Give Me Up

"Give Me Up" is a song by Italian singer Michael Fortunati released as a single in 1986. A pioneering work of Eurobeat, it has since been recorded by several Japanese artists including BaBe, Beni Arashiro, Melon Kinenbi, Yōko Nagayama, and Nami Tamaki. A remix was featured in the 2006 arcade game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova, with the original being featured in test versions of the 2008 arcade game UBeat.

"Give Me Up"
Single by Michael Fortunati
Released1986 (1986)
GenreItalo disco, Eurobeat
Songwriter(s)Michel Jean Machtergaele, Mario Nigro, Pierre Nigro
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The 1987 song "I Heard a Rumour" by Bananarama is heavily based on "Give Me Up". As is the main synth riff of Samantha Fox's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now".

BaBe version

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

Nami Tamaki version
"Give Me Up"
Single by Nami Tamaki
B-side
  • イチズナネガイ [Ichizu na negai] (一途な願い)
  • 彼女
  • In my life
ReleasedMarch 25, 2009 (2009-03-25)
GenreJ-pop
LabelUniversal Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Michel Jean Machtergaele, Mario Nigro, Pierre Nigro
Nami Tamaki singles chronology
"Winter Ballades"
(2007)		 "Give Me Up"
(2009)		 "Friends!"
(2009)

On March 25, 2009, it was covered by Nami Tamaki 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 nami wearing funky 80-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)
  1. "Give Me Up"
  2. "イチズナネガイ (Ichizu na negai) (Wholehearted wish)"
  3. "彼女 (Kanojo) (Girlfriend)"
  4. "Give Me Up" (Instrumental)
CD (Limited Edition)
  1. "Give Me Up"
  2. "イチズナネガイ (Ichizu na negai)"
  3. "In my Life"
  4. "Give Me Up" (Instrumental)
CD+DVD (Limited Edition)

CD:

  1. "Give Me Up"
  2. "イチズナネガイ (Ichizu na negai)"
  3. "Give Me Up" (Instrumental)

DVD:

  1. "Give Me Up" Music Clip

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