Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More) explained

Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)
Cover:Never_Say_Die_(Give_a_Little_Bit_More)_-_Cliff_Richard_single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Cliff Richard
Album:Silver
Released:22 August 1983 (7-inch)[1]
Recorded:21–22 May 1983
Studio:Mayfair Studios
Genre:Pop
Label:EMI Records
Producer:Terry Britten
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Prev Year:1983
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Next Year:1983

"Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" is a song by Cliff Richard that was released in the UK in May 1983 as the lead single from Richard's 25th Anniversary 1983 album Silver. The song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, and did better in Norway in reaching number 9 and in Sweden reaching number 13.

The song is written by Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin. Terry Britten is the songwriter who had written Richard's 1976 hit "Devil Woman" and 1980 hit "Carrie".

Chart performance

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 81
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[3] 11
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[4] 23
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] 23
US Cash Box Top 100[6] 78

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cliff Richard - The UK Singles . www.cliffrichardsongs.com . 30 September 2019.
  2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W . 1993. 0-646-11917-6. Kent Music Report.
  3. http://www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=F&ChDay=&ChMonth=&ChYear=&ChBand=Cliff+Richard&ChSong= Radio Luxembourg Singles, 6 September 1983
  4. Web site: South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (H) . Rock.co.za . John Samson . 30 September 2019.
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Record Research.
  6. Web site: Cash Box Top Singles. 30 September 2019.