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Things You Can't Do Spotify streams & play count

IdealIdeal19993:50

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Spotify streams

99,907

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 4 Nov 2026, 10:54 UTC.

Popularity
20 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 99,907 plays on 4 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
99,907First reading

Track details

Album
Ideal
Released
Track number
3
Duration
3:50
Explicit
No
Tempo
168.3 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • R&B

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Ideal
Producer
Teddy Bishop, Kevin Hicks
Composer
Teddy Bishop, Kevin Hicks, Ras Kass, C Wallace, C. Smith, Osten Harvey, Jr.

For developers

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Things You Can't Do have on Spotify?

Things You Can't Do by Ideal had 99,907 streams on Spotify as of 4 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Things You Can't Do released?

1 Jan 1999, on the album Ideal.

Who wrote and produced Things You Can't Do?

Producers: Teddy Bishop and Kevin Hicks. Composers: Teddy Bishop, Kevin Hicks, Ras Kass, C Wallace, C. Smith and Osten Harvey, Jr..

What genre is Things You Can't Do?

The API's track insights tag it R&B, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Things You Can't Do?

168.3 BPM, from the API's track insights.