"Give Me Everything" is a song by American rapper and singer

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featuring Dutch DJ

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& fellow American singers

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and

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. Written by the former three and produced by Afrojack, it was released on March 18 2011, through

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, Mr. 305 Entertainment, and

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as the second single from Pitbull's sixth studio album, '' Planet Pit'' (2011). ''

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'' described the song as a "club-pop cut with a plaintive Ne-Yo chorus." In the United States, "Give Me Everything" became the first number-one single on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for every artist on the record except Ne-Yo, who had previously reached number-one with his own "

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" in 2006. It also became Pitbull's first number one in the United Kingdom as the main artist. The song has also peaked at number one in Belgium, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania and within the top-five in twelve countries. It was the seventh best-selling digital single of 2011 with worldwide sales of 8.2 million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Background and composition

Following "

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", "Give Me Everything" is the second single from Pitbull's sixth studio album, '' Planet Pit'', released on June 21, 2011. The song was released on March 18, 2011, through

. It was written by Pitbull,

and

(also producer), the latter two of whom are featured on the song along with

. Pitbull, Ne-Yo, and Nayer have performed the song at MTV's Spring Break 2011 in

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. According to Paul Grein of

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, the song combines genres of hip hop, pop, and "

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-style theatricality"—exemplified with the repetition of the word "tonight", reminiscent of the song of the same name from the musical ''

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'' (1957). Pitbull makes references to photography company

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("Take a picture of me with a Kodak"),

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, Ryan Seacrest and American actress Lindsay Lohan in the line "I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan". According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com, "Give Me Everything" is written in the key of E♭ major, set in

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and has a

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. The vocals range from the low note of C₃ to the high note of B₄. Pitbull told Daymond John when writing his book Powershift (which he included in the book) that he wrote the song after an encounter with a Princess from Dubai at a club. When the security at the club wanted to chase the Princess away from Pitbull after giving her his number; he was inspired by the events to write that song. John backed this point up even further citing the lyrics "Take advantage of tonight, 'cause I'm off to Dubai to perform for a princess" and Pitbull's own generosity with his fans as the reason he created the song.

Critical reception

The song has received mixed reviews from music critics. A review from ''

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'' magazine criticized Pitbull and the song for having too many random components. The review said "So, how many types of wrong is this? Well, you’ve got your earnest vocal gibbering about living in the moment. You’ve got your cheap rave wibble, a high frequency irritation that buzzes throughout like a fly trapped in jism."

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 60 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, on the week of April 16, 2011. In its second week, it climbed to number 17 with 112,000 copies sold: a 259% increase as a result of prominent advertising in the

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. On the week of June 26, 2011, the song peaked at number one on the chart after having spent four weeks at number two. This became Pitbull, Afrojack and Nayer their first number-one hit in the US and Ne-Yo's first number-one song on this chart since "

" in 2006. As of May 2014, the song has sold 4,874,000 copies in the US. On February 28, 2018, the single was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over six million units in the United States. On April 16, 2011, the song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 46 as the week's highest debut. It climbed to number 26 two weeks later. The song has also debuted in New Zealand at number ten, as well as on the

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charts of both Belgian regions at number 35 in (Flanders) and number 42 in (Wallonia). On the Australian Singles Chart, "Give Me Everything" debuted at number fourteen and climbed to number five the next week. The song has since been certified platinum by the

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. In Austria and France, the song debuted at number 20 and number 39, respectively. In the United Kingdom, "Give Me Everything" debuted at number 35 on the

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on April 24, 2011. The next week it climbed ten places to number 25. Over the next two weeks it progressed from number 12 to number four. On May 22, 2011, it went up three places to number one, knocking "

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" by

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off the number one position, becoming Pitbull's second, Ne-Yo's fourth, and Afrojack and Nayer's first number one in the United Kingdom. In 2011, the single was the seventh best-selling digital single of year with worldwide sales of 8.2 million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Lawsuit

On August 22, 2011, Lindsay Lohan filed a lawsuit against Pitbull, Ne-Yo and Afrojack due to the song's lyrics referencing her name. A judge ruled that Pitbull's use of her name was protected by the

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and that Lohan was barely mentioned in the song. As a result, Pitbull won the lawsuit.

Music video

The official music video was directed by David Roulsseau. It was released onto Pitbull's official

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channel on May 6, 2011. The video was filmed in the Alexandria Hotel in

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. It features an appearance by Miss Haiti 2010

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, former Girlicious member Natalie Mejia, Cheetah Girls' singer

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and Russian model Eva Skaya. "Give Me Everything" is Pitbull's third most viewed music video (as lead artist) after "

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" and "

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". As of December 2022, the video has been viewed over 1 billion times on

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Track listing

*Digital download #"Give Me Everything" (featuring

and

) – 4:16 *Digital download — remixes #"Give Me Everything" (Afrojack Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 5:40 #"Give Me Everything" (

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Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 6:35 #"Give Me Everything" (Apster Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 5:50 #"Give Me Everything" ( Alvaro Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 6:01 #"Give Me Everything" (

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Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 5:30 #"Give Me Everything" (

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Dutch Step Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 4:39 #"Give Me Everything" ( Bingo Players Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 4:54 #"Give Me Everything" ( Jump Smokers Club Mix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 6:06 #"Give Me Everything" ( Marc Kinchen MK Dub Mix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 5:06 *CD single #"Give Me Everything" (Album Version) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 4:16 #"Give Me Everything" (Afrojack Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 5:41 *German CD single #"Give Me Everything" (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 4:16 #"

" (AJ Fire Remix) (featuring T-Pain) – 4:23 *German CD maxi single #"Give Me Everything" (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 4:16 #"Give Me Everything" (Afrojack Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 5:41 #"Give Me Everything" (Jump Smokers Radio Mix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 5:25 #"Give Me Everything" (R3hab Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 5:31 #"Give Me Everything" (Sidney Samson Remix) (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) – 6:35

Credits and personnel

– vocals, songwriter *

–

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, producer, keyboards, MIDI programming,

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– vocals, songwriter *

– background vocals, songwriter *Mike "TrakGuru" Johnson – Ne-Yo vocal recording * Manny Marroquin – mixing *Erik Madrid – mixing assistant *Chris Galland – mixing assistant *Darius Brown – mixing supervisor Source:

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

All-time charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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