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Give (song)

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"Give"
SinglebyLeAnn Rimes
from the albumLady & Gentlemen
B-side"Swingin'"
ReleasedJune 14, 2011(2011-06-14)
GenreCountry,country rock
Length4:29
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)Connie Harrington,Sonya Isaacs,Jimmy Yeary
Producer(s)Vince Gill,Darrell Brown,LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimessingles chronology
"Crazy Women"
(2010)
"Give"
(2011)
"What Have I Done"
(2012)
Audio sample
A 29 second sample of LeAnn Rimes' "Give", featuring the chorus.

"Give"is a song by Americancountryrecording artistLeAnn Rimes,that was released as the third and final single from her albumLady & Gentlemen.The song is written by Connie Harrington,Sonya IsaacsandJimmy Yeary.

Background

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The single was officially released fordigital downloadtoiTunes storesandAmazon.comon June 14, 2011.[1][2]The single was released to radio on July 18, 2011.[3]A set of remixes was released by iTunes stores for digital download on October 11, 2011.[4]

Critical reception

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Jonathan Keefe ofSlant Magazinegave a mixed review on the song stating that "Rimes delivers a lovely, subtle performance on" Give, "but the song lacks the depth of insight that"What I Cannot Change,"the standout track onFamily,proved she's capable of writing. "[5]Randy Lewis of theLos Angeles Timesclaimed that song takes Rimes "back to the contemporary pop-country mainstream."[6]

Music video

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The music video for "Give" was released on Rimes' officialYouTubeon September 9, 2011.[7]A shorter version of the song was released later onCMT.com.[8]Both videos are directed byNigel Dick.[8][9]

Track listing

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Digital Download[2]

  1. "Give"(Radio Edit)— 4:06

US/UK Digital Download - Remixes[4]

  1. "Give"(CahillRadio Edit)— 3:45
  2. "Give"(Mixin' Marc & Tony Svejda Radio Edit)— 3:35
  3. "Give"(Almighty Radio Edit)— 3:48
  4. "Give"(Cahill Club Mix)— 7:31
  5. "Give"(Mixin' Marc & Tony Svejda Extended Mix)— 5:30
  6. "Give"(Almighty Club Mix)— 6:49

UK Promo CD single[10]

  1. "Give"(Radio Edit)— 4:06
  2. "Swingin'"— 3:02

UK Promo Maxi single[11]

  1. "Give"(Almighty Radio Edit)— 3:48
  2. "Give"(Almighty Club Mix)— 6:49
  3. "Give"(Almighty Dub)— 6:40
  4. "Give"(Almighty Instrumental)— 6:39

US Promo CD single[12]

  1. "Give"(Radio Edit)— 4:06

Charts

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Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
USHot Country Songs(Billboard)[13] 47
USDance Club Songs(Billboard)[14] 11

References

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  1. ^"New Single" Give "Available Now!".leannrimesworld.com. Archived fromthe originalon July 11, 2011.RetrievedJuly 25,2011.
  2. ^ab"Give (Single): LeAnn Rimes: MP3 Downloads".Amazon.Retrieved2011-10-27.
  3. ^"Twitter / LeAnn Rimes Cibrian: The album is a covers album".Twitter.com. 2010-04-06.Retrieved2011-08-15.
  4. ^ab"iTunes- Music - Give (Remixes) by LeAnn Rimes".Itunes.apple.com. 2011-10-11.Retrieved2011-10-25.
  5. ^"LeAnn Rimes: Lady & Gentlemen | Music Review".Slant Magazine. 26 September 2011.Retrieved2011-12-12.
  6. ^"Album review: LeAnn Rimes' 'Lady & Gentlemen' - latimes.com".Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2011-09-26.Retrieved2011-12-12.
  7. ^leannrimesofficial (2011-09-09)."LeAnn Rimes - Give - Official Music Video".YouTube.Retrieved2011-10-27.
  8. ^ab"Videos: LeAnn Rimes: Give".CMT. Archived fromthe originalon September 24, 2011.Retrieved2011-10-27.
  9. ^"Videos: LeAnn Rimes: Give (Extended Version)".CMT. Archived fromthe originalon October 31, 2011.Retrieved2011-10-27.
  10. ^"Leann Rimes Give Promo CD Single".eBay.Retrieved2012-06-02.
  11. ^Give(CD).LeAnn Rimes.Curb Records.2011. RFD80M-79179 80 P3.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^"LEANN RIMES rare GIVE 2011 1 track CD SINGLE country Curb Records promo".eBay. 2012-05-01.Retrieved2012-06-05.
  13. ^"LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  14. ^"LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Dance Club Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved 2011-10-31.
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