"I Can't Live Without You In This Town" is a song by Portuguese recording artist Slimmy from his second studio album, Be Someone Else (2010). It was written by Slimmy (later produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner when Slimmy started working on the album with them by the third quarter of 2009, when "I Can't Live Without You In This Town" was recorded), while Slimmy was on road for "Sex and Love Tour". "I Can't Live Without You In This Town" was inspired by a girl Slimmy met in Texas in 2004. The song was featured on the eighth season of the Portuguese TV series Morangos com Açúcar in 2011. "I Can't Live Without You In This Town" is an electronic rock ballad, influenced by soft rock music. "I Can't Live Without You In This Town" also features electronic beats and a soft-rock influenced breakdown. The lyrics are about Slimmy's deep love with a girl that Slimmy can't live without with. The song received mostly positive reviews from critics, with most of them describing the chorus as "very memorable". After the release of Be Someone Else, "I Can't Live Without You In This Town" peaked at number 152 at the Metropolis Chart. Slimmy performed the song during his "A Very Slimmy Tour" and "Be Someone Else Tour". He also performed the song in other music festivals. Background Slimmy started working on the album with his longtime producers Quico Serrano and Mark Turner by the third quarter of 2009, when "I Can't Live Without You In This Town" was recorded. Saul Davies was first set to be the producer of the album and song, however, Davies was on tour with the band James at the time, making such collaboration impossible. Other musicians joined Slimmy for the recording of the song: Paulo Garim in the bass and Tó-Zé in the drums, who already worked with slimmy in Beatsound Loverboy, and Gustavo Silva, in the keyboards and Daniel Santos in the guitar as guest musicians. In an interview with Susana Faria of JPN, Slimmy defined the album as "freedom, with a bit of "teasing" and "sexual", an album full of strong songs dedicated to my fans", he also mentioned that "I Can't Live Without You In This Town" was dedicated to a girl he met in 2004. Composition The album is essentially a rock album, a completely opposite of Beatsound Loverboy, which