Give It to You

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

"Give It to You"
Single by Jordan Knight
from the album Jordan Knight
Released	February 16, 1999
Format	CD single, 12" single, cassette, digital download
Recorded	1999
Genre	Dance-pop, R&B, freestyle, garage (10° Below mixes)
Length	4:49
Label	Interscope
Writer(s)	Jordan Knight, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Robin Thicke
Producer(s)	Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis
Certification	Platinum
Jordan Knight singles chronology
"Give It to You" (1999) "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (1999)

"Give It to You" is Jordan Knight's solo debut single from his self-titled album, Jordan Knight. It is his most well-known single to date as a solo artist.

Structure

The intro of "Give It to You" begins with carnival music, then changes to pop/R&B for the verses. The song then transitions to an uptempo freestyle chorus.

Chart performance

The song became Knight's first and only top 10 solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 10. It also hit number 35 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and reached Gold status soon afterward. It peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

Directed by Darren Grant, the video starts off in an amusement park with Knight and his friends getting off by a Land Rover Defender. His friends start off with a ballroom dance and then move into complex hip-hop choreography. The music video is based on the movie Grease, with the cool guy at first overlooking the "nerdy" girl. But when she shows up in a tight leather outfit and stubs out her cigarette (like Sandy does at the end of Grease), he finally notices her and they dance. Choreographer Darrin Henson makes a cameo appearances in the music video, on the left to Jordan Knight in the red. He was also the choreographer of the dance in the video. The Miami bass break in the video was only heard on selected versions of the single.

The video was nominated for Best Dance Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, but was given to "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin.

Live performance

On May 25, 1999, Jordan promoted the release of his self-titled debut album by performing the song live on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.K. Singles Chart	5
Canadian Singles Chart	11
Netherlands Mega Single Top 100	40
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	33
New Zealand Singles Chart	21
Swedish Singles Chart	55
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	35
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	9
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	19
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	13
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks	25

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	63

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)	Gold	900,000

External links

• Watch "Give It to You" by Jordan Knight on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics