Give It Up (KC and the Sunshine Band song)

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"Give It Up"
Give It Up.jpg
Single by KC and the Sunshine Band
from the album All in a Night's Work and KC Ten
ReleasedAugust 1982 (US)
August 1983 (International)
Recorded1981–1982
Genre
Length
  • 4:14 (album version)
  • 4:05 (7" version)
  • 5:16 (12" version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
KC and the Sunshine Band singles chronology
"Don't Run (Come Back to Me)"
(1982)		"Give It Up"
(1982)		"Are You Ready?"
(1984)
Music video
"Give It Up" on YouTube

"Give It Up" is a song by American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band, [4] although it was simply credited as KC in many markets, including the United States. Following the backlash against many disco artists on the charts at the beginning of the 1980s, "Give It Up" was a comeback hit for the band in the US. Epic Records refused to release it; however, the independent Meca Records label showed its support and "Give It Up" peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in March 1984. "Give It Up" had been an even bigger hit in the United Kingdom several months earlier, where it had hit number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in August 1983. [5] It went on to become the 18th best-selling single of the year in the UK. It was the last of the band's hit singles in the US and UK, and the most successful of its ten UK hits. "Give It Up" also peaked at number two in Belgium, number three in Australia, and reached the Top 10 in several other markets.

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In 1993, Danish group Cut 'N' Move scored a big hit with their version of "Give It Up", which went to number one in Australia and their native Denmark.

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cut 'N' Move version

"Give It Up"
Cut 'N' Move-Give It Up.jpg
Single by Cut 'N' Move
from the album Peace, Love & Harmony
ReleasedFebruary 3, 1993
Recorded1992
Genre Eurodance
Length4:22
Label SoulPower Productions
Songwriter(s) Casey & Finch
Producer(s)
  • Jørn K
  • Per Holm
Cut 'N' Move singles chronology
"Spread Love"
(1991)		"Give It Up"
(1993)		"Peace, Love & Harmony"
(1993)
Music video
"Give It Up" on YouTube

"Give It Up" was covered by Danish Eurodance group Cut 'N' Move and released in February 1993 as the first single from their second album, Peace, Love & Harmony (1993). Their version reached number one in Denmark for five weeks and in Australia for four weeks. The song also peaked at number two in Norway, number five in New Zealand, and number six in Austria, Germany, and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 31 in August 1993. In Australia, it was certified platinum. It is sung by singers Zindy Laursen and Thera Hoeymans. The rap part is performed by MC Zipp (a.k.a. Jens Kjær Larsen). A colorful music video was produced to promote the single. Cut 'N' Move covered the song again in 1997 for Dancemania Covers .

Track listing

Denmark, CD maxi (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Give It Up" (album version)4:22
2."Give It Up" (extended version)5:54
3."Cut 'N' Move Theme Part II"2:51
4."Give It Up" (instrumental version)4:21

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [43] Platinum70,000^
Germany (BVMI) [45] Gold250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
EuropeFebruary 3, 1993
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
SoulPower Productions [46]
United KingdomSeptember 20, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 EMI [47]
JapanJune 29, 1994Mini-CD [48]

Cover versions

The song was covered by Annie Lennox and Chrissie Hynde during a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 9, 1986. [49]

"Love You Long Time" by The Black Eyed Peas, from their 2010 album, The Beginning , contains a sample of "Give It Up". [50]

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