Give It Up (The Good Men song)

"Give It Up"

Maxi single cover
Single by The Good Men
Released 1992[1]
Genre House, Latin house, Latin Music[1]
Label Fresh Fruit Records/GFB Records/Blanco y Negro Records/FFRR Records/Blow Up Records/Scorpio Music/Polydor K.K./Vendetta Records/Intercord Tonträger GmbH[1]
Writer(s) The Goodmen[1]
Producer(s) The Goodmen[1]
Alternative cover
Alternative cover crediting The Goodmen

Give It Up is a 1992 song by Zki & Dobre performing under the name "The Good Men" and alternatively "The Goodmen". It samples "Fanfarra (Cabua-Le-Le)" and "Magalenha" by Sérgio Mendes and "I Need You Now" by Sinnamon,[1]

Sampling

In 1995, Simply Red sampled "Give It Up" for their UK #1 hit "Fairground".[1]

The Goodmen were credited for the sample, and Mendes was also given credit as the performer of "Fanfarra", the original source of the Goodmen's track.

Tracklist

CD-Maxi - Fresh Fruit Records
  1. "Give It Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:27
  2. "Give It Up" (Batacuda Refrescante) - 6:57
  3. "Land of Haze" - 7:28
1993 CD-Maxi Blow Up - Intercord Records
  1. "Give It Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:29
  2. "Give It Up" (Batacuda Refrescante) - 6:47
  3. "Land of Haze" - 7:30
  4. "Blue Nuts" - 5:52

Charts

Chartwise, it hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1993,[2] and made a brief appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #71. After being re-released in late 1993, it reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]

The song charted highly in Netherlands reaching number 6 also appearing on Belgian, German and Swiss singles charts.

Chart appearances

Chart (1992-1993) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 18
Canada Dance (RPM)[5] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 2
Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] 17
Ireland (IRMA) 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 33
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 71
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] 1

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Move"
by Moby		 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play
number-one single
November 6, 1993 - November 12, 1993 		Succeeded by
"Happenin' All Over Again"
by Lonnie Gordon

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Give It Up". Discogs.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 111.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 231. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Good Men – Give It Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ Canadian Dance peak
  6. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  7. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – The Good Men – Give It Up". GfK Entertainment.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Good Men search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  9. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Good Men – Give It Up". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ↑ Illegal name entered The Goodmen/The+Goodmen/chart?f=379 "The Goodmen Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for The Goodmen. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ Illegal name entered The Goodmen/The+Goodmen/chart?f=359 "The Goodmen Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for The Goodmen. Retrieved May 25, 2014.