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2006 single by George Strait
"
Give It Away
" is a song recorded by American
country music
artist
George Strait
, written by
Jamey Johnson
,
Bill Anderson
and
Buddy Cannon
. It was released in July 2006 as the lead single from the album
It Just Comes Natural
.
The song became Strait's 41st No. 1 single on the U.S.
Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart, setting a new record for most No. 1 singles on that chart. Previously,
Conway Twitty
held that record with 40 number-one singles.
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The song, inspired by Johnson's divorce at the time and including a recitation that was out of style in the late 2000s,
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is sung from the point of view of a man whose wife is leaving him. As she departs, he asks why she is not taking any of their possessions, and what he should do with them. She replies to him to each item to "give it away," because nothing in the house is worth the argument, since the two have worn themselves out arguing in the lead-up to the divorce. In the end, the man is left with all of his possessions, but a lonesome, broken heart?and he "can't even give it away."
Critical reception
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"Give It Away" is widely regarded as one of Strait's best songs.
Billboard
and
American Songwriter
both ranked the song number seven on their lists of the 10 greatest George Strait songs.
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Deborah Evans Price of
Billboard
reviewed the song favorably, calling it "a leavin' song that would've worked in any decade."
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At the
Academy of Country Music
awards in 2007, "Give It Away" won both the Single of the Year and Song of the Year awards; the song also won Song of the Year honors at the
Country Music Association Awards
the same year.
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"Give It Away" received a nomination for
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
at the
2008 Grammy Awards
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Chart positions
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
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References
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"Chart Beat"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
8 June
2017
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Anderson, Bill; Cooper, Peter (2016).
Whisperin' Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music
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Athens, Georgia
: University of Georgia Press.
ISBN
9780820349657
.
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Dauphin, Chuck (June 27, 2017).
"George Strait's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
May 17,
2022
.
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Walthall, Catherine (December 28, 2021).
"The Top 10 George Strait Songs"
.
American Songwriter
. Retrieved
May 17,
2022
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Billboard
, October 7, 2006
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"Top News, Latest headlines, Latest News, World News & U.S News - UPI.com"
.
UPI
. Retrieved
8 June
2017
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"George Strait Chart History (Canada Country)"
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Billboard
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"George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)"
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Billboard
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"George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)"
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Billboard
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"Best of 2006: Country Songs"
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Billboard
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Prometheus Global Media
. 2006
. Retrieved
July 10,
2012
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"American single certifications ? George Strait ? Give It Away"
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Recording Industry Association of America
. Retrieved
June 2,
2023
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