Give (song)

"Give"
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album Lady & 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 Rimes singles 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 American country recording artist LeAnn Rimes, taken from her twelfth studio album Lady & Gentlemen (2011). The song is written by Connie Harrington, Sonya Isaacs and Jimmy Yeary, and produced by Vince Gill, Darrell Brown and Rimes. It was released as the album's third and final single on June 14, 2011 by Curb Records. A set of remixes of the song were released on October 11, 2011.

Background

The single was officially released for digital download to iTunes stores and Amazon.com on 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

Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine gave 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 on Family, proved she's capable of writing."[5] Randy Lewis of the Los Angeles Times claimed that song takes Rimes "back to the contemporary pop-country mainstream."[6]

Music video

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

Track listing

Digital Download[2]

  1. "Give" (Radio Edit) — 4:06

US/UK Digital Download - Remixes[4]

  1. "Give" (Cahill Radio 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

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 47
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[14] 11

References

  1. ^ "New Single "Give" Available Now!". leannrimesworld.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Give (Single): LeAnn Rimes: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  3. ^ "Twitter / LeAnn Rimes Cibrian: The album is a covers album". Twitter.com. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  4. ^ a b "iTunes- Music - Give (Remixes) by LeAnn Rimes". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  5. ^ "LeAnn Rimes: Lady & Gentlemen | Music Review". Slant Magazine. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  6. ^ "Album review: LeAnn Rimes' 'Lady & Gentlemen' - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  7. ^ leannrimesofficial (2011-09-09). "LeAnn Rimes - Give - Official Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  8. ^ a b "Videos : LeAnn Rimes : Give". CMT. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  9. ^ "Videos : LeAnn Rimes : Give (Extended Version)". CMT. Archived from the original on October 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  10. ^ "Leann Rimes Give Promo CD Single". eBay. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  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. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  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.