I Won't Give Up on You

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"I Won't Give Up on You"
TKA I Won't Give Up on You.jpeg
Single by TKA
from the album Louder Than Love
ReleasedJuly 1990
Genre New jack swing, dance-pop
Length4:44(album version)
Label Tommy Boy
Songwriter(s) Stephen Lironi
Dan Navarro
Producer(s) Joey Gardner
TKA singles chronology
"You Are the One"
(1989)
"I Won't Give Up on You"
(1990)
"Crash (Have Some Fun)"
(1990)

"I Won't Give Up on You" is a song by the group TKA from their 1990 second album Louder Than Love . The song was released in July 1990 as the second single from the album by Tommy Boy Records. It was written by Stephen Lironi and Dan Navarro and produced by Joey Gardner.

Contents

Track listing

US 12" Single/CD Maxi

No.TitleLength
1."I Won't Give Up on You" (Radio Edit)4:05
2."I Won't Give Up on You" (12" Mix)7:02
3."I Won't Give Up on You" (Extended Radio Edit)4:43
4."I Won't Give Up on You" (Alternative Bass Mix)7:16
5."I Won't Give Up on You" (Alternative Bass Dub)4:50

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] 65
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play [1] 15
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [2] 24

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References

  1. 1 2 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved November 14, 2009)
  2. Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved November 14, 2009)