Don't Give Up (Chicane song)

"Don't Give Up" is a song by Chicane, alias of British producer Nick Bracegirdle, with vocals recorded by Canadian rock/pop singer Bryan Adams. It was released in March 2000 as a single, peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart and becoming a popular dance track in clubs across Europe and North America.

History

With Bryan Adams

The collaboration between the two musicians began in 1999, when Adams contacted Bracegirdle at his studio to arrange for a remix of Adams's forthcoming single "Cloud Number 9" from his 1998 album On a Day Like Today.^[1] The resulting remix was selected by Adams as the radio edit of the single, which went on to reach #6 on the UK chart.^[2]

Later, having written the music for a track that needed to be turned into a song, Bracegirdle played the idea to Adams during his search for a voice. Adams agreed to the role, and also wrote the melody and lyrics to the song "Don't Give Up".^[1]

Adams's rock-styled vocals were buried in audio processing. This was done through Prosoniq's OrangeVocoder plugin on Steinberg's Cubase VST digital audio workstation. Even though his voice was altered electronically, it is still recognisable.^[3]

	"Don't Give Up" A 14 second sample of "Don't Give Up" demonstrating Bryan Adams' processed vocals.
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Release

Adams's vocal credit was initially not publicized, particularly when the single, in a white label release, was first played by noted BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong^[2] on his 31 December 1999 Essential Selection show.^[4] It was chosen as Tong's "Essential New Tune" selection, which, on this episode, was specially designated "Essential New Tune for the millennium".^[4]^[5] On a later January show, Judge Jules, standing in for Tong, played it as the Essential New Tune again.^[6]^[7] It was also included on Tong's Essential Selection Spring 2000 compilation album.

On the week of 12 March 2000, "Don't Give Up" overtook "American Pie", Madonna's #1 single of the previous week, on the UK Singles Chart, outselling it by 1224 copies.^[8] The song featured on the acclaimed^[9] 2000 mix album CreamLive.

The song sold 270,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts Company.

Re-release

In 2004, following Bracegirdle's departure from Xtravaganza, the label issued "Don't Give Up 2004", a single including only new remixes by label founder Alex Gold and Xtravaganza artists Agnelli & Nelson.

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[11]	17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[12]	18
Canada Dance (RPM)^[13]	9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[14]	9
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[15]	8
France (SNEP)^[16]	43
Germany (Official German Charts)^[17]	24
Ireland (IRMA)	11
Italy (FIMI)^[18]	20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[19]	14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[20]	14
Norway (VG-lista)^[21]	6
Scotland (Official Charts Company)^[22]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[23]	51
Spain (AFYVE)	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[24]	42
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[25]	1
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play^[26]	3

Preceded by "American Pie" by Madonna	UK number one single 12 March 2000 – 18 March 2000	Succeeded by "Bag It Up" by Geri Halliwell

Release history

Country	Release date
Worldwide	6 March 2000 (2000-03-06)
Worldwide (2004 version)	4 February 2004 (2004-02-04)

References

1 2 Shepherd, Stephanie (September 2000). "Samplings - Chicane - Carries Ibiza Sound Across the Pond". DJ Times. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
1 2 "Interview with BBC Radio 1". Chicane.cc. February 2000. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
↑ "Tracks: Nick Bracegirdle: Recording Chicane's "Don't Give Up"". Sound on Sound. May 2000. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
1 2 "Pete Tong - Essential Selection - 31.12.99". The Aimless Essential Selection Index. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
↑ Gill, Alexandra. Bryan Adams, king of rave?. Globe Interactive. 22 August 2000. Accessed 29 March 2006.
↑ Finan, Chris (2000). "Chicane - 'Don't Give Up' (Xtravaganza)". Dotmusic (retrieved from the Internet Archive). Archived from the original on 2000-02-29. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
↑ "Pete Tong - Essential Selection - 14.01.00". The Aimless Essential Selection Index. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
↑ "Interview with BBC Radio 1". Chicane.cc. 12 March 2000. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
↑ Rated 4.5/5 stars by Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/cream-live-mr0002978718
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Chicane feat. Bryan Adams – Don't Give Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
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↑ "Ultratop.be – Chicane feat. Bryan Adams – Don't Give Up" (in French). Ultratop 50.
↑ Canada Dance peak
↑ Eurochart peak
↑ "Chicane feat. Bryan Adams: Don't Give Up" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Chicane feat. Bryan Adams – Don't Give Up" (in French). Les classement single.
↑ "Musicline.de – Chicane feat. Bryan Adams Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
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↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Chicane feat. Bryan Adams search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
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↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chicane feat. Bryan Adams – Don't Give Up". VG-lista.
↑ "Archive Chart: 2000-03-12". Scottish Singles Top 40.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Chicane feat. Bryan Adams – Don't Give Up". Singles Top 100.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Chicane feat. Bryan Adams – Don't Give Up". Swiss Singles Chart.
↑ Zywietz, Tobias. Chart Log UK: Oliver Cheatham - Convert. (22 March 2005). Chart Log UK. Accessed 2 April 2006.
↑ "Artist Chart History - Chicane ". billboard.com. Retrieved 13 August 2008.

Bryan Adams singles

Bryan Adams	"Give Me Your Love" "Remember" "Hidin' from Love"

You Want It You Got It	"Coming Home" "Fits Ya Good" "Lonely Nights"

Cuts Like a Knife	"Straight from the Heart" "Cuts Like a Knife" "This Time" "I'm Ready" "The Only One" "Take Me Back"

Reckless	"Run to You" "Somebody" "Heaven" "Summer of '69" "One Night Love Affair" "It's Only Love" (w/ Tina Turner)

Into the Fire	"Heat of the Night" "Hearts on Fire" "Victim of Love" "Only the Strong Survive" "Into the Fire" "Another Day"

Waking Up the Neighbours	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" "All I Want Is You" "Do I Have to Say the Words?" "Touch the Hand"

So Far So Good	"Please Forgive Me"

18 til I Die	"The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" "Let's Make a Night to Remember" "I'll Always Be Right There" "Star" "18 til I Die"

MTV Unplugged	"Back to You" "I'm Ready"

On a Day Like Today	"On a Day Like Today" "When You're Gone" (w/ Melanie Chisholm) "Cloud Number Nine"

The Best of Me	"The Best of Me" "Cloud Number Nine (Chicane Mix)" (w/ Chicane) "Inside Out"

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron	"Here I Am" "Don't Let Go" (w/ Sarah McLachlan)

Room Service	"Open Road" "Flying" "Room Service" This Side of Paradise "Why Do You Have to Be So Hard to Love?"

Anthology	"So Far So Good" "When You're Gone" (w/ Pamela Anderson)

11	"I Thought I'd Seen Everything" "Tonight We Have the Stars" "She's Got a Way"

Tracks of My Years	"She Knows Me"

Get Up!	"Brand New Day" "You Belong to Me"

Notable collaborations and non-album singles	"Reggae Christmas" (1984) "Diana" (1985) "Christmas Time" (1985) "Young Lust" (1990) "All for Love" (1993, w/ Rod Stewart & Sting) "When The Night Comes" (1994)" "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (1995, w/ Paco de Lucía) "Rock Steady" (1995, w/ Bonnie Raitt) "Hey Elvis" (1996)" "I Finally Found Someone" (1997, w/ Barbra Streisand) "Don't Give Up" (2000, w/ Chicane) "You Walked In" (2004) "Never Let Go" (2006) "You've Been a Friend to Me" (2009) "Merry Christmas" (2009) "Bang the Drum" (2010) "One World, One Flame" (2010) "Alberta Bound" (2011) "Tonight in Babylon" (2012, w/ LoverushUK!) "After All" (2013, w/ Michael Bublé) "Feels Like Home" (2015, w/ Diana Krall)

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Chicane

Studio albums	Far from the Maddening Crowds Behind the Sun Somersault Giants Thousand Mile Stare The Sum of Its Parts

Compilation albums	The Best of Chicane: 1996–2008

EPs	Chilled

Singles	"Offshore" "Sunstroke" "Offshore '97" "Lost You Somewhere" "Strong in Love" "Red Skies" "Saltwater" "Don't Give Up" "No Ordinary Morning" / "Halcyon" "Autumn Tactics" "Saltwater 2003" "Love on the Run" "Locking Down" "Don't Give Up 2004" "Stoned in Love" "Come Tomorrow" "Bruised Water" "Poppiholla" "Hiding All the Stars" "Come Back" "Middledistancerunner" "Where Do I Start" "Going Deep" "Three" "One Thousand Suns" "One More Time" "No More I Sleep" "Still With Me" "Oxygen" "Fibreglasses"

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