Got to Give It Up was written by the singer and produced by Art Stewart as a response to a request from Motown that he perform disco music. Upon its release in March 1977, it topped three different Billboard charts and also became a worldwide success.
The song held the No.1 position on the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week (June 18–25, 1977), replacing Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, and was replaced the week after by Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti. On the R&B Singles Charts however it held the No.1 spot for five weeks (April 30 until June 17, 1977), being interrupted twice at the top spot for one week by Whodunit by Tavares (week of May 21, 1977) and Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke (week of May 28, 1977) respectively. More pointedly, the single was also a No.1 hit on the Disco Chart and would also reach the same position on the Dance Chart in May. Because of this success, Billboard ranked it as the No. 20 song of 1977.
The single also found success outside the US, reaching No.7 on the UK Singles Chart, his biggest charted hit as a solo artist since his version of Abraham, Martin & John had peaked at No.9 on the chart in 1970.
The single also found modest success in some countries, peaking at No.24 on the Dutch singles chart and No.31 on the New Zealand charts. The single's success helped its parent album, Live at the London Palladium find substantial success on the Billboard 200, where it stayed at the top ten for several weeks. Sales of the album eventually reached two million.
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