Can You Handle It

"Can You Handle It"
Single by Sharon Redd
from the album Sharon Redd
B-side	"Leaving You Is Easier Said Than Done"
Released	May 21, 1980
Genre	Disco
Length	6:26
Label	Prelude (US) Epic (UK)
Songwriters	Rodney Brown Willie Lester
Producers	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 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]

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"
Single by DNA featuring Sharon Redd
from the album Taste This
B-side	Theme II (Language Mix) (7")
Released	1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	House dance
Length	5:37
Label	EMI
Songwriters	Rodney Brown Willie Lester
Producers	DNA Neil Davidge
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 on the UK Singles Chart ^[1] and also charted in Australia, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [5] 172 Europe (European Dance Radio) [6] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 7 Ireland (IRMA) 29 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [8] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 62 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 41 UK Singles (OCC) 17 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [11] 5 UK Dance ( Music Week ) [12] 10 UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [13] 21

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Europe (European Dance Radio) [14] 20

References

1. "Can You Handle It - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company".
2. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sharon Redd". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 213. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
3. "Sharon Redd CAN YOU HANDLE IT/YOU GOT MY LOVE Chart History". Billboard .^{[ dead link ]}
4. "Sharon Redd Can You Handle It Chart History". Billboard .^{[ dead link ]}
5. "DNA ARIA chart history to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 28 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
6. "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 7. 15 February 1991. p. 29. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
7. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "DNA". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 65. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
8. "DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It - top40.nl" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
9. "DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It - dutchcharts.nl" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
10. "charts.nz - DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It".
11. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 15 February 1992. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
12. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 8 February 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
13. "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 18 January 1992. p. 16. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
14. "1992 Year-End Airplay Charts: European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 25 February 2024.