Give Me You

"Give Me You" is a song by the American recording artist Mary J. Blige, released as the third single from her fourth album, Mary in both the U.S. and Europe.

For the 1961 song, see Lee Dorsey.
"Give Me You"
Standard artwork for international release (UK CD1 single pictured)
Single by Mary J. Blige featuring Eric Clapton
from the album Mary
B-side"Sexy"
ReleasedMarch 23, 2000 (2000-03-23)
Format
Recorded1998
Genre
Length5:34 (album version)
4:10 (single mix)
3:34 (Niño radio edit)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren[1]
Producer(s)
Mary J. Blige featuring Eric Clapton singles chronology
"Deep Inside"
(1999)		 "Give Me You"
(2000)		 "Your Child"
(2000)

The song outperformed both previous singles for each territory, "All That I Can Say" in the U.S. and "Deep Inside" in the UK. "Give Me You" became the second-highest charting single from the album in the UK, peaking inside the UK top 40 at number nineteen. In the U.S. "Give Me You" returned Blige to the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number sixty-eight.

In the UK, the Niño remix was the main radio version. The Mary album was then re-released there with the Niño remix added to the track listing.

Eric Clapton plays lead guitar on the song.[2]

NBA legend Michael Jordan makes a cameo in the music video.[3]

Track listings
UK CD 1
  1. "Give Me You" (Niño Radio Mix) - 3:34
  2. "Give Me You" (Extended Niño mix) - 6:39
  3. "Give Me You" (Club Path (Boris Dlugosch) mix) - 5:52
  4. "Give Me You" (Royal Garden's R&B Mix) - 3:42
UK CD 2
  1. "Give Me You" (single mix with orchestral intro) - 4:10
  2. "Give Me You" (Royal Garden's Discopop extended) - 7:52
  3. "Sexy" (featuring Jadakiss) - 4:47

Charts
Chart (1999)[4] Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 19
Swiss Singles Chart 64
Dutch Singles Chart 77
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 76
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 68
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 21

References
  1. ASCAP entry for song
  2. Blige, Mary J., "Mary" (album booklet). MCA Records. 1999.
  3. "12 Classic Mary J. Blige Videos That Deliver The Drama". The Boombox. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  4. "Mary J. Blige discography". Billboard.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mary J Blige – Give Me You". GfK Entertainment Charts.


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