I Got to Give It Up

"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, reaching number 25 in Austria, number 17 in Finland and Switzerland, and number 13 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. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 43. 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.

"I Got to Give It Up"
Single by Masterboy
from the album Different Dreams
Released	1994
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:35
Label	Polydor
Songwriters	Enrico Zabler Tommy Schleh Beatrice Obrecht
Producers	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)
Music video
"I Got to Give It Up" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "I Got to Give it Up" was directed by Marco Nunneli.^[1]

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-inch 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-inch 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

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 226 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 25 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 43 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 17 France (SNEP)[6] 41 Germany (GfK)[7] 13 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 17

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Germany (Media Control)[9] 67