Can't Go Back (Fleetwood Mac song)

"Can't Go Back" is a song by British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. It was written and performed by guitarist Lindsey Buckingham for the 1982 album Mirage, the fourth issued by the band with Buckingham as main producer. An instrumental demo of "Can't Go Back" appears on the 2016 deluxe edition of Mirage under the working title "Suma's Walk".[2]

"Can't Go Back"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Mirage
B-side"That's Alright"
ReleasedApril 1983 (UK) [1]
Recorded1982
GenrePop
Length2:42
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Lindsey Buckingham
Producer(s)Lindsey Buckingham
Fleetwood Mac
Ken Caillat
Richard Dashut
Fleetwood Mac UK singles chronology
"Oh Diane"
(1982)		 "Can't Go Back"
(1983)		 "Big Love"
(1987)

In the UK, the track was released as the follow-up to the Top 10 hit "Oh Diane" and became the fourth single to be released from the Mirage album in April 1983. It was released on 7" and 12", with the 12" format including "Tusk" and "Over and Over" from the 1979 album Tusk, and "Rhiannon" from 1975 album Fleetwood Mac. It did not perform well on the UK Singles Chart and stalled at #83.[3]

Despite being released as a single, "Can't Go Back" is yet to be included on any retrospective of Fleetwood Mac material; therefore, it can so far only be found on its parent album Mirage.

Track listings

In the UK, "Can’t Go Back" was released as a 7" single featuring the Mirage track "That’s Alright" as the b-side. Also released as the bands second 12" single, with the 1975 Fleetwood Mac track "Rhiannon" and the 1979 Tusk tracks "Tusk" and "Over and Over".

UK 7" Single (W 9848)

  1. "Can’t Go Back" – 2:42
  2. "That’s Alright" - 3:09

UK 12" Single (W 9848 T)

  1. "Can’t Go Back" – 2:42
  2. "Rhiannon" – 4:13
  3. "Tusk" – 3:38
  4. "Over and Over" – 4:35

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart (1983) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 83

References
  1. "Fleetwood mac singles".
  2. "Review: Fleetwood Mac, "Mirage: Deluxe Edition"". The Second Disc. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  3. "Fleetwood Mac - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  • The Great Rock Discography, 6th Edition, Martin C. Strong. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
  • Official Site.


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