jmjiloveyou - Give It All We Got Tonight

jmjiloveyou
Apr 19, 2025 01:57pm
<h1>Give It All We Got Tonight</h1><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><br></p><p><strong>"Give It All We Got Tonight"</strong> is a song recorded by American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">country music</a> singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Strait" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Strait</a>. The song was written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_James_(country_music_songwriter)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tim James</a>, Phil O’Donnell and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Bright_(record_producer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Bright</a>. It was released on October 29, 2012 as the first single from his album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_Everything_(George_Strait_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Love Is Everything</em></a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-gs-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[1]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-roughstock-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[2]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-The_Boot-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[3]</sup></a></p><p><br></p><h2>Content</h2><p>When asked about the song Strait stated, “The song has a very unusual melody and very cool phrasing, which I've always been drawn to.”<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-gs-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[1]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-cst-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[4]</sup></a> It is in the key of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_major" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">G major</a> with a chord pattern of G-D-Am-C.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[5]</sup></a></p><h2><br></h2><h2>Critical reception</h2><p>Billy Dukes of Taste of Country rated "Give It All We Got Tonight" 4.5 out of 5 stars.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-tasteofcountry-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[6]</sup></a> He states the song is a "...rarely matched romancer with more sensory cues than just about everything he’s ever cut. After just a single listen, one breathes in the smell of a summer shower garnished with sweet perfume or rugged cologne." He finishes with saying, "his best songs are timeless, seemingly capable of becoming a hit in the ’80s, ’90s or 2000s. Add ‘Give It All We Got Tonight’ to a list of his all-time classics."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-tasteofcountry-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[6]</sup></a></p><p>Matt Bjorke of Roughstock also rated it 4.5 out of 5 stars.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-roughstock2-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[7]</sup></a> He states, "with "Give It All We Got Tonight," George showcases that he's still got it with this romantic tempo-filled ballad" and that it "finds George back in the pocket of Nashville's writers, a place where he's always been able to mine hits as a man with some of the best ears in Nashville".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-roughstock2-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[7]</sup></a></p><h2><br></h2><h2>Commercial performance</h2><p>"Give It All We Got Tonight" debuted on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Airplay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Country Airplay</a> chart at number 37 the week of November 17, 2012<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-bcu-cu1105-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[8]</sup></a> and debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at number 25 the week of December 8, 2012.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-bcu-cu1129-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[9]</sup></a> It also debuted at number 94 on the U.S. <em>Billboard</em> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hot 100</a> chart for the week of December 8, 2012. It also debuted at number 97 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Canadian Hot 100</a> chart for the week of April 20, 2013. It peaked at number 2 on the <em>Billboard</em> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Airplay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Country Airplay</a> chart dated June 1, 2013, before falling off the following week.</p><p>Starting in March 2013, Strait's label and fanbase started a movement called "60 for 60" in order to help the song reach number 1, so that Strait (who was 60 at the time) will have 60 number-one singles on all major charts.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[10]</sup></a> For the week of May 12–18, "Give It All We Got Tonight" became George's 60th number 1 single based upon the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediabase" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mediabase</em></a> charts.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-CAW-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[11]</sup></a></p><p>The song was certified platinum by the RIAA on September 12, 2013, and it has sold 1,008,000 copies in the US as of January 2014.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight#cite_note-Roughstock_01-08-2014-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[12]</sup></a></p>