Ain't Giving Up

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"Ain't Giving Up"
Ain't Giving Up Single Cover.jpg
Single by Craig David featuring Sigala
from the album Following My Intuition and Brighter Days
Released19 August 2016
Genre
Length2:38
Label
  • Insanity
  • Speakerbox
  • Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Craig David singles chronology
"No Holding Back"
(2016)
"Ain't Giving Up"
(2016)
"Change My Love"
(2016)
Sigala singles chronology
"Don't Need No Money"
(2016)
"Ain't Giving Up"
(2016)
"Only One"
(2016)

"Ain't Giving Up" is a song by British singer Craig David and British DJ Sigala. It is the fifth single from Sigala's debut album, Brighter Days , and the fourth single from David's sixth studio album, Following My Intuition . It was released as a digital download on 19 August 2016 by Insanity Records, Speakerbox Media and Sony Music. [1] David announced it on his official Facebook account along with the release of the album. [2]

Contents

Background

"Ain't Giving Up" was announced as the fourth single from Following My Intuition , [3] following "When the Bassline Drops", "Nothing Like This" with Blonde and "One More Time". [4] The single debuted at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart, giving David his twentieth top 40 hit.

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Ain't Giving Up"
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [5] 17
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [6] 50
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [7] 86
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [8] 17
Ireland (IRMA) [9] 57
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [10] 60
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [11] 14
Scotland (OCC) [12] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [13] 36
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 23
UK Dance (OCC) [15] 12

Certifications

Certifications for "Ain't Giving Up"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Ain't Giving Up"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United Kingdom19 August 2016
  • Insanity
  • Speakerbox
  • Sony

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