Give It Up (KC and the Sunshine Band song)
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| Single by KC and the Sunshine Band | ||||
| from the album All in a Night's Work and KC Ten | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Post-disco | |||
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| Label | Meca Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Harry Wayne Casey | |||
| Producer | KC and the Sunshine Band | |||
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"Give It Up" was a hit song for KC and the Sunshine Band,[1] although it was simply credited as KC in many countries, including the US. Following the backlash against many disco artists on the charts at the beginning of the 1980s, the song was a comeback hit for the act in the US, where it peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1984. The song was an even bigger hit in the UK several months earlier, where it had hit #1 for three weeks in August 1983. It went on to become the 18th best-selling single of the year in the UK. It was the last of the act's hits in the US and UK, and the most successful of its 10 UK hits.
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[edit] Cover versions
The song was covered by Captain Jack in 2003 on their album Party Warriors and was also covered by Québécois singer Jacynthe.
In 1993 it was covered by Danish dance group Cut 'N' Move, whose version went to number one on the Australian ARIA Chart in February 1994. Cut 'N' Move covered the song again in 1997 for Dancemania Covers.
It was covered by the band beFour in their album We Stand United.
It was covered by Annie Lennox and Chrissie Hynde during a live performance.
"Love You Long Time" by The Black Eyed Peas, from their 2010 album The Beginning, contains a sample of "Give It Up".[2]
[edit] In popular culture
The song was featured in the low-budget 1986 horror movie Killer Party. It also is used as a theme song at Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario, for the Engineering department, where it is known as the "Clark Hall Pub Dance".
In recent years, the song has been turned into a sporting chant in England and Scotland.
[edit] References
- ^ "Chart history of "Give It Up"". The Official Charts Company. Chartstats.com. 1983. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=10632. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ [1] WhoSampled. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
| Preceded by "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" by Paul Young |
UK Singles Chart number-one single August 13, 1983 - August 27, 1983 |
Succeeded by "Red Red Wine" by UB40 |
| Preceded by "Wrapped Around Your Finger" by The Police |
Irish IRMA number-one single August 20, 1983 - August 27, 1983 |
Succeeded by "Wings of a Dove" by Madness |
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