I Got to Give It Up

"I Got to Give It Up"
Single by Masterboy
from the album Different Dreams
B-side	Remix
Released	1994
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Length	3:35
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Enrico Zabler, Tommy Schleh, Beatrice Obrecht
Producer(s)	Rico Novarini, Jeff Barnes
Masterboy singles chronology
"Everybody Needs Somebody" (1993) "I Got to Give It Up" (1994) "Feel the Heat of the Night" (1994)

"I Got to Give It Up" is a song recorded by German band Masterboy. It was the first single from the band's 1994 album Different Dreams. It achieved moderate success in several European countries, becoming a top twenty-five hit in Austria, a top 17 in Switzerland, and a top 13 hit in Masterboy's home-country, Germany, where it charted for 19 weeks. In France, the single failed to be a success, reaching number 41, and spending two weeks on the chart. In 1998, "I Got to Give It Up" was re-recorded in a remixed version with Freedom Williams and Linda Rocco as featuring, and this version is included on Masterboy's 2006 studio album US-Album.

Track listings

CD maxi - Germany

1. "I Got to Give It Up" (single edit) — 3:35
2. "I Got to Give It Up" (get away mix) — 6:01
3. "I Got to Give It Up" (italo mix) — 5:24

CD maxi - Remixes - Germany

1. "I Got to Give It Up" (on and on mix) — 6:02
2. "I Got to Give It Up" (guitana mix) — 5:47
3. "I Got to Give It Up" (instrumental mix) — 6:02

12" maxi - Germany

1. "I Got to Give It Up" (on and on mix) — 6:02
2. "I Got to Give It Up" (guitana mix) — 5:47

12" maxi - Europe

1. "I Got to Give It Up" (get a way mix) — 6:01
2. "I Got to Give It Up" (italo mix) — 5:24

CD single - France

1. "I Got to Give It Up" (single edit) — 3:35
2. "I Got to Give It Up" (get away mix) — 6:01

Credits

• Composition – Obrecht, Zabler, Schleh
• Lyrics – Zabler, Krauss, Schleh
• Mixing – Jeff Barnes, Rico Novarini, Thomas Engelhard
• Photograph – Fin Costello
• Production, arrangement – Jeff Barnes, Rico Novarini
• Remix – Masterboy Beat Production, Achim Sobotta

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1]	25
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[2]	17
France (SNEP)[3]	41
Germany (Official German Charts)[4]	13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5]	17

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Masterboy – I Got to Give It Up" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
2. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
3. "Lescharts.com – Masterboy – I Got to Give It Up" (in French). Les classement single.
4. "Musicline.de – Masterboy Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
5. "Swisscharts.com – Masterboy – I Got to Give It Up". Swiss Singles Chart.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics