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Can't Get You Off My Mind
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Can't Get You Off My Mind
| cover = Can't Get You Off My Mind LK.webp
| caption =
| type = single
| artist = Lenny Kravitz
| album = Circus
| released = January 11, 1996
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length = 4:34
| label = Virgin
| writer = Lenny Kravitz
| producer = Lenny Kravitz
| prev_title = Circus
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = The Resurrection
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
}}
"'Can't Get You Off My Mind'" is a song written and recorded by the American singer Lenny Kravitz and released on January 11, 1996, as the third single from his fourth studio album 'Circus'. The song was later included in the albums 'Greatest Hits' (2000) and 'Lenny' (2001) as a bonus track. There are two versions of the music video for the song: one was directed by Matthew Rolston, the other by Jim Gable.
Background
The song was inspired by Kravitz's missing his then-girlfriend while being on tour. Also, he missed his mother who died in December 1995. He explained to 'The Guardian' that he envisioned the song while he stayed at the Royalton hotel in New York. The song was initially called "The Country Song." Kravits also said to 'Q', "...lyric was not a pastiche, man. It came out of me naturally, just as all my lyrics do. I don't analyze songwriting, I simply write... And anyway, when you are on tour a lot, as I was, life is a lonely highway, and I did get lonely out there on the open road, OK?"
Reception
'CD Review' stated, "Kravitz is inspired by a lot more than just Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, and the second half of Circus slows down to accommodate a little mood and melody . But the lovey " Can't Get You Off My Mind has a little too calculated country feel ". Kevin Powell of 'Vibe' wrote, "With its country western texture, the song feels distant, as if Kravitz were somewhere deep in the sticks, chilling, dreaming about a woman he'd met at a local bar." Rob Wagner of 'The Tech' added, "Obviously, Kravitz's touring with the Rolling Stones has greatly influenced him. His song "Can't Get You Off My Mind" steals some chords from "Wild Horses" by the Stones. I kept expecting to hear Mick Jagger jump in."
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