| Give It Up | |
| Cover: | Give It Up.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | KC and the Sunshine Band |
| Album: | All in a Night's Work KC Ten |
| Released: | August 1982 (US) August 1983 (International) |
| Recorded: | 1981–1982 |
| Prev Title: | Don't Run (Come Back to Me) |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Are You Ready? |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
"Give It Up" is a song by American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band, although it was simply credited as KC in many markets, including the United States. Following the backlash against many disco artists on the charts at the beginning of the 1980s, "Give It Up" was a comeback hit for the band in the US. Epic Records refused to release it; however, the independent Meca Records label showed its support and "Give It Up" peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in March 1984. "Give It Up" had been an even bigger hit in the United Kingdom several months earlier, where it had hit number one on the UK singles chart for three weeks in August 1983.[1] It went on to become the 18th best-selling single of the year in the UK. It was the last of the band's hit singles in the US and UK, and the most successful of its ten UK hits. "Give It Up" also peaked at number two in Belgium, number three in Australia, and reached the Top 10 in several other markets.
In 1993, Danish group Cut 'N' Move scored a big hit with their version of "Give It Up", which went to number one in Australia and their native Denmark.
| Chart (1983–1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 3 |
| Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[3] | 2 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[4] | 6 |
| Uruguay (UPI)[5] | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 18 |
| US Dance/Disco Top 80 (Billboard)[7] | 24 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[8] | 17 |
| Chart (1983) | Rank position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] [10] | 17 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 19 |
| Chart (1984) | Rank position | |
|---|---|---|
| US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[12] | 127 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 75 |
| Give It Up | |
| Cover: | Cut_'N'_Move-Give_It_Up.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cut 'N' Move |
| Album: | Peace, Love & Harmony |
| Released: | February 3, 1993 |
| Recorded: | 1992 |
| Genre: | Eurodance |
| Length: | 4:22 |
| Label: | SoulPower Productions |
| Prev Title: | Spread Love |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Peace, Love & Harmony |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"Give It Up" was covered by Danish Eurodance group Cut 'N' Move and released in February 1993 as the first single from their second album, Peace, Love & Harmony (1993). Their version reached number one in Denmark for five weeks and in Australia for four weeks. The song also peaked at number two in Norway, number five in New Zealand, and number six in Austria, Germany, and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 31 in August 1993. In Australia, it was certified platinum. It is sung by singers Zindy Laursen and Thera Hoeymans. The rap part is performed by MC Zipp (a.k.a. Jens Kjær Larsen). A colorful music video was produced to promote the single. Cut 'N' Move covered the song again in 1997 for Dancemania Covers.
| Chart (1993–1994) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark (IFPI)[14] | 1 | |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] | 31 | |
| Spain (AFYVE)[16] | 7 | |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[17] | 23 | |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[18] | 72 |
| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[19] | 58 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[20] | 33 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] | 174 |
| Chart (1994) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[22] | 13 | |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23] | 32 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | February 3, 1993 | SoulPower Productions | [24] | |
| United Kingdom | September 20, 1993 | EMI | [25] | |
| Japan | June 29, 1994 | Mini-CD | [26] |
The song was covered by Annie Lennox and Chrissie Hynde during a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 9, 1986.
"Love You Long Time" by The Black Eyed Peas, from their 2010 album, The Beginning, contains a sample of "Give It Up".[27]
