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[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] |
| Songwriter(s) | The Goodmen[1] |
| Producer(s) | The Goodmen[1] |
| Alternative cover | |
 Alternative cover crediting The Goodmen | |
Give It Up is a 1992 song by Chocolate Puma performing under the name "The Good Men" or alternatively, "The Goodmen". It samples "Fanfarra (Cabua-Le-Le)" and "Magalenha" by Sérgio Mendes and "I Need You Now" by Sinnamon.[1]
Contents
1 Sampling
2 Chart performance
3 Track listing
4 Charts
5 References
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.
Chart performance
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, and also appeared on the Belgian, German and Swiss singles charts.
Track listing
CD-maxi – Fresh Fruit Records
- "Give It Up" (Radio Edit) – 3:27
- "Give It Up" (Batacuda Refrescante) – 6:57
- "Land of Haze" – 7:28
1993 CD-maxi Blow Up – Intercord Records
- "Give It Up" (Radio Edit) – 3:29
- "Give It Up" (Batacuda Refrescante) – 6:47
- "Land of Haze" – 7:30
- "Blue Nuts" – 5:52
Charts
| Chart (1992–93) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 18 |
| Canada Dance (RPM)[5] | 1 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 2 |
| Germany (Official German 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 Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | 65 |
References
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^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 111.
^ ab Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 231. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Ultratop.be – The Good Men – Give It Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ Canadian Dance peak
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Good Men – Give It Up". GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Good Men" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "Swisscharts.com – The Good Men – Give It Up". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "The Good Men Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ "The Good Men Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 27 Feb 1994". ARIA. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
