Give It to You (Jordan Knight song)

"Give It to You"
Single by Jordan Knight
from the album Jordan Knight
Released February 16, 1999
Format CD single, 12" single, cassette, digital download
Recorded 1999
Genre Dance-pop, waltz, R&B, freestyle, garage (10° Below mixes)
Length 4:49
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jordan Knight singles chronology
"Give It to You"
(1999)		 "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
(1999)

"Give It to You"
(1999)		 "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
(1999)

"Give It to You" is Jordan Knight's solo debut single from his self-titled album, Jordan Knight. It is his most well-known single to date as a solo artist.

Structure

The intro of "Give It to You" begins with carnival music, then changes to pop/R&B for the verses. The song then transitions to an uptempo freestyle chorus.

Chart performance

The song became Knight's first and only top 10 solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 10. It also hit number 35 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and reached Gold status soon afterward. It peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

Directed by Darren Grant, the video starts off in an amusement park with Knight and his friends getting off by a Land Rover Defender. His friends start off with a ballroom dance and then move into complex hip-hop choreography. The music video is based on the movie Grease, with the cool guy at first overlooking the "nerdy" girl. But when she shows up in a tight leather outfit and stubs out her cigarette (like Sandy does at the end of Grease), he finally notices her and they dance. Choreographer Darrin Henson makes a cameo appearances in the music video, on the left to Jordan Knight in the red. He was also the choreographer of the dance in the video. The Miami bass break in the video was only heard on selected versions of the single.

The video was nominated for Best Dance Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, but was given to "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin.

Live performance

On May 25, 1999, Jordan promoted the release of his self-titled debut album by performing the song live on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.[1]

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ↑ "Episode 180". Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. Season 11. May 25, 1999. WABC-TV.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Jordan Knight – Give It to You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ↑ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jordan Knight – Give It to You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  5. ↑ "Charts.nz – Jordan Knight – Give It to You". Top 40 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jordan Knight – Give It to You". Singles Top 100.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  10. ↑ "American single certifications – Knight, Jordan – Give It to You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  11. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1999". Billboard. 112 (4): 63. January 22, 2000. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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