Got To Give It Up

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Got To Give It Up by Marvin Gaye

About Got To Give It Up

Gaye wrote and produced "Got to Give It Up" with engineer/producer Art Stewart, as a response to a request from Gaye's record label that he perform disco music, Gaye criticized disco, claiming it lacked substance and vowed against recording in the genre, after months of holding off from recording anything resembling disco, the singer set upon writing a song parodying a disco setting. Upon its release, it topped three different Billboard charts and became a worldwide success. .

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About this song

Credited to: Marvin Gaye
Album: Funky Basslines · Track 29 of 50
Released: November 8, 2024
Duration: 6:01
On Last.fm: 214,508 listeners on Last.fm

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Henny & Gingerale by Mayer Hawthorne ,
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Blank Marquee by Yuna , G-Eazy ,
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Sweet Spot by Count Basic , Kelli Sae ,
TAKE A CHANCE by DOMi & JD BECK , Anderson .Paak ,
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