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Can't Shake Loose

"Can't Shake Loose" is a song by Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog from her seventh studio album, Wrap Your Arms Around Me (1983). The song was written by Russ Ballard, who also wrote the successful "I Know There's Something Going On" for Faltskog's ABBA colleague Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida). It was released as Faltskog's debut single on 13 August 1983 in the United States, by Polydor Records, and 7 October internationally through Polar Music as the album's third single.

Music video
Agnetha filmed a promotional video for the track, in which she portrayed a worried and nervous girlfriend of a rich and powerful man, played by Mikael Rickfors. She also drove a Porsche in the clip. The video is unusual for the time as Agnetha does not mime the lyrics to the song during the clip, with the exception of the "I don't want to stay here" bridge. ==Reception==
Reception
WBAX's program director, Paul Christie, commented that the song "has more hooks than a tackle box", viewing it as a "universal appeal" to become an worldwide hit. Ian Birch, for Smash Hits, wrote a mixed review, stating that although the song "isn't too bad", it has a "dull bass-and-drum production while Agnetha's idea of variety is switching from a shout to a croaky whisper." ==Charts==
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