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

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"I Can't Help Myself"
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Single by The Kelly Family
from the album Almost Heaven
Released1996
Recorded1996
Genre
Length3:03
Label KEL-Life
Songwriter(s) The Kelly Family
Producer(s)
The Kelly Family singles chronology
"First Time"
(1995)
"I Can't Help Myself"
(1996)
"Every Baby"
(1996)

"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.

Contents

Track listings

CD maxi single [1]
No.TitleLength
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]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "I Can't Help Myself"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [18] Gold25,000*
Germany (BVMI) [19] Platinum500,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [20] 2× Platinum 
Poland (ZPAV) [21] Gold10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [22] Platinum50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [23] Gold25,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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