Give Me More Time

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"Give Me More Time"
Give Me More Time (UK Single).jpg
Single by Whitesnake
from the album Slide It In
Released3 January 1984 [1]
Recorded1983
Genre Hard rock
Length3:41
Label Liberty/EMI
Songwriter David Coverdale
Producer Martin Birch
Whitesnake singles chronology
"Guilty of Love"
(1983)		"Give Me More Time"
(1984)		"Standing in the Shadow"
(1984)
Alternative cover
Give Me More Time (Japanese).jpg
Japanese Cover

"Give Me More Time" is a song by the English hard rock band Whitesnake from their 1984 album Slide It In . The single was released on 3 January 1984 in Europe and 9 January in Germany. The song was written by David Coverdale and Mel Galley. It was also the only single to be released in Japan through CBS/Sony. The song reached number 29 in the UK and number 27 in Ireland.

Contents

Background

A music video was also shot for the single from BBC's TV's Top of the Pops , which was then premiered on 19 January 1984.

Track listings

UK 7" Single
  1. "Give Me More Time" – 3:41 (Coverdale/Mel Galley)
  2. "Need Your Love So Bad" – 3:14 (Little Willie John, Mertis John Jr.)
Japanese 7" Single
  1. "Give Me More Time" – 3:41 (Coverdale/Mel Galley)
  2. "Guilty of Love" – 3:18 (Coverdale)

Personnel

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Give Me More Time"
Chart (1984)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 29
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 27

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Europe3 January 19847-inch vinyl Liberty [1]
United Kingdom6 January 1984
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
 [4]
Germany9 January 19847-inch vinyl [5]
Japan1984 [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Whitesnake Promo Ad – Sounds Magazine". Sounds. 31 December 1983. p. 5. Retrieved 4 May 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Whitesnake: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 January 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 27 June 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
  5. ↑ ""Give Me More Time" single with informational promo". EMI Electrola . Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. ↑ Give Me More Time (booklet). Whitesnake. CBS/Sony. 1984. 07SP 780.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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