"Can't Make You Love Me" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her second full length album, Oops!... I Did It Again.
Background[]
The song was recorded in November of 1999 in Cheiron Studios, with Spears recording the vocals on January 14 at the Parc Studios. The song was written by Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin and Max Martin, with the production being handled by Lundin and another producer, Jake Schulze. The song talks about Britney favouring her love interest over various material things, such as money or fancy cars. She later questions them, saying that she can't make the love interest love her, and asking what is causing the neglection. The song is track 10 on every edition of the album.
Two years after the song was released with the respective album, Spears, along with her publishing companies Jive Records, Zomba Recording Corporation, Wright Entertainment Group and BMG Music Publishing got sued by musicians Michael Cottril and Lawrence Wnukowski in June of 2002. They claimed that they "authored, recorded and copyrighted a song" titled "What You See Is What You Get" in 1999, which they later submitted to one of her representatives for a future album. Later on, they said that it is "virtually identical" to the song of the same name on Britney's album, along with the song "Can't Make You Love Me". The case was later dismissed by judge Berle M. Schiller, noting that the melody was completed before their song got sent to her representatives around November of 1999, along with saying that there weren't enough similarities between the songs.
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
I'm just a girl with a crush on you
[Verse 1]
I don't care about money
It doesn't give me half the thrill
To the thought of you, honey
So tell me that you want me still
[Pre-Chorus]
If only I could trade the fancy cars
For a chance today, it's incomparable
I might be sitting with the movie stars
Everybody say that I have it all
[Chorus]
But I can't make you love me
Is it my life or the things I do?
Can't make you love me
I'm just a girl with a crush on you
[Verse 2]
I have been through changes, yeah
But I'm still the girl you used to know
It's made me no different
So tell me why you had to go
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, baby, I will trade the fancy cars
For a chance today, it's incomparable
I might be sitting with the movie stars
Everybody say that I just have it all
[Chorus]
But I can't make you love me
Is it my life or the things I do?
Can't make you love me
I'm just a girl with a crush on you, babe
(Alright, yeah, yeah, alright)
[Bridge]
Just the thought of being close to you
It's incomparable
Should be happy with the life I live
And the things I do
Seems like I have it all
[Chorus]
Can't make you, make you love me, baby
Is it my life or the things I do?
Can't make you love me (Alright)
I'm just a girl with a crush on you
But I can't make you love me (Make you love me, baby)
Is it my life or the things I do? (Can't make you love me)
Can't make you love me
I'm just a girl with a crush on you
I'm just a girl with a crush on you
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Discography | |
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Artists | Britney Spears |
Releases | Oops!... I Did It Again |
Tracklist | Oops!... I Did It Again • Stronger • Don't Go Knockin' on My Door • (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction • Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know • What U See (Is What U Get) • Lucky • One Kiss from You • Where Are You Now • Can't Make You Love Me • When Your Eyes Say It • Girl in the Mirror • You Got It All • Heart • Dear Diary • Walk on By |
Non-album | Overprotected |
Misc | I've Got the Urge (to Herbal) |
Other Eras | |
...Baby One More Time • Oops!... I Did It Again • Britney • In the Zone • Blackout • Circus • Femme Fatale • Britney Jean • Glory |