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Give (song)

single by LeAnn Rimes

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ5565612 ↗
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"Give" is a song by American country recording artist LeAnn Rimes, taken from her twelfth studio album Lady & Gentlemen (2011). The song is written by Connie Harrington, Sonya Isaacs and Jimmy Yeary, and produced by Vince Gill, Darrell Brown and Rimes. It was released as the album's third and final single on June 14, 2011 by Curb Records. A set of remixes of the song were released on October 11, 2011.

Background

The single was officially released for digital download to iTunes stores and Amazon.com on June 14, 2011. The single was released to radio on July 18, 2011. A set of remixes was released by iTunes stores for digital download on October 11, 2011.

Critical reception

Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine gave a mixed review on the song stating that "Rimes delivers a lovely, subtle performance on "Give," but the song lacks the depth of insight that "What I Cannot Change," the standout track on Family, proved she's capable of writing." Randy Lewis of the Los Angeles Times claimed that song takes Rimes "back to the contemporary pop-country mainstream."

Music video

The music video for "Give" was released on Rimes' official YouTube on September 9, 2011. A shorter version of the song was released later on CMT.com. Both videos are directed by Nigel Dick.

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