"Rudie Can't Fail" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash, featured on their 1979 album London Calling.

Like some songs on London Calling, "Rudie Can't Fail" has a strong reggae, rocksteady influence.

Donald A. Guarisco of Allmusic described it as "an exuberant horn-driven number that mixes pop and soul elements in to spice up its predominantly reggae sound".

[2] "Rudie Can't Fail" praises the rude boys of Jamaica in the 1960s who challenged their elders' status quo.

The song is about a fun-loving young man who is criticised by his elders for not acting as a responsible adult, drinking beer at breakfast,[3] and describe him as being "so crude and feckless", to which he responds "I know that my life make you nervous, but I tell you I can't live in service.