"Can't Get Enuff" is a single by American

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band Winger from their 1990 album '' In the Heart of the Young''. Written by frontman

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and guitarist

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, "Can't Get Enuff" was the first single from the band's second album, debuting on the U.S. charts in July 1990. The song's music video, directed by

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, received heavy rotation at

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and the up-tempo rocker was Winger's most successful track at rock radio, where it peaked at #6 on the ''

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chart. The song was also a moderate pop hit, narrowly missing the Top 40 to peak at #42 on the

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at the end of September. During this single's chart run, the album ''In the Heart of the Young'' was certified

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by the

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. According to Kip Winger, the song was a late addition to the track listing, written because it was felt that there were not enough rock songs on the album. " Easy Come Easy Go" came about the same way. In 2007, two more versions of the song were released; the original demo version recorded by the band can be heard on the

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album '' Demo Anthology'', and a live version appears on the

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release '' Winger Live''.

Music video

The song's music video was commercially released on a 1990

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shortform video collection, '' In the Heart of the Young, Vol. 1'', which also featured the clip for successive single "Miles Away". The album and single version of "Can't Get Enuff" can also be heard on the band's greatest hits album, '' The Very Best of Winger'' (

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2001). Howard Johnson writing for

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ranked the song's video at No. 7 on their list of The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos.

Charts

References

Winger (band) songs 1990 singles Song recordings produced by Beau Hill Songs written by Kip Winger 1990 songs Atlantic Records singles Music videos directed by Michael Bay Songs written by Reb Beach {{1990s-metal-song-stub