It was released as the third single from the album and reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their last Top 40 hit in the United States.

[5][7] "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)" was the first song on which Scholz recorded his guitar part using a Rockman, in conjunction with a ten band equalizer for changing sounds.

"[10] Cash Box praised Scholz' guitar playing and said that Brad Delp's vocals are "stacked to the sky" to give "an overall rock/choir effect.

"[15] Tom Alesia of The Wisconsin State Journal regards the song's title as Boston's worst.

[16] Despite its chart success, "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)" was omitted from Boston's 1997 Greatest Hits album, for which the San Antonio Express criticized the package.