I Got to Give It Up

"I Got to Give It Up" is a song recorded by German Eurodance band Masterboy, released in 1994, by Polydor Records, as the first single from the band's third album, Different Dreams (1994). It is written by band members Enrico Zabler, Tommy Schleh and Beatrice Obrecht, and produced by Rico Novarini and Jeff Barnes. The song achieved moderate success in several European countries, becoming a top-20 hit in Finland, Switzerland, and in Masterboy's home-country, Germany, where it peaked at number 13 and charted for 19 weeks. In France, the single failed to be a success, reaching number 41, and spending two weeks on the chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 43. The accompanying music video was directed by Marco Nunneli and filmed in Heygate Estate, London. In 1998, "I Got to Give It Up" was re-recorded in a remixed version featuring Freedom Williams and Linda Rocco, and this version was included on Masterboy's 2006 studio album US-Album.