Give It to Me Right

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"Give It to Me Right"
Giveittomeright.jpg
Single by Melanie Fiona
from the album The Bridge
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2009
Recorded2008
Genre Psychedelic rock, R&B, soul
Length3:40
Label SRC, Universal Motown
Songwriter(s) [1]
Producer(s)
Melanie Fiona singles chronology
"Give It to Me Right"
(2009)
"It Kills Me"
(2009)

"Give It to Me Right" is a song by Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona from her debut album, The Bridge (2009). Written and produced by Andrea Martin and Rod Argent, the track was sent to radio outlets as the album's lead single on February 28, 2009. It samples the 1968 hit "Time of the Season" by the Zombies.

Contents

The music video for "Give It to Me Right" ranked at number 74 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 54
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 20
Canada AC ( Billboard ) [4] 2
Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [5] 23
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [6] 12
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 31
Greece Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 5
Italy (FIMI) [9] 9
Scotland (OCC) [10] 36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 41
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [13] 15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 57

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [15] 93
Italy (FIMI) [16] 80
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 56

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