One of Krautrock’s pre-eminent bands, Can enjoyed an illustrious career between 1968 and 1979, and in 1976 they actually had a hit single in the UK with I Want More. A step into the current disco-pop sound, its lyrics were written by a roadie and the TV appearance featured a complete stranger on guitar – but Can took it all in their stride, as keyboardist Irmin Schmidt told Prog in 2022.
I Want More was Can’s 11th single, but the only one to chart in Britain. The lyrics were written by Peter Gilmour, their live sound engineer – "As an open-minded creative crew, we didn’t see why Pete shouldn’t contribute a humorous lyric,” late co-founder Holger Czukay once explained. It’s is one of few occasions when all members of the bands are featured on vocals.
