| "I Won't Give Up" | ||||
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| Single by Jason Mraz | ||||
| from the album Love Is a Four Letter Word | ||||
| Released | January 3, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 4:00 (album version) 3:50 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Producer(s) | Joe Chiccarelli | |||
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| I Won't Give Up on YouTube | ||||
"I Won't Give Up" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. It was released as the first official single from his fourth studio album, Love Is a Four Letter Word, on December 26, 2011, via iTunes.[1] It was written by Mraz and Michael Natter, and produced by Joe Chiccarelli.
The acoustic folk blues and folk-pop ballad was written during his activist outings and discusses not giving up on loving someone, loving oneself, and not giving up on one's dreams. It received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who agreed that the song is straightforward, emotional and inspiring.
The song was also a success on the charts, debuting at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming his second top-ten single, after "I'm Yours" (2008). Internationally, the song achieved large success, reaching top-ten positions in Ireland and Netherlands, while reaching top-twenty positions in Austria, Canada, the United Kingdom and more.
- ^ "I Won't Give Up – Single". iTunes. Apple. January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2012.