"Give It to You" is a song by Eve

Eve (rapper)

Eve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the...

. It is her second U.S. single from her fourth studio album, Lip Lock. It also serves as the first Australian single for the album.

The song features dancehall

Dancehall

Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...

 artist Sean Paul

Sean Paul

Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...

 and a mixture of Spanish guitar and reggae sounds. This was confirmed on Eve's label website Geffen in the artist section.http://www.geffen.com/eve The song was sent to radio airplay on July 31, 2007 and released as a digital download on iTunes

ITunes

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.

This song was #65 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.

Music video

The music video, directed by Melina and produced by John Winter, features cameo appearances by Swizz Beatz

Swizz Beatz

Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...

, Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

, Drag-On

Drag-On

Mel Jason Smalls , better known as Drag-On, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City.Drag-On was originally signed to Interscope Records under the Ruff Ryders Entertainment imprint, where he released his successful debut album, Opposite of H2O, which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200...

 & Cassidy. The video premiered on July 30 on TRL

Total Request Live

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and on August 7on 106 & Park

106 & Park

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. It has spent 8 days on Total Request Live, peaking at #5.

The video opens up to a non-musical scene where Eve

Eve (rapper)

Eve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the...

 is cooking breakfast in her house

House

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. The phone rings and Eve answers the phone. The music begins and Sean Paul

Sean Paul

Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...

 and Eve begin to sing over the phone to each other. Paul then hangs up and gets on his motorcycle and begins to ride to Eve's house. Meanwhile Eve is sitting on the couch singing to the camera. Eve then sees Paul on his motorcycle, he tells her to hurry up and get ready. It then intercuts to the scene at night time where Eve gets onto the motorcycle and they begin to sing on the motorcycle. It shows more intercuts of Eve and Paul singing in the club and walking into the club. The video finishes with Eve dancing in the club and Paul dancing against a wall.

Formats and track listing

CD Single

1. "Give It to You" (Album version)
2. "Give It to You" (Instrumental)
3. "Tambourine"
4. "Give It to You" (Video)

UK/Germany CD Single

1. "Give It to You" (Album version)
2. "Tambourine"

Australian CD Single

1. "Give It to You" (Album version)
2. "Tambourine (Remix)"
3. "Let Me Blow Ya Mind (Stargate Remix)"
4. "Gangsta Lovin' (Radio Edit)"
5. "Who's That Girl? (C.I.A.S. Remix)"

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...  Singles Top 100	49
Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...  Singles Top 50	43
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...	24
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	14