Can't Hardly Wait (song)

"Can't Hardly Wait" is a song by American rock band the Replacements from their fifth studio album Pleased to Meet Me.

Written shortly after the sessions for Let It Be, the song was attempted for the 1985 Tim album but ultimately went unreleased until Pleased to Meet Me.

The song features Alex Chilton on guitar as well as an arrangement with horns and strings, additions that were controversial within the band.

In 2020, a music video for "Can't Hardly Wait" was released to promote the upcoming deluxe edition of Pleased to Meet Me.

[7] Kory Grow of Rolling Stone called the song one of the two "all-time classics" from Pleased to Meet Me, the other being "Alex Chilton."

"[8] Kristine McKenna of The LA Times was similarly glowing in her praise of the song, writing, "'Can't Hardly Wait' is the most dizzyingly romantic tune Westerberg has written yet.