Co-written by Coulter, Andy Love and Pete Martin,[1] the song serves as the third and final single released from the singer's second album, Brand New Day.

[2][3] The music video for "Can't Sing a Different Song" was directed by Fin Edquist and filmed in the Footscray Warehouses in Melbourne.

[4] Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ricki-Lee: The Singles.

[4] "Can't Sing a Different Song" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number eight, before dropping twenty-six spots down to number 34 the following week.

[5] It became Coulter's fifth top-ten single in Australia and ranked at number 50 on the ARIA End of Year top 50 Australian artists singles of 2008.