Give It 2 You

This article is about the song by Da Brat. For other uses, see Give It to You (disambiguation).
"Give It 2 You"
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) 		"No One Else"
(1995)

"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, Kris Kross, 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)[9] 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. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7,2022.
  4. ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  8. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "American single certifications – Da Brat – Give It 2 You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 25, 2021.