which appeared on their debut album, Taste This (1992). This version reached No. 17 in the UK [1] and also charted in Finland, Ireland, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

Charts

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