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released as a single in 1986. A pioneering work of

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, it has since been recorded by several Japanese artists including

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and W (on their 2004 album ''

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''). A remix was featured in the 2006 arcade game ''

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'', with the original being featured in test versions of the 2008 arcade game '' UBeat''.

BaBe version

Japanese pop duo

recorded a Japanese-language cover of "Give Me Up" as their debut single, released on February 21, 1987.

Nami Tamaki version

On March 25, 2009, it was covered by

for her sixteenth single, and her first in 2009. It is based on the version by BaBe. The music video for the single was posted on Universal J-s YouTube page. The music video features Tamaki wearing '80s-style clothes and dancing in a brightly colored room with friends; it also cuts to shots of her wearing a large pink bow on her head and also one of her on a bicycle. Her pet dog also makes an appearance in the music video. The music video was first aired on TV on February 20.

Single versions

;CD (Regular Edition) # "Give Me Up" # "イチズナネガイ (Ichizu na negai) (Wholehearted Wish)" # "彼女 (Kanojo) (Girlfriend)" # "Give Me Up" (Instrumental) ;CD (Limited Edition) # "Give Me Up" # "イチズナネガイ (Ichizu na negai)" # "In My Life" # "Give Me Up" (Instrumental) ;CD+DVD (Limited Edition) CD: # "Give Me Up" # "イチズナネガイ (Ichizu na negai)" # "Give Me Up" (Instrumental) DVD: # "Give Me Up" Music Clip

References

* http://www.tamaki-nami.net/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20090210090900/http://tokyo-nights.org/forum/f12/tamaki-namis-new-single-give-me-up-3-25-a-39620/ {{authority control 1986 debut singles 1987 debut singles 2009 singles Italo disco songs Nami Tamaki songs EMI Records singles Universal Music Japan singles 1986 songs