"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is a 1981 song recorded by Daryl Hall and John Oates.

It was the fourth number-one hit single of their career on the Billboard Hot 100 and the second hit single from their album Private Eyes. It features Charles DeChant on saxello.

On January 30, 1982, "I Can't Go for That" ended a 10-week run at the top of the Hot 100 by Olivia Newton-John's song, "Physical". "Physical" had knocked out "Private Eyes" from the top spot.

Thanks to heavy airplay on urban contemporary stations, "I Can't Go for That" also topped the U.S. R&B chart, a rare feat for a non-African American act. The song also went to number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week in January 1982.

According to the Hall and Oates biography, Hall upon learning that "I Can't Go For That" had gone to number one on the R&B chart, wrote in his diary, "I'm the head soul brother in the U.S. Where to now?"

"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is one of the 14 Hall and Oates songs that have been played on the radio over one million times, according to BMI.

The single 45 version is actually not just an edit of the album song, but an edit of the dance mix rather than the version from "Private Eyes".

Daryl Hall sketched out the basic song one evening at a music studio in New York City in 1981 after a recording session for the Private Eyesalbum. Hall began to play a bass line on a Korg organ, and sound engineer Neil Kernon recorded the result. Hall then came up with a guitar riff, which he and Oates worked on together. The next day, Hall and longtime collaborator Sara Allen completed the lyrics.

"I Can't Go for That" was voted number six on VH1's list of "The 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s".

The song has been covered by a number of recording artists including Brian McKnight, The Nylons, Les Go (with Alfredo Alias), Donny Osmond, East End, Kansascali, Orson and The Bird and the Bee.

Olivia Ong recorded a Bossa Nova based version on her 2010 album, called Olivia.

The original track has often been sampled in R&B and hip-hop songs. The following is a partial list:

Some songs have included a vocal interpolation of the chorus, including:

Other songs have included a re-recorded variation of the song's famous descending arpeggio, including:

Additionally, the JP/PAL Version of Sonic CD's Boss music beat is sampled from this song.