Give (song)

"Give" is a song by American country recording artist LeAnn Rimes, that was released as the third and final single from her album Lady & Gentlemen. The song is written by Connie Harrington, Sonya Isaacs and Jimmy Yeary.

"Give"
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album Lady & Gentlemen
B-side	"Swingin'"
Released	June 14, 2011 (2011-06-14)
Genre	Country, country rock
Length	4:29
Label	Curb
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. file help

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. "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. "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. "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.

External links

• Give - Music Video at YouTube