"Give It All We Got Tonight" is a song recorded by American

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singer

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. The song was written by Tim James, Phil O’Donnell and

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. It was released on October 29, 2012 as the first single from his album '' Love Is Everything''.

Content

When asked about the song Strait stated, “The song has a very unusual melody and very cool phrasing, which I've always been drawn to.” It is in the key of

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with a chord pattern of G-D-Am-C.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country rated "Give It All We Got Tonight" 4.5 out of 5 stars. He states the song is a "...rarely matched romancer with more sensory cues than just about everything he’s ever cut. After just a single listen, one breathes in the smell of a summer shower garnished with sweet perfume or rugged cologne." He finishes with saying, "his best songs are timeless, seemingly capable of becoming a hit in the ’80s, ’90s or 2000s. Add ‘Give It All We Got Tonight’ to a list of his all-time classics." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock also rated it 4.5 out of 5 stars. He states, "with "Give It All We Got Tonight," George showcases that he's still got it with this romantic tempo-filled ballad" and that it "finds George back in the pocket of Nashville's writers, a place where he's always been able to mine hits as a man with some of the best ears in Nashville".

Commercial performance

"Give It All We Got Tonight" debuted on the

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chart at number 37 the week of November 17, 2012 and debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at number 25 the week of December 8, 2012. It also debuted at number 94 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of December 8, 2012. It also debuted at number 97 on the

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chart for the week of April 20, 2013. It peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard''

chart dated June 1, 2013, before falling off the following week. This would be Strait's last top ten hit to date on both Billboard's Country Airplay and Country Songs charts. Starting in March 2013, Strait's label and fanbase started a movement called "60 for 60" in order to help the song reach number 1, so that Strait (who was 60 at the time) will have 60 number-one singles on all major charts. For the week of May 12–18, "Give It All We Got Tonight" became George's 60th number 1 single based upon the ''

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'' charts. The song was certified platinum by the RIAA on September 12, 2013, and it has sold 1,008,000 copies in the US as of January 2014.

Charts and certifications

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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