Give It 2 You

This article is about the song by Da Brat. For the song by Jordan Knight, see Give It to You. For the song by Robin Thicke, see Give It 2 U.

"Give It 2 You"
Single by Da Brat
from the album Funkdafied
Released	October 17, 1994 (single) May 9, 1995 (radio)
Format	CD
Recorded	1994
Genre	G-funk
Length	3:13
Label	So So Def Recordings
Writer(s)	Jermaine Dupri, Shawntae Harris
Producer(s)	Jermaine Dupri
Da Brat chronology
"Fa All Y'all" (1994) "Give It 2 You" (1994) "Sittin' on Top of the World" (1996)

"Give It 2 You" was the third and final single released from Da Brat's debut album, Funkdafied.

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. The song's promotional 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.

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Merriman premiered on BET, MTV & VH1 in 1995.

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	97

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics