Give It to You

This article is about the song by Jordan Knight. For the song by Eve, see Give It to You (Eve song). For the song by Da Brat, see Give It 2 You. For the song by Robin Thicke, see Give It 2 U.
"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, R&B, freestyle, garage (10° Below mixes)
Length 4:49
Label Interscope
Writer(s) Jordan Knight, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Robin Thicke
Producer(s) Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis
Certification Platinum
Jordan Knight singles chronology
"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

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)[2] Peak
position
U.K. Singles Chart 5
Canadian Singles Chart 11
Netherlands Mega Single Top 100 40
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 33
New Zealand Singles Chart 21
Swedish Singles Chart 55
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 35
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 9
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 19
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 13
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 25

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 63

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 900,000[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Episode 180". Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. Season 11. May 25, 1999. WABC-TV.
  2. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Jordan Knight - Give It To You". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  4. ↑ "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
  5. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1999". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 112 (4): 63. January 22, 2000. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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