Don't Give It Up (Lemar song)

For the Siobhán Donaghy song, see Don't Give It Up (Siobhán Donaghy song).

"Don't Give It Up"
Single by Lemar
from the album Time to Grow
Released	1 August 2005
Format	CD single vinyl
Recorded	2005
Genre	R&B/Soul
Length	3:12 (Single version) 3:43 (Album version)
Label	Sony Music
Writer(s)	Lemar Obika Darren Brown Terry Brown Wirlie "Wy-le" Morris
Lemar singles chronology
"Time to Grow" (2004) "Don't Give It Up" (2005) "It's Not That Easy" (2006) Alternative cover CD: 2 cover

"Don't Give It Up" was the third single and final single taken from British R&B singer Lemar's second album Time to Grow.

"Don't Give It Up" concerns the preservation of virginity and how young people should not give in to peer pressure regarding sexuality. The song was inspired by a young lady Lemar bumped into outside a school near Tottenham, his father's home. She had been skipping school to see her older boyfriend. Lemar and the young lady spoke about their relationship and the situation regarding sexuality. He explained to her that if he truly loved and cared for her, he would wait and be patient and she should not feel the need to rush into anything that she did not want to get herself into.^[1]

Despite the song being remixed for single release, "Don't Give It Up" became Lemar's first single to miss the top 20 of the UK singles chart since the release of his debut "Got Me Saying Ooh" in 2001. The song only spent four weeks within the UK top 75.

Track listings

• CD: 1

1. "Don't Give It Up" (Radio Edit)
2. "Don't Give It Up" (Cutfather & Joe Mix)

• CD: 2

1. "Don't Give It Up" (Radio Edit)
2. "Don't Give It Up" (Wy-le Remix)
3. "Don't Give It Up" (Album Version)
4. "Got Me Saying Ooh" (BKS Remix)
5. "Don't Give It Up" (CD-ROM Video)

• 12" Vinyl

Side A

1. "Don't Give It Up" (Wy-le Remix)
2. "Don't Give It Up" (Album Version)

Side B

1. "Don't Give It Up" (Cutfather & Joe Mix)
2. "Don't Give It Up" (Cutfather & Joe Instrumental)
3. "Don't Give It Up" (Radio Edit)

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
European Hot 100 Singles	64
Ireland (IRMA)[2]	30
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3]	21

References

1. ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/lemarx16x06x05 About "Don't Give It Up".
2. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
3. ^ "Chart Stats – Lemar – Don't Give It Up" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.

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