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Give It Up (The Good Men song)
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Wikipedia article
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| caption = Maxi single cover
| type = single
| artist = the Good Men
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| length = 3:27 (radio edit)
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| writer = The Goodmen
| producer = The Goodmen
| next_title = Damn Woman
| next_year = 1994
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"'Give It Up'" is a song by Dutch musical duo Chocolate Puma performing under the name "the Good Men", or alternatively, "the Goodmen". It samples "Fanfarra (Cabua-Le-Le)" and "Magalenha" by Srgio Mendes and "I Need You Now" by Sinnamon. Released as Chocolate Puma's debut single on 26 July 1993, the song became a chart hit in 1993, peaking atop the American and Canadian dance charts and reaching the top 10 in several European nations. In 1995, Simply Red sampled "Give It Up" for their UK number-one hit "Fairground".
Critical reception
Larry Flick from 'Billboard' wrote, "The import buzz on this one has been positively deafening. Mostly instrumental track is a curious but pleasing mixture of African rhythms and high school drill-team drumming." He added, "Cushiony synth pads provide a slight ambience that will add drama to just about any dance floor. Fun and quirky track has all the elements and cool sound effects needed for a radio edit that would be juicy for top 40 and crossover formats." Music writer James Masterton said in his weekly UK chart commentary, "One of the quirkier dance records around at the moment, for the first minute or so consisting of nothing more than a synthesised drum beat, makes a good climb this week and given the right amount of exposure may well progress into the 20 next week."
Andy Beevers from 'Music Week' noted, "Originally out on Fresh Fruit, this top tune is already an underground favourite, mainly because of its mad carnival-style percussion intro and attention-grabbing vocal samples. It now has major label backing and is destined for bigger things." James Hamilton from the magazine's 'RM' Dance Update described it as a "snare drums tapped then Brazilian, Oriental and other rhythms driven fantastically powerful 124.7bpm surging percussive leaper".
Chart performance
Commercially, "Give It Up" reached number one on the US 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1993 and made a brief appearance on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, peaking at number 71. After being re-released in late 1993, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached the top 10 in Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands.
Impact and legacy
American DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter Armand van Helden picked "Give It Up" as one of his "classic cuts" in 1995, adding, "Out of the more recent stuff, The Goodmen is the only track that hits you right in your face. There's nothing like it, nothing even comes close. When it came out it was destined to be a classic. In America it hit big and to this day and it came out in '93 it's still played out. Still records are coming out with The Goodmen sound and there will be records with that sound for the next 10 years that's how you know it's a classic. When The Goodmen came out in America there was no record close when it was hot people would go to clubs and wait for it to come on."
Track listings
* '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 and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:1992 songs
Category:1993 debut singles
Category:Zki & Dobre songs
Category:FFRR Records singles
Category:Music Week number-one dance singles
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