Give It 2 You

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This article is about the song by Da Brat. For other uses, see Give It to You (disambiguation).
"Give It 2 You"
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Single by Da Brat
from the album Funkdafied
ReleasedOctober 17, 1994 (single)
May 9, 1995 (radio)
Recorded1994
GenreG-funk
Length3:13
LabelSo So Def Recordings
Songwriter(s)Jermaine Dupri, Shawntae Harris
Producer(s)Jermaine Dupri
Da Brat singles chronology
"Fa All Y'all"
(1994) 		"Give It 2 You"
(1994) 		"Sittin' on Top of the World"
(1996)

"Give It 2 You" is the third and final single released from Da Brat's debut album, Funkdafied, the first album from a female rapper to go platinum.[1]

Background[]

Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal, Jr., who used a sample of the Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long", "Give It 2 You" was the final single from Da Brat's platinum-certified album Funkdafied after "Funkdafied" (#6 US) and "Fa All Y'all" (#37 US). It was released in October 1994 and became her third consecutive top 40 hit, peaking at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and her second to earn a RIAA certification, reaching gold status on June 14, 1996 for sales of 500,000 copies.

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Michael Merriman premiered on BET, MTV & VH1 in 1995. The song's music video featured appearances from Jermaine Dupri, MC Lyte, The Notorious B.I.G., Sean "Puffy" Combs, Mary J. Blige, Keith Murray, Goodie Mob, Too Short, T-Boz and Bill Bellamy, among others. The video also featured audio samples of "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson, and Da Brat's song "Da B Side", which featured The Notorious B.I.G. and Jermaine Dupri.

Single track listing[]

A-Side[]

  1. "Give It 2 You" (Extended Radio Edit)- 3:51
  2. "Give It 2 You" (EP Version)- 3:09
  3. "Give It 2 You" (Remix Instrumental)- 3:53

B-Side[]

  1. "Give It 2 You" (LP Version)- 3:12
  2. "Give It 2 You" (Dirty Remix Version)- 3:53
  3. "Give It 2 You" (LP Instrumental)- 3:12

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday Ships Platinum: The First Female MC Since Lil' Kim". MTV News.
  2. ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Da Brat – Give It 2 You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

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