Give It to You (Jordan Knight song)

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“Give It to You”
“Give It to You” cover
Single by Jordan Knight
from the album Jordan Knight
Released February 16, 1999
Format CD, 12", cassette, digital download
Recorded 1999
Genre Pop/Teen Pop/Dance Pop
Length 4:49
Label Interscope
Writer(s) Jordan Knight, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Robin Thicke
Producer Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis
Jordan Knight singles chronology
"Give It to You"
(1999)
"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
(1999)

"Give It to You" is Jordan Knight's solo debut single from his self-titled album, Jordan Knight. It is his most well-known single to date as a solo artist and got massive airplay, thanks to the teen-pop era.

The song starts off with carnival music and then changes to teen-dance pop after.

[edit] Success

The single became Knight's first and only top ten in the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #10. It also hit #35 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play. It reached Platinum status soon afterwards.


Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.K. Singles Chart 5
Canadian Singles Chart 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 35
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 9
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 19
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 13
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 25

[edit] Music Video

Directed by Darren Grant, the video starts off in an amusement park with Knight and his friends getting off by a Jeep CJ-7. His friends start off with a ballroom dance and then move into hip-hop choreography.

The video is based on the movie Grease, with the cool guy at first overlooking the "nerdy" girl. But when she shows up in a tight leather outfit (like Sandy does at the end of Grease), he finally notices her and they dance.

The video was nominated for "Best Dance Video" at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, but was given to "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin.

The video was listed as the #1 worst video on the last episode of Back In... '99.

Knight dancing in "Give It to You."
Knight dancing in "Give It to You."

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