Song · Lenny Kravitz
“If You Can't Say No” by Lenny Kravitz
From the album 5 (1998)
“If You Can't Say No” by Lenny Kravitz appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1998 and 2021. It was first released in 1998 on the album 5. Its best result is #69 on the WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #329 alternative song of 1998.
"If You Can't Say No" went out on Virgin in April 1998 as the opening shot from 5, Lenny Kravitz's fifth album, and it's a one-man show: Kravitz wrote it and played every instrument on it, credited here on guitar, organ, clavinet and drum machine as well as lead and backing vocals, with Terry Manning engineering and mixing. Billboard's Larry Flick heard him folding electronica into vintage funk and old blues and cast him as a forlorn soul belter, and the chorus creeps up on you and stays.
It was a number-one airplay hit in Italy, went top 10 in Iceland and Spain, and got the remix treatment from dance producer Brian Transeau and the electronica band Zero 7.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 282 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
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