I Got to Give It Up

"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
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:35
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Enrico Zabler; Tommy Schleh; Beatrice Obrecht;
Producer(s)	Rico Novarini; Jeff Barnes;
Masterboy singles chronology
Music video
	"I Got to Give It Up" on YouTube

"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.

Music video

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

Track listings

CD maxi - Germany

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

CD maxi - Remixes - Germany

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

12" maxi - Germany

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

12" maxi - Europe

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

CD single - France

"I Got to Give It Up" (single edit) — 3:35
"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