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"I Can't Stand It" was the first single from Eric Clapton's 1981 album Another Ticket. A pop hit in its own right, the song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became the first #1 song on Billboard's Top Tracks chart for rock songs in 1981. Clapton's roots in Blues are evident in this song, and combined with lyrics of toxic jealousy, are some of his most literate of the 1980's period. A month after the was released, Clapton developed severe ulcers and nearly died due to years of alcohol and pain killers. As a Brit, he has been awarded multiple British high honor awards, is a multi-grammy award winner, has been Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times, and his music can be found in film and TV.
"I Can't Stand It" was the first single from Eric Clapton's 1981 album Another Ticket. A pop hit in its own right, the song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became the first #1 song on Billboard's Top Tracks chart for rock songs in 1981. Clapton's roots in Blues are evident in this song, and combined with lyrics of toxic jealousy, are some of his most literate of the 1980's period. A month after the was released, Clapton developed severe ulcers and nearly died due to years of alcohol and pain killers. As a Brit, he has been awarded multiple British high honor awards, is a multi-grammy award winner, has been Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times, and his music can be found in film and TV.
