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| "Give It 2 You" | ||||
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| Single byDa Brat | ||||
| from the albumFunkdafied | ||||
| Released | October 17, 1994 (single) May 9, 1995 (radio) | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | G-funk | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | So So Def Recordings | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jermaine Dupri,Shawntae Harris | |||
| Producer(s) | Jermaine Dupri | |||
| Da Brat singles chronology | ||||
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"Give It 2 You" is the third and final single released fromDa Brat's debut album,Funkdafied, the first album from a female rapper to go platinum.[1]
Produced byJermaine Dupri andManuel Seal, Jr., who used a sample of theMary Jane Girls' "All Night Long", "Give It 2 You" was the final single from Da Brat's platinum-certified albumFunkdafied 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 theBillboard Hot 100, and her second to earn a RIAA certification, reaching gold status on June 14, 1996 for sales of 500,000 copies.
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman premiered onBET,MTV &VH1 in 1995. The song's music video featured appearances fromJermaine Dupri,Kris Kross,MC Lyte,The Notorious B.I.G.,Sean "Puffy" Combs,Mary J. Blige,Keith Murray,Goodie Mob,Too Short,T-Boz andBill 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.
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||