"Giving Up" is a popular song written by Van McCoy that was introduced by Gladys Knight & the Pips with an April 1964 single release.
"Giving Up" was a Top 40 Pop hit, reaching No.
[1][better source needed] and a Top 10 R&B hit, reaching No.
Gladys and her family group The Pips, (her brother Merald (Bubba),and their cousins, Ed Patten, and William Guest, later recorded a newer version of the song after being signed by Motown, which was released on their "Greatest Hits" album and Anthology on Motown's "Soul" subsidiary label several years later.
"Giving Up" has inspired cover versions by many artists: