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{{Short description|1993 single by Michael Jackson}}
{{About|the song by Michael Jackson|the song by Rogue Traders|Give In to Me (Rogue Traders song)|the song by Faith Hill|Give In to Me (Faith Hill song)|the song by Letters from the Fire|Worth the Pain}}
{{About|the song by Michael Jackson|the song by Rogue Traders|Give In to Me (Rogue Traders song)|the song by Faith Hill|Give In to Me (Faith Hill song)|the song by Letters from the Fire|Worth the Pain}}
{{Distinguish|Give It to Me (disambiguation){{!}}Give It to Me}}
{{Distinguish|Give It to Me (disambiguation){{!}}Give It to Me}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Give In to Me
| name = Give In to Me
| cover = Giveintomesinglecover.jpg
| cover = Giveintomesinglecover.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Michael Jackson]] featuring [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]
| artist = [[Michael Jackson]] featuring [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]
| album = [[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]
| album = [[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]
| B-side =
| B-side =
* "[[Dirty Diana]]"
* "[[Dirty Diana]]"
* "[[Beat It]]"
* "[[Beat It]]"
| released = {{start date|1993|2|15|mf=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=17|date=February 13, 1993}}</ref>
| released = {{Start date|1993|2|15}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=17|date=February 13, 1993}}</ref>
| recorded = 25 June 1990-30 October 1991<ref>Lecocq, Richard (2018). Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. p. 1139. ISBN 9781788400572.</ref>
| recorded = 1990–1991<ref>{{cite book |first1=Richard |last1=Lecocq |first2=François |last2=Allard |year=2018 |title=Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track |location=London, England |publisher=[[Cassell (publisher)|Cassell]] |isbn=978-1-78840-057-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4qJfDwAAQBAJ}}</ref>
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| genre =
* [[Hard rock]]
* [[Hard rock]]
* [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
* [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
| length =
| length =
* 5:28 (album version)
* 5:28 (album version)
* 4:42 (vocal version)
* 4:42 (vocal version)
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| writer =
| writer =
* Michael Jackson
* Michael Jackson
* [[Bill Bottrell]]
* [[Bill Bottrell]]
| producer =
| producer =
* Michael Jackson
* Michael Jackson
* Bill Bottrell
* Bill Bottrell
| chronology = [[Michael Jackson]]
| chronology = [[Michael Jackson]]
| prev_title = [[Heal the World]]
| prev_title = [[Heal the World]]
| prev_year = 1992
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = [[Whatzupwitu]]
| next_title = [[Whatzupwitu]]
| next_year = 1993
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]
| artist = [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]
| type = Single
| type = Single
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}}
}}


"'''Give In to Me'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Michael Jackson]], released as the seventh single from his eighth studio album, ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]'' (1991). Released in February 1993, the song peaked at number one in New Zealand for four consecutive weeks and at number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The track features [[Guns N' Roses]] guitarist [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], who also has solos on "[[D.S. (song)|D.S.]]", "Morphine" and "Privacy".<ref name="campbell (1993) 309">{{cite book |last=Campbell |first=Lisa |title=Michael Jackson: The King of Pop |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BVC9zltjf-EC |publisher=Branden Books |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-8283-1957-7 |page=309 |access-date=October 16, 2010}}</ref><ref name="hamilton dangerous">{{cite news |title=Shrewd and Dangerous |first=Nick |last=Krewen |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=November 22, 1991 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/515018501.html?dids=515018501:515018501&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+22%2C+1991&author=Nick+Krewen&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Shrewd+and+Dangerous&pqatl=google |access-date=October 16, 2010 |quote=Jackson also wants to reach a rock audience, so Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash contributes his two cents in Black Or White and Give In to Me, while Heavy D. splices in some rap at appropriate moments}}</ref> Some{{Who|date=October 2022}} suggest that the song has an aggressive sexual flavor.<ref name="Atlantic (1992) 101">{{cite book |title=The Atlantic, Volume 269 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iMkmAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Give+In+to+Me%22+heavy+metal |publisher=Atlantic Monthly Co|year=1992 |page=101 |access-date=November 12, 2010}}</ref><ref name="campbell (1993) 325-326">{{cite book |last=Campbell |first=Lisa |title=Michael Jackson: The King of Pop |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BVC9zltjf-EC |publisher=Branden Books |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-8283-1957-7 |pages=325–326 |access-date=December 7, 2010}}</ref> The single was released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand only. The single release's B-sides include the album versions of "[[Dirty Diana]]" and "[[Beat It]]".
"'''Give In to Me'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Michael Jackson]], released as the seventh single from his eighth studio album, ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]'' (1991). Released in February 1993 by [[Epic Records]], the song peaked at number one in New Zealand for four consecutive weeks and at number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The track was written and produced by Jackson and [[Bill Bottrell]], and features [[Guns N' Roses]] guitarist [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]. Several critics wrote that the song has an aggressive sexual flavor.<ref name="Atlantic (1992) 101">{{cite book |title=The Atlantic, Volume 269 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iMkmAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Give+In+to+Me%22+heavy+metal |publisher=Atlantic Monthly Co|year=1992 |page=101 |access-date=November 12, 2010}}</ref><ref name="campbell (1993) 325-326">{{cite book |last=Campbell |first=Lisa |title=Michael Jackson: The King of Pop |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BVC9zltjf-EC |publisher=Branden Books |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-8283-1957-7 |pages=325–326 |access-date=December 7, 2010}}</ref> It was released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand only. The single release's B-sides include the album versions of "[[Dirty Diana]]" and "[[Beat It]]".


==Composition==
==Composition==
This song is written in the [[Key (music)|key]] of [[E minor]].<ref name="sheet">{{cite web |url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0075738|title=Give In to Me– Michael Jackson Digital Sheet Music (Digital Download) |work=MusicNotes.com |publisher=[[Alfred Publishing|Alfred Publishing Co. Inc]] |access-date=July 13, 2012}}</ref> Jackson's vocals spans from G<sub>3</sub> to B<sub>4</sub>.<ref name="sheet"/> It has a moderately slow tempo of 87 beats per minute.<ref name="sheet"/> Stylistically, "Give In to Me" is a [[hard rock]]<ref name="campbell (1993) 309"/><ref name="hamilton dangerous"/> and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]<ref name="Atlantic (1992) 101"/><ref name="campbell (1993) 325-326"/> [[rock ballad|ballad]].
This song is written in the [[Key (music)|key]] of [[E minor]].<ref name="sheet">{{cite web |url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0075738|title=Give In to Me– Michael Jackson Digital Sheet Music (Digital Download) |work=MusicNotes.com |date=July 20, 2009 |publisher=[[Alfred Publishing|Alfred Publishing Co. Inc]] |access-date=July 13, 2012}}</ref> Jackson's vocals spans from G<sub>3</sub> to B<sub>4</sub>.<ref name="sheet"/> It has a moderately slow tempo of 87 beats per minute.<ref name="sheet"/> Stylistically, "Give In to Me" is a [[hard rock]]<ref name="campbell (1993) 309">{{cite book |last=Campbell |first=Lisa |title=Michael Jackson: The King of Pop |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BVC9zltjf-EC |publisher=Branden Books |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-8283-1957-7 |page=309 |access-date=October 16, 2010}}</ref><ref name="hamilton dangerous">{{cite news |title=Shrewd and Dangerous |first=Nick |last=Krewen |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=November 22, 1991 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/515018501.html?dids=515018501:515018501&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+22%2C+1991&author=Nick+Krewen&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Shrewd+and+Dangerous&pqatl=google |access-date=October 16, 2010 |quote=Jackson also wants to reach a rock audience, so Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash contributes his two cents in 'Black or White' and 'Give In to Me', while Heavy D. splices in some rap at appropriate moments.}}</ref> and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]<ref name="Atlantic (1992) 101"/><ref name="campbell (1993) 325-326"/> [[rock ballad|ballad]].


==Critical response==
==Critical reception==
"Give In to Me" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' editor [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] praised Jackson's delivery, writing, "when his voice isn't competing with drum machines, it's menacing on the creepy "Give In to Me" (his best-ever shot at [[hard rock]])."<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,316329,00.html | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | title=Music Review: Dangerous, by Michael Jackson | date=November 29, 1991 | access-date=August 12, 2013 | archive-date=October 11, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011015921/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,316329,00.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] said, that with "[[Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)|Who Is It]]" and "[[Black or White]]", the single "is one of the few tracks on the album that represent Jackson at his very best and not stifled by machines."<ref>{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending February 27th 1993|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-february-27th-1993|website=Chart Watch UK|date=February 21, 1993|accessdate=September 11, 2021|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref>
"Give In to Me" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' editor [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] praised Jackson's delivery, writing, "when his voice isn't competing with drum machines, it's menacing on the creepy 'Give In to Me' (his best-ever shot at [[hard rock]])."<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,316329,00.html | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | title=Music Review: Dangerous, by Michael Jackson | date=November 29, 1991 | access-date=August 12, 2013 | archive-date=October 11, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011015921/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,316329,00.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] said, that with "[[Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)|Who Is It]]" and "[[Black or White]]", the single "is one of the few tracks on the album that represent Jackson at his very best and not stifled by machines."<ref>{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending February 27th 1993|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-february-27th-1993|website=Chart Watch UK|date=February 21, 1993|accessdate=September 11, 2021|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref>


Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' described it as "a moody [[ballad]] which unfurls slowly before reaching a fine climax, neatly juxtaposed by Slash's wailing guitar solo." He added that it "will be a substantial and deserved hit."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= February 6, 1993 |page= 10 |accessdate= March 24, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-02-06.pdf}}</ref> Alan Light of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' felt that "Give In to Me" "flirts with something more disturbing as Jackson sings, "Don't try to understand me/Just simply do the things I say" in a grittier, throaty voice while Slash's guitar whips and soars behind him."<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dangerous-19920101 |title=Michael Jackson Dangerous Album Review {{!}} Rolling Stone<!-- Bot generated title --> |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=August 29, 2017 |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722074233/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dangerous-19920101 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' described it as "a moody [[ballad]] which unfurls slowly before reaching a fine climax, neatly juxtaposed by Slash's wailing guitar solo." He added that it "will be a substantial and deserved hit."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= February 6, 1993 |page= 10 |accessdate= March 24, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-02-06.pdf}}</ref> [[Alan Light]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' felt that "Give In to Me" "flirts with something more disturbing as Jackson sings, {{'}}''Don't try to understand me/Just simply do the things I say''{{'}} in a grittier, throaty voice while Slash's guitar whips and soars behind him."<ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Alan |last=Light |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dangerous-19920101 |title=Michael Jackson Dangerous Album Review {{!}} Rolling Stone<!-- Bot generated title --> |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=August 29, 2017 |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722074233/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dangerous-19920101 |url-status=dead |author-link=Alan Light }}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
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The music video for "Give In to Me"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ7qXHjxj_0&list=PLD0B009A7933C12F4 Michael Jackson – Give In to Me – YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> features Jackson performing the song on stage at an indoor rock concert with ex [[Living Colour]] bassist [[Muzz Skillings]], [[Guns N' Roses]] guitarists [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] and [[Gilby Clarke]], as well as the band's touring keyboardist [[Teddy Andreadis]] and legendary session drummer [[Tony Thompson (drummer)|Tony Thompson]]. Loud explosions are later heard with visuals of stylized electrical arcs and Jackson dancing as they run down his body. The last scene shows one electrical arc running down Jackson's body, an unintentional effect that was left in. The video is featured on the video albums: ''[[Dangerous: The Short Films]]'' and ''[[Michael Jackson's Vision]]''.<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/ca/music-video/give-in-to-me-michael-jacksons/id405410854 iTunes – Music Videos – Give In to Me (Michael Jackson's Vision) by Michael Jackson<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The music video for "Give In to Me"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ7qXHjxj_0&list=PLD0B009A7933C12F4 Michael Jackson – Give In to Me – YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> features Jackson performing the song on stage at an indoor rock concert with ex [[Living Colour]] bassist [[Muzz Skillings]], [[Guns N' Roses]] guitarists [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] and [[Gilby Clarke]], as well as the band's touring keyboardist [[Teddy Andreadis]] and legendary session drummer [[Tony Thompson (drummer)|Tony Thompson]]. Loud explosions are later heard with visuals of stylized electrical arcs and Jackson dancing as they run down his body. The last scene shows one electrical arc running down Jackson's body, an unintentional effect that was left in. The video is featured on the video albums: ''[[Dangerous: The Short Films]]'' and ''[[Michael Jackson's Vision]]''.<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/ca/music-video/give-in-to-me-michael-jacksons/id405410854 iTunes – Music Videos – Give In to Me (Michael Jackson's Vision) by Michael Jackson<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


It was shot on June 25, 1992, in [[Munich]], Germany, just two days before the opening concert of the [[Dangerous World Tour]] on June 27, 1992. The pyrotechnics appearing on the video are computer-generated and were added later on. It was published on [[YouTube]] in October 2009. The video has amassed nearly 152 million views as of July 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Jackson - Give In To Me (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ7qXHjxj_0|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=October 3, 2009|access-date=September 12, 2022}}</ref>
It was shot on June 25, 1992, in [[Munich]], Germany, just two days before the opening concert of the [[Dangerous World Tour]] on June 27, 1992. The pyrotechnics appearing on the video are computer-generated and were added later on. It was later made available on [[YouTube]] in 2009 and has amassed nearly 152 million views as of July 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Jackson - Give In To Me (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ7qXHjxj_0|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=October 3, 2009|access-date=September 12, 2022}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Give In to Me"
!Chart (1993)
!scope="col"|Chart (1993)
!Peak<br />position
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
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{{single chart|Australia|4|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
{{single chart|Australia|4|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
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{{single chart|Flanders|13|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
{{single chart|Flanders|13|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
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|-
!scope="row"|Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-04-10.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=15|page=24|date=April 10, 1993|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-04-10.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=15|date=April 10, 1993|page=24|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>
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| 7
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-03-27.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=13|page=27|date=March 27, 1993|access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-03-27.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=13|date=March 27, 1993|page=27|access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref>
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|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-05-15.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=May 15, 1993|page=21|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-05-15.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=20|date=May 15, 1993|page=21|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-04-24|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=17|date=April 24, 1993|page=26|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref>
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{{single chart|France|7|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
{{single chart|France|7|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
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!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2610533#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (26. mars–1. apríl)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=29|date=March 25, 1993|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2610533#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (26. mars–1. apríl)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=29|date=March 25, 1993|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Ireland2|2|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|2|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
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!scope="row"|Poland ([[Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego|LP3]])<ref>{{cite web|work=Nowe Media, Polskie Radio S.A.|url=http://alp3.pl/alpt.phtml?m=1&xa=1&nn=560|title=Notowanie nr 578 z dnia 12 marca 1993|publisher=LP3.polskieradio.pl|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Poland ([[Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego|LP3]])<ref>{{cite web|work=Nowe Media, Polskie Radio S.A.|url=http://alp3.pl/alpt.phtml?m=1&xa=1&nn=560|title=Notowanie nr 578 z dnia 12 marca 1993|publisher=LP3.polskieradio.pl|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Sweden|15|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
{{single chart|Sweden|15|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
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{{single chart|UK|2|date=19930306|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
{{single chart|UK|2|date=19930306|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018}}
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!scope="row"|UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-03-20.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=March 20, 1993|page=14|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2009 weekly chart performance for "Give In to Me"
!Chart (2009)
!scope="col"|Chart (2009)
!Peak<br />position
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
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{{single chart|Switzerland|35|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018|refname="swiss2"}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|35|artist=Michael Jackson|song=Give In to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 14, 2018|refname="swiss2"}}
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2011 weekly chart performance for "Give In to Me"
!Chart (2011)
!scope="col"|Chart (2011)
!Peak<br />position
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
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{{single chart|Hungarysingle|8|year=2011|week=4|rowheader=true|access-date=November 15, 2019}}
{{single chart|Hungarysingle|8|year=2011|week=4|rowheader=true|access-date=November 15, 2019}}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for "Give In to Me"
!Chart (1993)
!scope="col"|Chart (1993)
!Position
!scope="col"|Position
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!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ausye">{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1993/singles-chart|title=1993 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ausye">{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1993/singles-chart|title=1993 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1993|title=Jaaroverzichten 1993|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1993|title=Jaaroverzichten 1993|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
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|-
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-18.pdf|title=1993 Year-End Sales Charts|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=51/52|page=15|date=December 18, 1993|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-18.pdf|title=1993 Year-End Sales Charts|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=51/52|date=December 18, 1993|page=15|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref>
|31
| 31
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|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1993|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1993|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=December 5, 2015}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1993|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1993|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=December 5, 2015}}</ref>
|63
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|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1993|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1993|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1993|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1993|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
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|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1993&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993|publisher=[[Dutch Charts|MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1993&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993|publisher=[[Dutch Charts|MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=3882|title=End of Year Charts 1993|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=3882|title=End of Year Charts 1993|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
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| 7
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!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1993|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=24|date=January 15, 1994}}</ref>
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1993|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=24|date=January 15, 1994}}</ref>
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| 50
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!scope="row"|UK Airplay (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-15.pdf|title=Airplay Top 50 1993|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=January 15, 1994|page=41|access-date=May 3, 2024}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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*In 2000, [[Eminem]] used the sample of "Give In to Me" in his song "Under the Influence" from the album ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]''.
*In 2000, [[Eminem]] used the sample of "Give In to Me" in his song "Under the Influence" from the album ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]''.
*In 2009, [[Allison Iraheta]] performed the song on the [[American Idol (season 8)|eighth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'', and a studio recording was released on iTunes.
*In 2009, [[Allison Iraheta]] performed the song on the [[American Idol (season 8)|eighth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'', and a studio recording was released on iTunes.
*In 2012, [[Three Days Grace]] included a cover of this song on their album ''[[Transit of Venus (album)|Transit of Venus]]''.
*In 2012, [[Three Days Grace]] included a cover of this song on their album ''[[Transit of Venus (album)|Transit of Venus]]'', and was recorded the day after Jackson's death in June 2009.
*In 2023, [[Lord of the Lost]] included a cover of this song on their album ''Weapons of Mass Seduction''.
*In 2023, [[Lord of the Lost]] included a cover of this song on their album ''Weapons of Mass Seduction''.


Latest revision as of 16:30, 6 May 2024

This article is about the song by Michael Jackson. For the song by Rogue Traders, see Give In to Me (Rogue Traders song). For the song by Faith Hill, see Give In to Me (Faith Hill song). For the song by Letters from the Fire, see Worth the Pain.
Not to be confused with Give It to Me.

"Give In to Me"
Single by Michael Jackson featuring Slash
from the album Dangerous
B-side
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1993 (1993-02-15)[1]
Recorded1990–1991[2]
Genre
Length
  • 5:28 (album version)
  • 4:42 (vocal version)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Michael Jackson
  • Bill Bottrell
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Heal the World"
(1992) 		"Give In to Me"
(1993) 		"Whatzupwitu"
(1993)
Slash singles chronology
"Give In to Me"
(1993) 		"Fix"
(1997)
Music video
"Give In to Me" on YouTube

"Give In to Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, released as the seventh single from his eighth studio album, Dangerous (1991). Released in February 1993 by Epic Records, the song peaked at number one in New Zealand for four consecutive weeks and at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The track was written and produced by Jackson and Bill Bottrell, and features Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. Several critics wrote that the song has an aggressive sexual flavor.[3][4] It was released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand only. The single release's B-sides include the album versions of "Dirty Diana" and "Beat It".

Composition[edit]

This song is written in the key of E minor.[5] Jackson's vocals spans from G3 to B4.[5] It has a moderately slow tempo of 87 beats per minute.[5] Stylistically, "Give In to Me" is a hard rock[6][7] and heavy metal[3][4] ballad.

Critical reception[edit]

"Give In to Me" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. Entertainment Weekly editor David Browne praised Jackson's delivery, writing, "when his voice isn't competing with drum machines, it's menacing on the creepy 'Give In to Me' (his best-ever shot at hard rock)."[8] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, that with "Who Is It" and "Black or White", the single "is one of the few tracks on the album that represent Jackson at his very best and not stifled by machines."[9]

Alan Jones from Music Week described it as "a moody ballad which unfurls slowly before reaching a fine climax, neatly juxtaposed by Slash's wailing guitar solo." He added that it "will be a substantial and deserved hit."[10] Alan Light of Rolling Stone felt that "Give In to Me" "flirts with something more disturbing as Jackson sings, 'Don't try to understand me/Just simply do the things I say' in a grittier, throaty voice while Slash's guitar whips and soars behind him."[11]

Music video[edit]

The music video is a performance-style live-action concert.

The music video for "Give In to Me"[12] features Jackson performing the song on stage at an indoor rock concert with ex Living Colour bassist Muzz Skillings, Guns N' Roses guitarists Slash and Gilby Clarke, as well as the band's touring keyboardist Teddy Andreadis and legendary session drummer Tony Thompson. Loud explosions are later heard with visuals of stylized electrical arcs and Jackson dancing as they run down his body. The last scene shows one electrical arc running down Jackson's body, an unintentional effect that was left in. The video is featured on the video albums: Dangerous: The Short Films and Michael Jackson's Vision.[13]

It was shot on June 25, 1992, in Munich, Germany, just two days before the opening concert of the Dangerous World Tour on June 27, 1992. The pyrotechnics appearing on the video are computer-generated and were added later on. It was later made available on YouTube in 2009 and has amassed nearly 152 million views as of July 2023.[14]

Track listing[edit]

  • Austria CD single
  1. "Give In to Me" – 5:28
  2. "Dirty Diana" – 4:52
  3. "Beat It" – 4:17
  • UK CD single
  1. "Give In to Me" (vocal version) – 4:42
  2. "Dirty Diana" – 4:52
  3. "Beat It" – 4:17
  • 7-inch single
  1. "Give In to Me" – 5:28
  2. "Dirty Diana" – 4:52

Personnel[edit]

  • Written, composed, and produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell
  • Recorded, mixed, bass, drums, mellotron, and guitar by Bill Bottrell
  • Guitars recorded by Jim Mitchell; assisted by Craig Brock
  • Special guitar performance by Slash
  • Solo and background vocals by Michael Jackson
  • Guitar by Tim Pierce

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "Give In to Me"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[48] Gold 5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. ISBN 978-1-78840-057-2.
  3. ^ a b The Atlantic, Volume 269. Atlantic Monthly Co. 1992. p. 101. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Campbell, Lisa (1993). Michael Jackson: The King of Pop. Branden Books. pp. 325–326. ISBN 978-0-8283-1957-7. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
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  7. ^ Krewen, Nick (November 22, 1991). "Shrewd and Dangerous". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved October 16, 2010. Jackson also wants to reach a rock audience, so Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash contributes his two cents in 'Black or White' and 'Give In to Me', while Heavy D. splices in some rap at appropriate moments.
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  9. ^ Masterton, James (February 21, 1993). "Week Ending February 27th 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Jones, Alan (February 6, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 10. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Light, Alan. "Michael Jackson Dangerous Album Review | Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
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