"Give It Up" is a song by Dutch musical duo Chocolate Puma performing under the name "the Good Men", or alternatively, "the Goodmen".
Fun and quirky track has all the elements and cool sound effects needed for a radio edit that would be juicy for top 40 and crossover formats.
[5] Andy Beevers from Music Week noted, "Originally out on Fresh Fruit, this top tune is already an underground favourite, mainly because of its mad carnival-style percussion intro and attention-grabbing vocal samples.
"[6] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "snare drums tapped then Brazilian, Oriental and other rhythms driven fantastically powerful 124.7bpm surging percussive leaper".
[11][12][13] American DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter Armand van Helden named "Give It Up" one of his "classic cuts" in 1995, adding, "Out of the more recent stuff, The Goodmen is the only track that hits you right in your face.