"Give" is a song by American

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recording artist

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, that was released as the third and final single from her album '' Lady & Gentlemen''. The song is written by Connie Harrington,

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and

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Background

The single was officially released for digital download to

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and

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on June 14, 2011. The single was released to radio on July 18, 2011. A set of remixes was released by iTunes stores for digital download on October 11, 2011.

Critical reception

Jonathan Keefe of

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gave a mixed review on the song stating that "Rimes delivers a lovely, subtle performance on "Give," but the song lacks the depth of insight that "

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," the standout track on ''

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'', proved she's capable of writing." Randy Lewis of the ''

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'' claimed that song takes Rimes "back to the contemporary pop-country mainstream."

Music video

The music video for "Give" was released on Rimes' official

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on September 9, 2011. A shorter version of the song was released later on CMT.com. Both videos are directed by

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Track listing

Digital Download #"Give" (Radio Edit) — 4:06 US/UK Digital Download - Remixes #"Give" (

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Radio Edit) — 3:45 #"Give" (Mixin' Marc & Tony Svejda Radio Edit) — 3:35 #"Give" (Almighty Radio Edit) — 3:48 #"Give" (Cahill Club Mix) — 7:31 #"Give" (Mixin' Marc & Tony Svejda Extended Mix) — 5:30 #"Give" (Almighty Club Mix) — 6:49 UK Promo CD single #"Give" (Radio Edit) — 4:06 #" Swingin'" — 3:02 UK Promo Maxi single #"Give" (Almighty Radio Edit) — 3:48 #"Give" (Almighty Club Mix) — 6:49 #"Give" (Almighty Dub) — 6:40 #"Give" (Almighty Instrumental) — 6:39 US Promo CD single #"Give" (Radio Edit) — 4:06

Charts

References

External links

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{{LeAnn Rimes singles 2011 singles LeAnn Rimes songs Curb Records singles Country ballads Songs written by Jimmy Yeary Songs written by Sonya Isaacs Songs written by Connie Harrington Music videos directed by Nigel Dick 2011 songs