Give It 2 You

"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]

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)		 "Sittin' on Top of the World"
(1996)

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

Peak positions
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 26
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 11
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 3
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 22
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 4

Year-End charts
End of year chart (1995) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 97

References
  1. "Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday Ships Platinum: The First Female MC Since Lil' Kim". MTV News.
  2. "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
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