Can't Stop This Thing We Started

"Can't Stop This Thing We Started" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams. The song was written by Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, and was the second single from Adams' 1991 album Waking Up the Neighbours, the successor of the massive hit single "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". It peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 while topping the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart for three non-consecutive weeks. This track received two nominations at the Grammy Awards of 1992 for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, Solo, winning neither.[1] It served as the 2009 British Columbia Liberal Party campaign theme song.

"Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Waking Up the Neighbours
B-side	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" "It's Only Love" (live)
Released	October 9, 1991
Recorded	1990
Genre	Hard rock heartland rock
Length	4:29
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Bryan Adams Robert Lange
Producer(s)	Robert Lange Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (1991) "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" (1991) "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" (1991)

Track listings

7-inch vinyl, cassette – US[2][3]

A. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" — 4:29

B. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — 6:38

7-inch single – Europe[4]

A. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"

B. "It's Only Love" (live)

Maxi-CD – Europe[5]

1. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
2. "It's Only Love" (live)
3. "Hearts on Fire" (live)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1991–1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 9 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 4 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[10] 13 Denmark (IFPI)[11] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 9 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 10 France (SNEP)[14] 10 Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 14 Ireland (IRMA)[16] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 10 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 7 Norway (VG-lista)[20] 7 Portugal (AFP)[21] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 8 UK Singles (OCC)[24] 12 US Billboard Hot 100[25] 2 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[26] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Australia (ARIA)[27] 85 Belgium (Ultratop)[28] 40 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[29] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[30] 84 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 62 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 66 US Billboard Hot 100[33] 59 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)[34] Gold 50,000^^ United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 500,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Rock On The Net: 34th Annual Grammy Awards - 1992
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3. Can't Stop This Thing We Started (US cassette single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1991. 75021 1576 4.CS1 maint: others (link)
4. Can't Stop This Thing We Started (European 7-inch single vinyl disc). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1991. AM 812, 390812-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
5. Can't Stop This Thing We Started (European maxi-single liner notes). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1991. AMCD 812, 390812-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
6. "Australian-charts.com – Bryan Adams – Can't Stop This Thing We Started". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
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10. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1691." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
11. "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8 no. 42. October 19, 1991. p. 39. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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13. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
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27. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
28. "Jaaroverzichten 1991" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
29. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
30. "Eurochart Hot 100 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8 no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved January 17, 2020 – via World Radio History.
31. "Single top 100 over 1991" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
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33. "Billboard Top 100 – 1991". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
34. "Canadian single certifications – Bryan Adams – Can't Stop This Thing We Started". Music Canada.
35. "American single certifications – Bryan Adams – Can't Stop This Thing We Started". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.