Give It Away (George Strait song)

"Give It Away"
Single by George Strait
from the album It Just Comes Natural
Released	July 8, 2006
Genre	Country
Length	3:30
Label	MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Bill Anderson Buddy Cannon Jamey Johnson
Producer(s)	George Strait Tony Brown
George Strait singles chronology
"The Seashores of Old Mexico" (2006) "Give It Away" (2006) "It Just Comes Natural" (2006)

"Give It Away" is a song performed by American country music artist George Strait, written by Jamey Johnson, Bill Anderson and Buddy Cannon. It was released in July 2006 as the lead single from the album It Just Comes Natural.

The song became Strait's 41st No. 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, setting a new record for most No. 1 singles on that chart. Previously, Conway Twitty held that record with 40 number-one singles.^[1]

At the Academy of Country Music awards in 2007, "Give It Away" won both the Single of the Year and Song of the Year awards; the song also won Song of the Year honors at the Country Music Association Awards the same year.^[2][3] "Give It Away" received a nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Critical reception[]

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "a leavin' song that would've worked in any decade."^[4]

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External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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