Can You Handle It

"Can You Handle It" is a song by American singer Sharon Redd. It was released in 1980 as the first single from her self-titled debut album (1980). It charted on the US Billboard Dance and R&B charts, and at No. 31 in the UK.[1]

"Can You Handle It"
Single by Sharon Redd
from the album Sharon Redd
B-side"Leaving You Is Easier Said Than Done"
Released1980
GenreDisco
Length6:26
LabelPrelude (U.S.)
Epic (UK)
Songwriter(s)
  • Rodney Brown
  • Willie Lester
Producer(s)
  • Willie Lester
  • Rodney Brown
Sharon Redd singles chronology
"Easy to Be Hard"
(1969)		 "Can You Handle It"
(1980)		 "Love Is Gonna Get Ya"
(1980)

Charts
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 27
UK Singles (OCC) 31
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] 5
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[4] 57

DNA version
"Can You Handle It"
Single by DNA featuring Sharon Redd
from the album Taste This
B-sideTheme II (Language Mix) (7")
Released1992
Recorded1991
GenreHouse, dance
Length5:37
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
  • Rodney Brown
  • Willie Lester
Producer(s)
DNA singles chronology
"Rebel Woman"
(1991)		 "Can You Handle It"
(1992)		 "Blue Love (Call My Name)"
(1992)

In 1992, English production duo DNA released a remix of the song, credited as DNA featuring Sharon Redd, which appeared on their debut album, Taste This (1992). This version reached No. 17 in the UK[1] and also charted in Finland, Ireland, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Europe (European Dance Radio)[5] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 7
Ireland (IRMA) 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[7] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 62
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 41
UK Singles (OCC) 17

References
  1. "Can You Handle It - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company".
  2. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sharon Redd". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 213. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. "Sharon Redd CAN YOU HANDLE IT/YOU GOT MY LOVE Chart History". Billboard.
  4. "Sharon Redd Can You Handle It Chart History". Billboard.
  5. "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 February 1991. p. 29. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "DNA". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 65. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. "DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It - top40.nl" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  8. "DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It - dutchcharts.nl" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  9. "charts.nz - DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It".
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