Se kilde til Give Me a Reason

{{Infoboks single 
| titel          = Give Me a Reason
| cover          = 
| billedtekst    = 
| kunstner       = [[The Corrs]]
| fra album      = [[In Blue]]
| A-side         = 
| B-side         = "Paddy McCarthy" (Live instrumental), "Queen of Hollywood" (Live)
| udgivet        = 12. marts 2001
| format         = Single
| indspillet     = 2000
| genre          = [[Dancepop]]
| længde         = 3:30
| pladeselskab   = [[WEA International]]
| sangskriver    = [[The Corrs]]
| producer       = [[The Corrs]]
| hitliste       = 
| før single     = "[[Irresistible (sang af The Corrs)|Irresistible]]"<br />(2000)
| nu single      = "'''Give Me a Reason'''"<br />(2001)
| efter single   = "[[All the Love in the World (sang af The Corrs)|All the Love In the World]]"<br />(2001)
}}
"'''Give Me a Reason'''" er en sang af det [[keltisk musik|keltiske]] [[folkrock]]band [[The Corrs]]. Den blev udgivet d. 12. marts 2001 som den tredje [[Single (musik)|single]] fra deres tredje [[studiealbum]] ''[[In Blue]]'' (2000). Sangen er skrevet og produceret af The Corrs. "Give Me a Reason" er en [[dancepop]]sang, og den fik en positiv modtagelse af musikkritikere. Sangen blev en moderat succes i [[Belgien]] og [[New Zealand]], hvor den nåede hhv. top 10 og top 20, mens den kun nåede top 40 i [[Storbritannien]].

== Baggrund og udgivelse ==
"Give Me a Reason" blev udgivet som den tredje single fra ''[[In Blue]]'' (2000) d. 12. marts 2001.<ref name=nz/> CD-singlen indeholdt to version af "Give Me a Reason" (albumversionen og et [[Cutfather]] & Joe [[remix]]), en "live instrumental"-udgave af "Paddy McCarthy" og en liveversion af "Queen of Hollywood".<ref name=nz/> "Give Me a Reason" blev skrevet og produceret af [[The Corrs]] ([[Andrea Corr|Andrea]], [[Caroline Corr|Caroline]], [[Sharon Corr|Sharon]] og [[Jim Corr|Jim]]).<ref name="Notes">{{cite album-notes|artist=The Corrs|title=[[In Blue]]|year=2000|format= inlay cover|publisher= [[Atlantic Records]][[143 Records]]|page=iTunes Digital Booklet}}</ref> [[Dancepop]]sangen<ref name=popmatters/> har Andrea som forsange og de andre som baggrundsvokaler.<ref name=dvdactive>{{cite news|last=Beamish|first=Dave|title=Review: Corrs, The - In Blue (HK - DVD)|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/music/the-corrs-in-blue.html|access-date=12. maj 2013|newspaper=[[DVDactive]]|date=26. august 2002|archive-date=10. maj 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510140137/http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/music/the-corrs-in-blue.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sangen var inkluderet på [[opsamlingsalbum]]met ''[[Best of The Corrs]]'' (2001).<ref>{{cite web|title=Irresistible - The Corrs|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/irresistible-mt0003678720|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=12. maj 2013}}</ref>

== Modtagelse ==
=== Kritisk respons ===
Sangen fik positive anmeldelser af musikkritikerne. Lydia Vanderloo fra ''[[Barnes & Nobles]]'' skrev at "Songs such as the defiant "Give Me a Reason" use the subtle, graceful strains of these lovely instruments without throwing their finely calibrated pop songs out of whack."<ref name=barnes>{{cite news|title=In Blye by Atlantic, The Corrs &#124; Barnes & Noble|url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-blue-the-corrs/4466398|access-date=12. maj 2013|newspaper=[[Barnes & Noble]]|date=12. september 2000}}</ref> Kevin Oliver fra ''[[PopMatters]]'' kommenterede "On the upbeat dance numbers like, "Give Me a Reason", this bolsters the band’s previously thin-sounding pop."<ref name=popmatters>{{cite news|last=Oliver|first=Kevin|title=The Corrs: In Blue &#124; PopMatters|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/corrs-inblue/|access-date=12. maj 2013|newspaper=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> 

=== Kommerciel succes ===
"Give Me a Reason" opnåede ikke samme sucecs som de foregående singler "[[Breathless (The Corrs sang)|Breathless]]" og "[[Irresistible (The Corrs sang)|Irresistible]]", men den opnåede en placering i top 40 i nogle få lande. Sangen nåede sin højeste placering på de [[Belgien|belgiske]] hitlister, hvor den toppede som #9 på [[Flandern]]s hitliste og #10 på [[Wallonien]]s.<ref name=belgian/> I [[Storbritannien]] nåede sangen #27 på [[UK Singles Chart]] og blev dermed bandets niende top 40-single.<ref name=uk>{{cite web|title=Corrs &#124; Artist &#124; Official Charts|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/corrs/|work=[[The Official Charts Company]]|access-date=11. maj 2013}}</ref> I [[New Zealand]] opnåede sangen ind i top 20. Den debuterede som #40 på [[RIANZ]] hitlisten d. 1. april 2001. Den nåede top 20 d. 22. april 2001 og toppede som #13 d. 27. maj 2001.<ref name=nz/>

== Spor ==
'''CD-Maxi''' Atlantic ([[Warner Bros. Records|Warner]])<ref name=nz/>
# Give Me A Reason ([[Cutfather]] & Joe Remix) - 3:10
# Give Me A Reason (Album) - 3:30
# Paddy McCarthy (Live instrumental) - 4:16
# Queen Of Hollywood (Live) - 5:05

== Hitlister ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Hitliste
!align="center"|Højeste<br />placering
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|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]]<ref name=aria>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue576.PDF |title=ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 12 March 2001 |access-date=21. februar 2002 |archive-date=21. februar 2002 |archive-url=https://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue576.PDF |url-status=live }}</ref>
|align="center"|68
|-
|Belgium Singles Top 50 (Flandern)<ref name=belgian>[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Corrs&titel=Give+Me+A+Reason&cat=s Belgium Charts (Flanders) - The Corrs - Give Me a Reason<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
|Belgium Singles Top 50 (Wallonie)<ref>[http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Corrs&titel=Give+Me+A+Reason&cat=s Belgium Charts (Wallonien) - The Corrs - Give Me a Reason<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|align="center"|10
|-
|[[Tracklisten|Danmarks singlehitliste]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.charts.de/song.asp?artist=The+Corrs&title=Give+Me+A+Reason&country=de |title=Denmark Singles Charts - The Corrs - Give Me a Reason<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=13. marts 2014 |archive-date=13. marts 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313035034/http://www.charts.de/song.asp?artist=The+Corrs&title=Give+Me+A+Reason&country=de |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align="center"|100
|-
|[[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Corrs,The/?type=single |title=German Charts<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=13. marts 2014 |archive-date=16. april 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416074206/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Corrs,The/?type=single |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align="center"|68
|-
|[[Mega Single Top 100|Netherlands Mega Single Top 100]]<ref>[http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Corrs&titel=Give+Me+A+Reason&cat=s Dutch Charts - The Corrs - Give Me a Reason<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|align="center"|81
|-
|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref name=nz>{{Cite web |url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Corrs&titel=Give+Me+A+Reason&cat=s |title=New Zealand Charts - The Corrs - Give Me a Reason<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=13. marts 2014 |archive-date= 9. november 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109082351/http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Corrs&titel=Give+Me+A+Reason&cat=s |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align="center"|13
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|[[Swiss Singles Chart]]<ref>[http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Corrs&titel=Give+Me+A+Reason&cat=s Swiss Charts - The Corrs - Give Me a Reason<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|align="center"|53
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name=uk/>
|align="center"|27
|-
|}

== Referencer ==
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