Can't Get Enough (Supergroove song)

"Can't Get Enough"
Single by Supergroove
from the album Traction
A-side "Can't Get Enough"
B-side "Sister Sister"
Format CD single
Recorded York Street Studios, December 1993
Genre Pop, funk, hip hop
Length 3:26
Label BMG
Writer(s) Joseph Fisher/Karl Steven
Producer(s) Karl Steven, Malcolm Welsford
Supergroove singles chronology
"Scorpio Girls"
(1993)		 "Can't Get Enough"
(1994)		 "Sitting Inside My Head"
(1994)

"Can't Get Enough" is a 1994 single from New Zealand funk rock band Supergroove. It peaked at number one in the New Zealand singles chart[1] and later charted at 36 in Australia.[2] The song was included on Supergroove's debut album Traction.

Awards

"Can't Get Enough" was nominated for Single of the Year at the 1995 New Zealand Music Awards, with the song's video winning Best Video, along with four other wins for the band.[3]

In 2001 the song was voted by New Zealand members of APRA as the 99th best New Zealand song of the 20th century. The song also appeared on the associated compilation CD Nature's Best 3, and the video was on the Nature's Best DVD.

Music video

The music video was directed by Supergroove's bass player Joe Lonie.[4] Its eclectic visual style was influenced by Fane Flaws' video for The Mutton Birds' song "Nature".[5] The "Can't Get Enough" video won a number of awards, including Best Music Video at the 1995 New Zealand Music Awards,[3] and Best Editing for James Schoning, and Runner-Up Best Video for director Joe Lonie at the 1994 New Zealand Music Video Awards,.[6] In 2009 it was ranked number 35 in the New Zealand Film Archive's list of the top 100 New Zealand music videos.[5]

Track listing

CD
  1. "Can't Get Enough" - 3:26
  2. "Sister Sister - 5:17
  3. "Can't Get Enough" (The Strawpeople Mix) - 5:38

Charts and certifications

Chart (1994-1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 32
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 1
Region Certification Sales/shipments
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] 1× Platinum 15,000*
*sales figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "SUPERGROOVE IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "SUPERGROOVE IN AUSTRALIAN CHARTS". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "1995 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Can't Get Enough". NZ On Screen. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Can't Get Enough by Supergroove". Film Archive. The New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound Ngā Taonga Whitiāhua Me Ngā Taonga Kōrero. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "NEW ZEALAND MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 1994 - FINALISTS". Nga Taonga Sound & Vision. The New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound Ngā Taonga Whitiāhua Me Ngā Taonga Kōrero. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Supergroove – Can't Get Enough". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Supergroove – Can't Get Enough". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "TUI STALWARTS TAKE OUT LEGACY AWARD". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

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