| "Give Me Something" | |
|---|---|
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| Song by Yoko Ono | |
| from the album Double Fantasy | |
| Released | 17 November 1980 |
| Recorded | 1980 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 1:35 |
| Label | Geffen |
| Songwriter(s) | Yoko Ono |
| Producer(s) | Yoko Ono, Jack Douglas |
| Double Fantasy track listing | |
14 tracks
| |
"Give Me Something" is a song by Yoko Ono, originally released in 1980 on John Lennon and Ono's duet album Double Fantasy. The song appeared in Ono's off-Broadway musical New York Rock and her compilation albums Walking on Thin Ice and Onobox. In 2010, the Junior Boys remix of the song was released as a free download on MySpace Music and RCRD LBL.[2]
Background
"Give Me Something" was written by Yoko Ono and produced by Ono and Jack Douglas. Ono stated in an interview that "Give Me Something" was written as a "feeling that I had about society. [...] We’re all getting very cold now as a society."[2] Ono further explained the song's theme of coldness to Spinner: "I remember I was envisioning a gray, cold city with people walking with hands in their pockets and putting the collars of their coats up."[3]
Critical reception
Larry Fitzmaurice from Pitchfork Media described the original version as a "spiky new-wave tune featuring a particularly angry vocal performance," but commented that the Junior Boys "smooth out some of the tune's rougher edges, morphing Ono's cries into elastic bursts and turning the track into a Danceteria-worthy disco jam."[4]
Chart performance
The song became Yoko Ono's fourth consecutive number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Club chart.[2]
Track listing
- Digital download (Vocal Mixes)[5]
- "Give Me Something" (Morel's I Gave You My Heart Mix) – 6:55
- "Give Me Something" (Dave Audé Club Mix) – 8:14
- "Give Me Something" (TWISTED Sound+Vision Club Mix) – 7:13
- "Give Me Something" (StoneBridge Club Mix) – 5:53
- "Give Me Something" (Ralphi's BIG Vocal) – 8:19
- "Give Me Something" (Roberto Rodriguez Extended Vocal Mix) – 10:06
- "Give Me Something" (Junior Boys Club Mix) – 4:52
- "Give Me Something" (Alex Trax Club Mix) – 7:02
- "Give Me Something" (Floppy Kid Original Re-edit) – 2:43
- "Give Me Something" (BONUS TRACK: Sparks Reinvention) – 4:19
- Digital download (Dub Mixes)[6]
- "Give Me Something" (Morel's I Gave You My Heart Dub) – 7:04
- "Give Me Something" (Dave Audé Dub Mix) – 6:45
- "Give Me Something" (Stonebridge Dub Mix) – 5:53
- "Give Me Something" (TWISTED Sound+Vision Dub) – 6:57
- "Give Me Something" (Ralphi's BIG Club Dub) – 8:14
- "Give Me Something" (Alex Trax Dub) – 6:34
- "Give Me Something" (Roberto Rodriguez Let's You Have It Mix) – 7:49
- "Give Me Something" (Roberto Rodriguez Instrumental Dub) – 7:53
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| Global Dance Tracks (Billboard)[8] | 27 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] | 23 |
See also
References
- ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1980". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 380. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ a b c "Unmixed Q&A + FREE download ♬ ONO "Give Me Something" (Junior Boys Remix)". Imagine Peace. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Eisen, Benjy (19 May 2010). "Yoko Ono, 'Give Me Something' (Sparks Reinvention) -- Song Premiere". Spinner. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (15 April 2010). "Pitchfork: Forkcast: Yoko Ono: "Give Me Something" (Junior Boys Remix)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Give Me Something (Vocal Mixes) – Single by Yoko Ono". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Give Me Something (Dub Mixes) – Single by Yoko Ono". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Yoko Ono Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Yoko Ono". Billboard.
- ^ "Dance Club Songs, Best of 2010, 21-30". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
