Give It Up (Talk Talk song)

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"Give It Up"
Talk Talk Give It Up 1986 single cover.jpg
Single by Talk Talk
from the album The Colour of Spring
B-side "Pictures of Bernadette"
Released6 May 1986 [1]
Length5:16
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tim Friese-Greene
Talk Talk singles chronology
"Living in Another World"
(1986)		"Give It Up"
(1986)		"I Don't Believe in You"
(1986)

"Give It Up" is a song by English band Talk Talk, released by Parlophone in 1986 as the third single from their third studio album The Colour of Spring . The song was written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, and produced by Friese-Greene. "Give It Up" peaked at number 59 in the UK Singles Chart.

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Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, Jim Reid of Record Mirror described "Give It Up" as "well polished, airbrushed even" and commented that "I can see their appeal as light purveyors of ambient pop". He added, "Trouble is, the mood, the sound never seems to change. They're better than Tears for Fears though." [2] The Huddersfield Daily Examiner felt the song's elevation to single status resulted in the band "continu[ing] in the laidback psychedelic groove" and commented, "'Give It Up' takes a few listens, and as such might not have the impact of 'Life's What You Make It'. Still, it's a goodie." [3] In his 2019 retrospective "Celebrating the Genius of Mark Hollis in 15 Songs", Ryan Leas of Stereogum described it as "emblematic of the soulful and organ-drenched sound" of The Colour of Spring and noted Hollis' voice for how "he could take a simple and empty phrase like 'give it up' and make it feel profound in his reading of it". [4]

Track listing

7–inch single (UK, Europe and New Zealand) [5] [6] [7]

  1. "Give It Up" – 5:16
  2. "Pictures of Bernadette" – 5:00

7–inch single (Canada) [8]

  1. "Give It Up" (Edited version) – 4:59
  2. "Pictures of Bernadette" – 5:00

12–inch single (UK, Europe, Canada and New Zealand) [9] [10] [11] [12]

  1. "Give It Up" – 5:16
  2. "Pictures of Bernadette" (Dance-Mix) – 8:00
  3. "Pictures of Bernadette" (7" version) – 5:00

12–inch promotional single (US) [13]

  1. "Give It Up" (Edited version) – 4:59
  2. "Give It Up" – 5:16

Personnel

Credits are adapted from The Colour of Spring CD liner notes and the 12-inch single sleeve notes. [14] [9]

"Give It Up"

Production

Other

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [15] 32
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 59

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References

  1. ↑ Smith, Robin (3 May 1986). "News Digest". Record Mirror . p. 46. ISSN   0144-5804.
  2. ↑ Reid, Jim (10 May 1986). "Singles". Record Mirror . p. 14. ISSN   0144-5804.
  3. ↑ "Reviews: Singles". Huddersfield Daily Examiner . 10 May 1986. p. 13.
  4. ↑ Leas, Ryan (26 February 2019). "Celebrating the Genius of Mark Hollis in 15 Songs". Stereogum . Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Give It Up (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Talk Talk. Parlophone. 1986. R 6131.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Give It Up (European 7-inch single sleeve). Talk Talk. Parlophone. 1986. 1A 006-20 1237 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Give It Up (New Zealand 7-inch single sleeve). Talk Talk. Parlophone. 1986. NZP 3606.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Give It Up (Canadian 7-inch single sleeve). Talk Talk. EMI America. 1986. B-8326.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. 1 2 Give It Up (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Talk Talk. Parlophone. 1986. 12R 6131.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Give It up (European 12-inch single sleeve). Talk Talk. Parlophone. 1986. 1C K 060 20 1236 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ Give It Up (Canadian 12-inch single sleeve). Talk Talk. EMI America. 1986. S-75145.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ Give It Up (New Zealand 12-inch single sleeve). Talk Talk. Parlophone. 1986. GOOD 120.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ↑ Give It Up (US 12-inch promotional single label). Talk Talk. EMI America. 1986. SPRO-9704, SPRO-9708.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ↑ The Colour of Spring (UK CD album liner notes). Talk Talk. Parlophone. 1986. CDP 7462282.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  16. ↑ "Talk Talk: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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