Nothin' My Love Can't Fix

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"Nothin' My Love Can't Fix"
Nothin' My Love Can't Fix.jpg
Single by Joey Lawrence
from the album Joey Lawrence
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1993 (1993-02-15)
Studio
  • Platinum Island (New York)
  • Entourage (North Hollywood)
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Joey Lawrence
  • Alexandra Forbes
  • Eric Beall
Producer(s)
Joey Lawrence singles chronology
"Nothin' My Love Can't Fix"
(1993)
"I Can't Help Myself"
(1993)

"Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" is a song by American actor and singer Joey Lawrence, released as the first single from his self-titled debut album on February 15, 1993, by MCA Records subsidiary Impact Records. Written by Lawrence, Alexandra Forbes and Eric Beall and produced by Forbes, Beall, Steve Barri and Tony Peluso, "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" is Lawrence's most successful single, peaking at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the Billboard Top 40/Mainstream chart. It also reached number 13 in the United Kingdom, number 22 in Ireland, number 50 in Canada, and number 68 in Australia.

Contents

Background

"Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" was written by Joey Lawrence, Alexandra Forbes, and Eric Beall. The song was written when Lawrence was approximately fifteen years old. [1]

Composition

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing, the song is written in the key of F major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 108 beats per minute. Lawrence's vocal range spans three octaves, from F3 to F♯6. [2]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" debuted at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the issue dated March 6, 1993. The song spent 20 weeks on the chart, reaching its peak position of number 19 for the issue dated May 8, 1993. [3] On the 1993 year-end chart, the song achieved a position of number 92. [4]

Music video

The video premiered on February 15, 1993, during an episode of Blossom . [5] Prior to its broadcast, the video was promoted through advertisements on MTV and NBC. [6] The music video received heavy airplay on many outlets, including MTV, and Lawrence was invited to perform on MTV Spring Break, The Arsenio Hall Show , and Top of the Pops .[ citation needed ]

Track listings and formats

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the Joey Lawrence album liner notes. [15]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesFebruary 15, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
Impact [6]
United KingdomJune 14, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
EMI [23]

"Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" was used as the end-title theme for the 1993 film Cop and a Half . [24]

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