Nancy Martinez

𝘼 𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 1980𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖, 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙯’𝙨 *𝘾𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚* 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙧𝙖’𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝-𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙, 𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙝𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙢𝙨, 𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙-𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮.

Released on Atlantic and RFC Records, the track was designed to ignite dance floors and radio alike, securing its place as one of Martinez’s most enduring singles.

Years later, its influence echoed into the underground when Detroit visionary Theo Parrish sampled *Can’t Believe* for his track “Dusty Cabinets,” bridging 80s freestyle with his own deep, leftfield house aesthetic. That connection only strengthened the track’s legacy as a timeless, cross-generational gem.