Yes I Can (song)

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"Yes I Can"
Single by Bonnie Tyler
Released1 January 2025
Studio
Genre Pop
Length3:35
Songwriter(s)
  • Bill DiLuigi
  • Hannah McNeil
Producer(s)
Music video
"Yes I Can" on YouTube

"Yes I Can" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was written by Bill DiLuigi and Hannah McNeil, and was produced by David Mackay and Patrick Schmiderer. It was released as a single on 1 January 2025.

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Background and release

In April 2023, Tyler stated that she planned to record more music, following the release of her latest album The Best Is Yet to Come (2021). [1] In December 2024, Tyler revealed to schlagerpuls.de that she would premiere a new song live on a New Year's Eve television show in Germany. [2] The event was later revealed to be Silvester-Schlagerbooom 2025 . [3] She told Abendzeitung that she plans to release a second single in time for her Just Live Tour in May 2025. [4]

Critical reception

Classic Rock magazine described "Yes I Can" as a "sweet, hooky new single" with a "glossy 2025-era pop production". [5] Classic Rock readers voted "Yes I Can" as the first Track of the Week for 2025. [6] Nostalgie described the song as "generous and combative", noting its positive message. [7]

Commercial performance

After one day of release, "Yes I Can" entered the Swiss iTunes Chart at number 39. [8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from YouTube Music. [9]

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