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"Give It Up, Turn It Loose"

Single by En Vogue

from the album Funky Divas

Released

November 5, 1992 (US)

Format

CD single, Cassette single

Recorded

1991

Genre

R&B, new jack swing, pop

Length

5:13

Label

Eastwest Records

En Vogue singles chronology

"Free Your Mind"
(1992)

"Give It Up, Turn It Loose"
(1992)

"Love Don't Love You"
(1993)

For the James Brown song see Give It Up or Turnit a Loose

"Give It Up, Turn It Loose" was the fourth single from En Vogue's second album, Funky Divas. The song earned a Grammy nomination and reached #15 on the US pop chart, and #16 on the R&B chart. The song's title is a reference to the 1969 James Brown song "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose". This song features Maxine Jones on lead entirely.

Official Versions

Give It Up, Turn It Loose (LP Version) (5:10)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (LP Edit) (4:05)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (Kevin's Extended R&B Mix) (5:17)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose ("Welcome To The Ghetto" Hip-Hop Edit) (5:26)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (Kevin's Jazz Mix) (4:58)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (Kevin's Jazz Mix) [edit] (4:20)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (Somethin' For The People Remix) (5:50)
Give It Up, Turn It Loose (Hip-Hop Instrumental) (4:50)

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	15
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	16
U.S. Mainstream Top 40	10
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	8
UK Singles Chart	22

v • d • e En Vogue

Terry Ellis • Cindy Herron • Maxine Jones • Dawn Robinson Amanda Cole • Rhona Bennett

Albums	Born to Sing (1990) • Funky Divas (1992) • EV3 (1997) • Masterpiece Theatre (2000) • The Gift of Christmas (2002) • Soul Flower (2004) • TBA (2009)

Compilations	Remix to Sing (1991) • Runaway Love (1993) • Best of En Vogue (1999) • Very Best of En Vogue (2001) • The Platinum Collection (2007)

Singles	"Hold On" • " Lies" • " You Don't Have to Worry" • " Don't Go" • " Strange" • "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" • "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" • "Yesterday" • "Free Your Mind" • "Give It Up, Turn It Loose" • "Love Don't Love You" • "Runaway Love" • "Don't Let Go (Love)" • " Whatever" • "Too Gone, Too Long" • "No Fool No More" • "Riddle" • "Losin' My Mind" • "Ooh Boy"

Featured singles	"Whatta Man" (w/ Salt-N-Pepa) • "So What the Fuss" (w/ Stevie Wonder & Prince) • " Glamorous" (w/ Natalia)

Related topics	Discography • Foster & McElroy • Awards

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