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779-Duke Dumont-The Giver.

2012-It has never charted in the UK, but the vocal remix reached Number 32 in 2015.

Best Bit-At 4.09.The proof that it’s better to be a giver than a taker.

Duke Dumont was born Adam George Dyment in August 1981, in Harrow, London, England, he is a music producer in the genres of ‘Electronic,’ ‘Deep House,’ and ‘Tech House’ music. To date Duke Dumont has released one studio Album called ‘Duality,’ in 2020, plus nine extended plays between 2007-2021, and 17 singles between 2013-2023, of which five have reached the UK top 40, with ‘Need U (100%’) featuring A*M*E, making the Number 1 spot in 2013, while in America on the Billboard ‘Dance Club Songs’ chart he has had seven charting singles, with all seven reaching the Number 1 position. Duke Dumont who also records on his own record label called ‘Blasé Boys Club,’ has remixed tracks for other artists including ‘Missy Elliott, (We Run This-2006) Lily Allen, (The Fear-2009) and The Killers (The Man-2017,) he has also written and produced two songs with Katy Perry, including her 2017 Billboard Number 46, and UK Number 19 hit ‘Swish Swish’ featuring Nicki Minaj. Speaking of why it took him so long to release his debut studio Album in 2020, Duke Dumont has said,’It gave me an opportunity to make an album, and a body of music that has an emotional impact. There’s a reason there’s strings on a lot of the tracks. That’s to give it a sense of longevity. There’s a reason why the songs have chords and not just beats and synth lines. You’ve got to aspire to that long game.’

‘The Giver’ was originally released on an extended play (EP) in 2012, which was only made available in America and Canada. Following the success of Duke Dumont’s three consecutive Billboard ‘Dance Club Songs’ Number 1 hits in 2013-2014, ‘The Giver’ was remixed by the Australian music producer ‘Wave Racer,’ with new lyrics added, and a memorable promotional video, and called ‘The Giver (Reprise.’) This new version also went to Number 1 on the Billboard ‘Dance Club Songs’ chart, and reached Number 32 in the UK singles top 40 in 2015.

‘The Giver’ features a sample of the 1995 Dance track ‘Time For Love,’ by the American ‘Gospel,’ and ‘House Music’ singer Kim English, (1970-2019) that song was written by Byron Stingily, Hal Ritson, Byron Burke, Kelli-Leigh, and Henry-Davila, which is why they get song writing credits on ‘The Giver,’ and ‘The Giver (Reprise,’) alongside Duke Dumont. Incidentally both Byron Stingily, and Byron Burke were both members of the American House Music act ‘Ten City,’ who had two top 40 hits in the UK in the late 1980’s. ‘The Giver (Reprise’) was produced by Duke Dumont, and remixed by ‘Wave Racer,’ which is the stage name of Thomas Michael Purcell, who was born on April 26th, 1992, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

‘The Giver’ can be filed under the genre of ‘Deep House,’ which is a sub-genre of ‘House Music,’ ‘Deep House’ originated in the 1980’s, initially fusing elements of ‘Chicago House’ (see also best songs 981 and 424) with the lush chords of 1980’s Jazz-Funk, and touches of Soul Music. ‘Deep House is known for tempos typically from 110 to 125 bpm, with muted bass-lines, spacious use of percussion elements, often using a ‘Roland TR-909’ drum machine, soft keyboard sounds (pads,) use of advanced chord structures, ambient mixes, and soulful vocals. The lyrics usually focus on positive, uplifting themes,

‘The Giver’ also conveys a positive message. The narrator has been hurt in love before, and has up until now avoided the chance to get close to someone again. However he meets that someone special, and is willing to take that chance again. He knows she is his destiny, and he feels grateful to have found her.

‘You’re the special soul who makes me wanna give it. You’re the special soul who makes me wanna, makes me wanna.’