If I Can't
"If I Can't" is a song by American hip-hop artist 50 Cent, released as the fourth and final single from his debut album, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" (2003). The song is one of four on the album to be produced by hip-hop producer Dr. Dre, with co-production from frequent collaborator Mike Elizondo. Lyrically, the song describes how 50 Cent believes that "if I [he] can't do it [referring to anything], it can't be done". Upon its release, the song was a reasonable commercial success. However, it did not match  the commercial success of the album's three previous singles, only peaking at number 76 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States, where the three previous singles had all peaked within the top three. Nevertheless, it did peak in the upper regions of several national charts - most successfully in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number ten after being released as a double A-side with the G-Unit single "Poppin' Them Thangs". Background. Released in 2003, it reached No. 76 in the US, becoming 50 Cent's sixth Hot 100 entry, but nonetheless his weakest charting  single at that time. It also peaked at No. 10 in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with "Poppin' Them Thangs" (G-Unit). The song was written by 50 Cent and produced by Dr. Dre, with co-production from keyboardist Mike Elizondo. Music video. At the start there is a white man introducing 50 Cent; it then consists of video footage of 50 Cent in different concerts and documentaries. All of the members of G-Unit are seen in the video. It is very similar to the music video to Eminem's 2003 single "Sing for the Moment