Giving You Up

Infobox Single
Name = Giving You Up


Artist = Kylie Minogue
from Album = Ultimate Kylie
B-side = "Made of Glass"
Released = 28 March 2005
11 April 2005 (Australia)
Format = CD single, Vinyl single, Digital download
Recorded = London, England
Genre = Pop-dance
Length = 3:31
Label = Parlophone, Mushroom
Writer = Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Lisa Cowling, Paul Woods, Nick Coler, Kylie Minogue
Producer = Brian Higgins, Xenomania
Last single = "I Believe in You"
(2004)
This single = "Giving You Up"
(2005)
Next single = "Sometime Samurai"
(2005)Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate covers


Lower caption = Australian CD single cover "Giving You Up" is a dance pop song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her greatest hits album, "Ultimate Kylie" (2004). The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Lisa Cowling, Paul Woods, Nick Coler, and Kylie Minogue and produced by Brian Higgins and Xenomania.

"Giving You Up" was released as the album's second single in March 2005 to mixed reviews from music critics. It was a commercial success, reaching the top forty on the majority of the charts it entered, topping the Portuguese singles chart. In Australia, "Giving You Up" was released with "Made of Glass" as a double A-side.

Background and release

"Giving You Up" was written and recorded during the summer of 2004 in London, England by Minogue and Xenomania for Minogue's greatest hits compilation "Ultimate Kylie". [ [http://www.kylie.com/music/singles/1712431 "Music - Singles - Giving You Up"] . Kylie.com. Retrieved 1 January 2008.] The song was released in various formats throughout the world. While most territories received a CD single and digital download release, the song was released as a limited edition vinyl single in the United Kingdom. [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=319647 "Giving You Up 12" Picture Disc"] . Eil.com. Retrieved 1 January 2008.] In Australia, the CD single was limited to 25,000 copies. [ [http://www.mixkylie.co.uk/discoworld.php?page=5&icons=on "Discography 2003-2007"] . MixKylie.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2008.]

The international CD single featured the B-side "Made of Glass", which was written by Minogue and Xenomania during the recording sessions for "Ultimate Kylie" in 2004. [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=319646 "Giving You Up UK Double CD Single Set"] . Eil.com. Retrieved 31 December 2007.] The song was also recorded by British pop singer Rachel Stevens, but released commercially as a B-side by Minogue in 2005. [ [http://www.mixkylie.co.uk/track.php?ref=951 "Made of Glass"] . MixKylie.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2007.] In Australia, "Made of Glass" was released as a double A-side with "Giving You Up".

Critical reception

"Giving You Up" received mixed reviews from pop music critics. In a review for About.com, Jason Shawahn called the song "a sultry little throbber" and wrote that its "Minogue at her best". [Jason Shawahn. [http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/KylieUltimate.htm "Kylie Minogue - Ultimate Kylie"] . About.com. Retrieved 1 January 2008.] Chris Taylor of MusicOMH.com was less impressed, and wrote that the song was "not one of Kylie's most inspired singles". [Chris Taylor. [http://www.musicomh.com/singles/kylie-minogue-5.htm "Kylie Minogue - Giving You Up (Parlophone)"] . MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 1 January 2008.] Pitchfork Media reviewer Nick Sylvester called the song a "a return to big sound "Fever" electro, but with subtler production: all the hacksaw synth is pushed back and sanded off, so Kylie's head voice doesn't have to go through eight additional filters to compete with the bristle". [Nick Sylvester. [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/30378-giving-you-up "Kylie Minogue - Giving You Up"] . Pitchfork Media. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2008.]

Music video

The music video for "Giving You Up" was directed by Alex and Martin and filmed in February 2005 in London, England. [ [http://www.kylie.com/video/1460262 "Giving You Up Behind the Scenes"] . Kylie.com. Retrieved 26 December 2007.] The video features Minogue as a tall (oversized), vampy, blonde giantess roaming through the streets and clubs of London at night. There are three sequences; the first features Minogue walking through a tunnel or Parking garage, the second of her walking through the streets and the third of her in a club. Throughout the video Minogue meets several people. In a sequence on the streets, she dances in front of a taxi cab that has stopped to let her across a zebra crossing. Minogue then heads to a club where she meets a shy man who is interested in her. In another scene on the streets, Minogue walks past three men, and begins to dance and sing to them.

The video premiered in February 2005 and was released commercially on the song's CD single. In 2006, the video was nominated for "Best International Video" at the 15th Annual MVPA Awards. [ [http://www.mvdbase.com/awards.php?award=MVPA&ed=2006 "15th Annual MVPA Awards"] . MVDBase.com. 26 December 2007.]

Chart performance

"Giving You Up" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number six on 4 April 2005, and remained on the chart for eight weeks. In Ireland, the track reached a peak position of number twenty, and remained in the top fifty for six weeks. In Germany, the single reached number thirty-seven, backed by its inclusion in trailers for the American television series "Desperate Housewives". [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=S5zsaUUonUE "Desperate Housewives – Willkommen im Leben von Susan Mayer"] . YouTube. Retrieved 20 January 2008.] Elsewhere, "Giving You Up" was largely successful, reaching number one in Portugal and the top twenty in Denmark, Finland, Greece, Spain, and Ukraine.

In Australia, "Giving You Up" was released as a double A-side with "Made of Glass". The single debuted at number eight on 18 April 2005, and remained in the top fifty for two weeks. On the United World Chart, the single debuted at number thirty on 16 April 2005. [ [http://www.mediatraffic.de/tracks-week15-2005.htm "United World Chart (Week 15/2005 - April 16)"] . United World Chart. Retrieved 26 December 2007.] The song reached a peak position of number twenty-one two weeks later. [ [http://www.mediatraffic.de/tracks-week17-2005.htm "United World Chart (Week 17/2005 - April 30)"] . United World Chart. Retrieved 26 December 2007.]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Giving You Up".

European CD single #1
(8696382; Released 28 March 2005)
#"Giving You Up" - 3:31
#"Made of Glass" (Minogue, Cooper, Higgins, Cowling, Powell, Matt Gray) - 3:12

European CD single #2
(8693620; Released March 28, 2005)
#"Giving You Up" - 3:31
#"Giving You Up" (Riton Re-Rub dub) - 6:31
#"Giving You Up" (Alter Ego remix) - 6:32
#"Giving You Up" music video

German CD single
(8696410; Limited edition; Released 4 April 2005)
#"Giving You Up" - 3:31
#"Your Disco Needs You" (Almighty mix edit) - 3:29
#"Your Disco Needs You" music video

Australian CD single
(022072; Limited edition; Released 11 April 2005)
#"Giving You Up" - 3:31
#"Made of Glass" - 3:12
#"Giving You Up" (Riton Re-Rub vox) - 6:31
#"Giving You Up" (Alter Ego dub) - 6:32
#"Giving You Up" music video

Charts

{| class="wikitable sortable"!align="left"|Chart (2005)!align="left"|Peak
position
-
align="left"|Irish Singles Chart
align="center"|20
-
align="left"|Portuguese Singles Chart
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|Romanian Singles Chart
align="center"|20
-
align="left"|Spanish Singles Chart
align="center"|6
-
align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
align="center"|40
-
align="left"|UK Singles Chart
align="center"|6
-
align="left"|Ukrainian Singles Chart
align="center"|6
-
align="left"|United World Chart
align="center"|21
-

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Giving You Up": ["Ultimate Kylie" (CD liner notes). Parlophone. November 2004.]
*Kylie Minogue – lead vocals
*Xenomania - production
*Tim Powell - keyboards, programming, mixing
*Brian Higgins - production, keyboards, programming
*Paul Woods - keyboards, programming
*Jeremy Wheatley - mixing
*Ashley Phase - mastering

References