I Can't Wait (Brooke McClymont song) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids "I Can't Wait"
Single by Brooke McClymont
B-side	"It's Not Worth It"
Released	17 June 2002 (Australia)
Recorded	Australia, 2002
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:57
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Brooke McClymont, Christopher Ward, Matthew Gerrard
Producer(s)	Charles Fisher
Brooke McClymont singles chronology
"I Can't Wait" (2002) "I Don't Think, I Know" (2002)

"I Can't Wait" is a fun pop rock song. It was written by Brooke McClymont, Christopher Ward, and Matthew Gerrard. Brooke McClymont first recorded the song. It was her very first single! She released it in Australia on June 17, 2002. Brooke chose this song because she felt it was very positive. She thought it showed her personality well.

Brooke McClymont's Version

This section tells you more about Brooke McClymont's original song.

How the Song Performed

When "I Can't Wait" first came out, it started on the Australian music charts. It slowly climbed up the ARIA Singles Chart. On July 8, 2002, it entered the main chart at number eighty-eight. After a few weeks, it reached its highest spot. The song peaked at number forty-nine. It stayed on the Australian charts for nine weeks.

The Music Video

The music video for Brooke McClymont's song was directed by Sam Rebillet. It starts with Brooke walking down a street. She is holding a guitar. She goes into a building and walks up some stairs. Then, she sits on a windowsill and plays her guitar.

While Brooke sings, another girl appears in the video. This girl has black hair in pigtails. She is also played by Brooke. This girl walks through a busy hall. People bump into her. She looks at her phone and then into the distance. During the first part of the song, Brooke plays her guitar with her band.

Later in the video, the girl bumps into a man. He has a red shirt and brown hair. He then starts to follow her. When the next part of the song begins, Brooke plays her guitar again. The girl sits on a chair at a train station. A train arrives, and the man gets on it. As the train doors close, the girl quickly throws her phone to the man. She then makes a hand sign that means "I'll call you!" This music video was shown on popular Australian music TV shows. These included Video Hits and rage.

Hilary Duff's Version

Hilary Duff also recorded "I Can't Wait" in 2002. She made a cover version of the song. It was for the soundtrack of her TV show, Lizzie McGuire. Hilary starred in this popular Disney Channel series. Her version was released to pop radio stations on August 12, 2002.

How Hilary's Song Performed

Hilary Duff's version of "I Can't Wait" became very popular. It reached number one on Radio Disney in the United States by November 2002. One radio station played the song 850 times in just six weeks!

Some people in the music industry wondered why the song was so popular. They thought it might be because the record company, Buena Vista Records, was connected to Radio Disney. Both were part of the Disney company. Hilary Duff herself said the article about this was "really mean." She added, "It's funny that you pick on a kid my age because I'm on the Disney Channel, sorry!"

Hilary's Music Video

The music video for Hilary Duff's "I Can't Wait" is fun to watch. It shows clips from her TV show, Lizzie McGuire. It also features Hilary dancing and singing. She holds a guitar in some scenes. There are also soap bubbles and confetti floating around her. She performs the song in a studio setting. A different version of the song, called a remix, was also released. A music video was made for this remix too.

Chieko Kawabe's Version

In 2005, the song "I Can't Wait" was rewritten in Japanese. A singer named Chieko Kawabe performed it. Her version was on her album called Brilliance. This Japanese version was made for the Japanese release of Lizzie McGuire.