Give It Up (The Good Men song)


































"Give It Up"

Give-It-Up-by-The-Good-Men.jpg
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
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



  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























































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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  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 111.


  3. ^ ab 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. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Good Men – Give It Up". GfK Entertainment Charts.


  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Good Men" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.


  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Good Men – Give It Up". Swiss Singles Chart.


  10. ^ "The Good Men Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2014.


  11. ^ "The Good Men Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2014.


  12. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 27 Feb 1994". ARIA. Retrieved February 24, 2016.









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