Don't Give Up (Chicane song)
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| Single by Chicane featuring Bryan Adams | ||
| from the album Behind the Sun | ||
| Released | March 6, 2000 February 2, 2004 |
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| Format | CD, 12" | |
| Recorded | Modena One, Mothership Studios UK | |
| Genre | Pop, dance | |
| Length | 3:42 (2000 radio edit) 3:58 (2004 radio edit) |
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| Label | Xtravaganza | |
| Writer(s) | Nick Bracegirdle, Bryan Adams, Ray Hedges | |
| Producer(s) | Bracegirdle, Hedges; Alex Gold, Chris Agnelli, Robbie Nelson (2004) |
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| Certification | Silver (BPI) | |
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| Chicane chronology | ||
| "Saltwater" (1999) |
"Don't Give Up" (2000) |
"No Ordinary Morning" / "Halcyon" (2000) |
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| "Love on the Run" (2003) |
"Don't Give Up 2004" (2004) |
"Stoned in Love" (2006) |
| Bryan Adams singles chronology | ||
| "The Best of Me" (1999) |
"Don't Give Up" (2000) |
"Here I Am" (2002) |
"Don't Give Up" is a song by Chicane, alias of English producer Nick Bracegirdle, with vocals recorded by Canadian rock/pop singer Bryan Adams. It was released as a single in 2000, reaching the #1 position on the UK Singles Chart and becoming a popular dance track in clubs across Europe and North America.
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[edit] History
[edit] With Bryan Adams
The collaboration between the two musicians began in 1999, when Adams contacted Bracegirdle at his studio to arrange for a remix of Adams's forthcoming single "Cloud Number 9" from his 1998 album On a Day Like Today.[1] The resulting remix was selected by Adams's record label as the radio edit of the single, which went on to reach #6 on the UK chart. The two subsequently developed a working relationship, due to Adams also being situated in London.[2]
Later, having written the music for "Don't Give Up", Bracegirdle played the song to Adams during his search for a vocalist. Adams agreed to the role, and also took on the task of writing the lyrics.[1]
Both were aware that Adams's rock-styled vocals would require audio processing to fit the existing backing track. This was done through a vocoder plugin on Steinberg's Cubase VST digital audio workstation.[3]
[edit] Release
Adams's vocal credit was initially not publicized, particularly when the single, in a white label release, was first played by noted BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong[2] on his December 31, 1999 Essential Selection show.[4] It was chosen as Tong's "Essential New Tune" selection, which, on this episode, was specially designated "Essential New Tune for the millennium".[4][5] On a later January show, Judge Jules, standing in for Tong, played it as the Essential New Tune again.[6][7] It was also included on Tong's Essential Selection Spring 2000 compilation album.
On the week of March 12, 2000, "Don't Give Up" overtook "American Pie", Madonna's #1 single of the previous week, on the UK Singles Chart, outselling it by 1224 copies.[8]
[edit] Re-release
In 2004, following Bracegirdle's departure from Xtravaganza, the label issued "Don't Give Up 2004", a single including only new remixes by label founder Alex Gold and Xtravaganza artists Agnelli & Nelson.
| Preceded by "American Pie" by Madonna |
UK number one single March 12, 2000 |
Succeeded by "Bag It Up" by Geri Halliwell |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b Shepherd, Stephanie (September 2000). Samplings - Chicane - Carries Ibiza Sound Across the Pond. DJ Times. Retrieved on 2006-04-30.
- ^ a b Interview with BBC Radio 1. Chicane.cc (February 2000). Retrieved on 2006-04-30.
- ^ Tracks: Nick Bracegirdle: Recording Chicane's "Don't Give Up". Sound on Sound (May 2000). Retrieved on 2006-04-30.
- ^ a b Pete Tong - Essential Selection - 31.12.99. The Aimless Essential Selection Index. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ Gill, Alexandra. Bryan Adams, king of rave?. Globe Interactive. August 22, 2000. Accessed March 29, 2006.
- ^ Finan, Chris (2000). Chicane - 'Don't Give Up' (Xtravaganza). Dotmusic (retrieved from the Internet Archive). Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ Pete Tong - Essential Selection - 14.01.00. The Aimless Essential Selection Index. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ Interview with BBC Radio 1. Chicane.cc (March 12, 2000). Retrieved on 2006-04-30.
-Discography-
Studio albums
Bryan Adams • You Want It You Got It • Cuts Like a Knife • Reckless • Into the Fire
Waking Up the Neighbours • 18 til I Die • On a Day Like Today • Room Service
Compilation albums
So Far So Good • The Best of Me • Anthology
Live albums
Live! Live! Live! • MTV Unplugged
Top 10 Singles
Straight from the Heart • Run to You • Heaven • Summer of '69 • Heat of the Night
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You • Can't Stop This Thing We Started • Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven
Do I Have to Say the Words? • Please Forgive Me • All for Love • Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You • Let's Make a Night to Remember • I Finally Found Someone
When You're Gone • Cloud Number Nine • Don't Give Up • Here I Am • Open Road
-Related people-
Composers: Jim Vallance • Robert Lange • Michael Kamen • Eliot Kennedy • Gretchen Peters
Guitarists: Keith Scott • Jamie Glaser
Keyboards: : Gary Breit • Tommy Mandel • Bill Payne
Drummers: Mickey Curry • Pat Steward • Steve Smith
Bassists: Norm Fisher • Dave Taylor • Brian Stanley
