I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)
| "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)" | ||||
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| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me | ||||
| A-side | "Pt. 1" | |||
| B-side | "There Was a Time" | |||
| Released | December 1967 | |||
| Recorded | October 30, 1967, King Studios, Cincinnati, OH | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 3:25 (Pt. 1/single version) 3:50 (Pt. 2) 7:20 (full version) | |||
| Label | King 6144 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Brown | |||
| Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
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"I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)", also known as "I Can't Stand It", is a song written and recorded by James Brown in 1967. It is the most successful of the handful of recordings he made with The Dapps, a band of white musicians led by Beau Dollar. The single release of the song, which was sped up shifting the pitch up a half step/key, rose to #4 on the Billboard R&B chart and #28 on the Pop chart. The single's B-side, "There Was a Time", also charted.
"I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)" was included on the 1968 album I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me, where it was labeled "Pt. 1". A "Pt. 2", which appeared later in the album, never received a single release.