2008Released
3:05

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about I Can't Stay. By Songfacts®.

This song addresses the pain frontman and songwriter Brandon Flowers feels when he is forced to leave his family back home in Las Vegas when the band are touring.

This Caribbean-tinged number features steel drums. Flowers commented to The Observer Music Monthly September 2008: "Seriously, the last time I heard steel drums was in The Little Mermaid! I don't know if that's a good reason or not to use them."

Brandon Flowers commented on the album's publicity materials that this song, "could be the most perfect pop song we've ever written."

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of I Can't Stay.
CKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
94BPM

Album

The album I Can't Stay is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released I Can't Stay.
Island Records
© 2008 The Island Def Jam Music Group
℗ 2008 The Island Def Jam Music Group

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