Give It Up
KC and the Sunshine Band
1984
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Reported release: 1983
Reported release: 1983Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Reported in supplied material; independent release-date verification remains open.
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Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1984.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Inspiration and background
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The song was inspired by the disco and funk sounds that made the band famous in the 1970s.
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Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1984.html, song-list position 93
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Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
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Editorial artist-repertoire classification; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Billboard year-end 1984 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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