"I Can't" is a song first recorded by Canadian country music singer Lisa Brokop for her 2008 album Beautiful Tragedy.
American country music singer Reba McEntire covered "I Can't" and released it on May 8, 2024, as the lead single from her forthcoming thirty-third studio album.
McEntire first teased the release of "I Can't" during her appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show on May 2, 2024, and announced that her first studio album in five years is coming "soon".
[2][3] She performed the song live again when she hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards for a record-breaking 17th time on May 16, 2024.
[6][7] Directed by Dano Cerny, the video takes place in a desert with backing dancers performing a choreographed routine as McEntire delivers the song through various weather elements.