Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)
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| Single by Peter Gabriel with Kate Bush | ||
| from the album So | ||
| Released | October 1986 | |
| Format | 7" Single, 12" Single | |
| Recorded | 1985 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 5:55 | |
| Label | Geffen Records | |
| Producer(s) | Daniel Lanois and Peter Gabriel | |
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| Peter Gabriel chronology | ||
| "Sledgehammer" (1986) |
"Don't Give Up" (1986) |
"Big Time" (1987) |
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| Single by Shannon Noll and Natalie Bassingthwaighte | ||
| from the album Home: Songs of Hope & Journey | ||
| Released | November 2006 | |
| Format | Compact Disc Digital download |
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| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |
| Length | 4:39 | |
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| Shannon Noll singles chronology | ||
| "Lonely" (2006) |
"Don't Give Up" (2006) |
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| Natalie Bassingthwaighte singles chronology | ||
| "In Love Again" (Rogue Traders, 2006) |
"Don't Give Up" (2006) |
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"Don't Give Up" is a duet recorded by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush for Gabriel's album So. The single version spent eleven weeks in the UK Top 75 chart in 1986. It describes the despair of a man who feels that the economic system has no place for him, and the support and wise counsel sung in the refrain by Bush. There were two videos created for this song by Godley & Creme. The first consisted of a single take of the singers in an embrace, as the sun enters total eclipse and re-emerges. The second featured Gabriel and Bush's faces superimposed over film of a town and its people in disrepair.
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[edit] Shannon Noll and Natalie Bassingthwaighte version
A cover version was recorded by the 2003 Australian Idol runner-up Shannon Noll and Rogue Traders frontwoman Natalie Bassingthwaighte. It was recorded for the compilation Home: Songs Of Hope & Journey. It will be released as a charity single for the depression organisation beyondblue. It was the most added song to Australian radio in its first week.[1] It debuted at number seven on the ARIA Charts.
[edit] Alicia Keys and Bono version
In December 2005, R&B vocalist Alicia Keys and U2 frontman Bono recorded a version entitled "Don't Give Up (Africa)" for World AIDS Day. The single was released exclusively to iTunes, and all proceeds went to the charity Keep A Child Alive.
[edit] Track listing
- Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush version
All songs written by Gabriel.
- "Don't Give Up"
- "Curtains"
- "Batmanfish (Darn Elusive remix)"
- Shannon Noll and Natalie Bassingthwaighte version
- Don't Give Up
- Don't Give Up (instrumental)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1986) 1 | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 5 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 16 |
| UK Singles Chart | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 72 |
| Chart (2006) 2 | Peak position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] | 7 |
- 1 Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush.
- 2 Shannon Noll and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sonybmg.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=88697049352
- ^ Australian chart position. australian-charts. Retrieved on December 12, 2006.
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