Give It to Me (The Troggs song)

"Give It to Me" is a song by English rock band the Troggs, released as a single in February 1967. In the UK, it peaked just outside the top ten, ending their run of consecutive top-ten hits.^[2]

"Give It to Me"
West German picture sleeve
Single by the Troggs
B-side	"You're Lying"
Released	10 February 1967 (1967-02-10)[1]
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:14
Label	Page One
Songwriter(s)	Reg Presley
Producer(s)	Larry Page
The Troggs singles chronology
"Any Way That You Want Me" (1966) "Give It to Me" (1967) "Night of the Long Grass" (1967)

Background and release

"Give It to Me" was written by lead vocalist Reg Presley and was released as the Troggs' sixth single.^[3] It was written and recorded in only three days.^[4] A specially tailored version of the song was featured in the 1966 Michelangelo Antonioni film Blowup.^[5]

Like in the UK, where "Give It to Me" only peaked at number 12 on the Record Retailer chart, it did not chart as highly in the rest of Europe compared to the Troggs' previous singles.^[2] It was released in the North America as the band's fourth single, with "Any Way That You Want Me" released there several months later. It performed poorly, missing out on all the national top-100 charts, though did chart on both Cash Box and Record World's extension charts.^[6][7]

Reviewing for Record Mirror, Peter Jones described "Give It to Me" as "basically very simple, very urgent, very dynamic. It builds to a climax featuring just the title phrase. It's a sort of rhythmic onslaught, yet gentle in a way".^[8] Penny Valentine for Disc and Music Echo wrote that "it's good Troggs-like stuff, no doubt about it. It will be a hit, no doubt about that either, because it has that odd insidious feel that all their records have. But how big a hit is another thing. It has a very odd melody and doesn't really DO anything. Nothing builds up or fades away or breaks. It just goes on. It's not boring, it's not exciting".^[9] Cash Box described it as a "thumping, low-keyed, pulsating, bluesy, funk-filled rock workout".^[10]

Charts

Chart (1967)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)[11]	26
Australia (Kent Music Report)[12]	20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13]	20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14]	19
Germany (GfK)[15]	10
Ireland (IRMA)[16]	19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18]	19
Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)[19]	4
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[20]	4
UK Disc and Music Echo Top 50[21]	13
UK Melody Maker Top 50[22]	12
UK New Musical Express Top 30[23]	15
UK Record Retailer Top 50[2]	12
US Cash Box Looking Ahead[6]	35
US Record World Singles Coming Up[7]	41

References

1. "Single due for Troggs, Dee, Orbison, Herman" (PDF). Melody Maker. 28 January 1967. p. 4. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
2. "TROGGS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
3. "The Troggs - Give It To Me". 45cat. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
4. "'There's a little bit of James Bond in everyone' say Trogg Reg Presley" (PDF). Record Mirror. 17 June 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
5. "Give It To Me by The Troggs - 1967 Hit Song". Vancouver Pop Music Signature Sounds. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
6. "Cash Box – Looking Ahead – Week ending April 1, 1967". Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
7. "Singles Coming Up" (PDF). Record World. 25 March 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
8. "New Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. 11 February 1967. p. 9. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
9. "Troggs: A hit – but how big?" (PDF). Disc and Music Echo. 11 February 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
10. "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 18 February 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
11. "Go-Set Australian charts - 31 May 1967". Gosetcharts. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
12. Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
13. "The Troggs – Give It to Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
14. "The Troggs – Give It to Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.
15. "The Troggs – Give It to Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Give It to Me". Irish Singles Chart.
17. "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Troggs" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
18. "The Troggs – Give It to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
19. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
20. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (T)". Rock.co.za. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
21. "Top 50" (PDF). Disc and Music Echo. 18 March 1967. p. 3. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
22. "Pop 50" (PDF). Melody Maker. 18 March 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
23. "NME Top Thirty". New Musical Express. 11 March 1967.