Can I Go Now

"Can I Go Now" is the second and final single from American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt's fourth studio album, BareNaked. The song was written by Mike Stevens, Livingstone Brown, and Meredith Brooks, who also produced the track, and was released as a single on January 13, 2003. The single failed to chart in the United States but peaked at number 12 in Australia and number eight in the Netherlands.

"Can I Go Now"
Single by Jennifer Love Hewitt
from the album BareNaked
B-side	"Just Try"
Released	January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13)
Length	3:36
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Meredith Brooks Livingstone Brown Mike Stevens
Producer(s)	Meredith Brooks
Jennifer Love Hewitt singles chronology
"BareNaked" (2002) "Can I Go Now" (2003) "You" (2003)

Promotion

In order to promote the single, Hewitt appeared on TV shows and events including Pro Bowl, The Orlando Jones Show and performing an acoustic version of the song on Sessions@AOL.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Maxi-CD^[1]

1. "Can I Go Now" (radio mix) – 3:34
2. "Just Try" (album version) – 3:43
3. "I Know You Will" (album version) – 3:17
4. "Can I Go Now" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[1] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[2] 20 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[3] 3 Germany (Official German Charts)^[4] 79 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5] 8 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6] 26 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7] 69

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Australia (ARIA)^[8] 92

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	Gold	35,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Australia	January 13, 2003	CD	Jive	^[10]
Europe	February 17, 2003			^[11]
United Kingdom	March 3, 2003	CD cassette		^[12]
United States	March 24, 2003	Contemporary hit hot adult contemporary radio		^[13]

References

1. "Jennifer Love Hewitt – Can I Go Now?". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
2. "Jennifer Love Hewitt – Can I Go Now?" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. "Jennifer Love Hewitt – Can I Go Now?" (in French). Ultratip.
4. "Jennifer Love Hewitt – Can I Go Now?" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 10, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
6. "Jennifer Love Hewitt – Can I Go Now?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
7. "Jennifer Love Hewitt – Can I Go Now?". Swiss Singles Chart.
8. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2003". ARIA. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
10. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th January 2003" (PDF). ARIA. January 13, 2003. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2003. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
11. Thomas, Gareth (March 1, 2003). "Love Hewitt Performs BareNaked" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 10. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
12. "New Releases – For Week Starting 3 March 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 1, 2003. p. 21. Retrieved September 2, 2021. Misprinted as March 10 on source.
13. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1496. March 21, 2003. p. 24. Retrieved June 11, 2021.