I Can Talk

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"I Can Talk"
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Single by Two Door Cinema Club
from the album Tourist History
B-side "Costume Party"
Released20 November 2009
Recorded2009
Length2:57
Label Kitsuné
Songwriter(s) Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird, Sam Halliday
Producer(s) Eliot James
Two Door Cinema Club singles chronology
"Something Good Can Work"
(2009)
"I Can Talk"
(2009)
"Undercover Martyn"
(2010)
Music video
"I Can Talk" on YouTube

"I Can Talk" is a song by Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club from their debut studio album Tourist History (2010). The song was released on 20 November 2009 as the album's second single and peaked at number 135 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird, Sam Halliday and produced by Eliot James. The song is also featured in the video games NBA 2K11 , FIFA 11 [1] and MotionSports Adrenaline .

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "I Can Talk" was first released onto YouTube on 4 November 2009 at a total length of two minutes and fifty-one seconds. [2]

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "I Can Talk" – 2:57
  2. "Costume Party" – 3:27

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Hitseekers) [3] 19
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [4] 80
Portugal (AFP) [5] 43
UK Singles (Official Charts) [6] 135

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom20 November 2009 [8] Digital download Kitsuné

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References

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