"Give It Up, Turn It Loose" | ||||
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Single by En Vogue | ||||
from the album Funky Divas | ||||
B-side | "Free Your Mind" (Theo's Rec & Wreck Remix) | |||
Released | November 19, 1992 | |||
Recorded | November 1991–January 1992[1] | |||
Length | 5:13 | |||
Label | EastWest | |||
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"Give It Up, Turn It Loose" on YouTube |
"Give It Up, Turn It Loose" is a song by American R&B/pop vocal group En Vogue, released as the fourth single from their second album, Funky Divas (1992). The song's title is a reference to the 1969 James Brown song "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose". Released on November 12, 1992 by Eastwest Records, the single reached number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 16 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. It was written and produced by Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster, and features Maxine Jones on lead entirely. The music video was directed by Marcus Nispel. In 1994, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[2]