Dido premiered the beautifully shot video for her stunning new single “Give You Up”. Shot in both Paris and London, the video is directed by Sophie Muller (Björk, Beyoncé, Radiohead, Blur) and perfectly encapsulates the pain of heartbreak.
Incredibly empowering and moving, “Give You Up” was written by Dee Adam, Si Hulbert and Australian duo The Opposite Kids (Denny Thakrar and Rob Agostini). “It’s just so perfect,” Dido said of the track. “It’s a good break up song, where you’ve been hurt but feel strong. It’s that point in a relationship where you are pulling yourself out of the gutter and deciding that it’s their loss. Which I can totally relate to.”
Dido – Give You Up (Official Video)
Lyrics – Dido ‘Give it Up’
I’m not sitting with my head in my hands right now
I don’t care where you’ve been
No, I ain’t watching the clock or getting my phone out
I won’t drink myself to sleep
Oh, ohYou don’t, you don’t get under my skin no more
No, it’s gone, it’s gone
I ain’t thinking ’bout you no more I found a way to let you go
So you don’t have to stay now
A broken mind, I came close
But you can’t rip my heart out
I’m giving up, I’m giving up, I’ll give you up
I found a way to let you go
It’s gonna rip your heart outGot your picture covering up the cracks on the wall
But the lines won’t fade
Didn’t think that I would be missing you at all
Maybe that was my mistake
Oh, ohYou don’t, you don’t, get under my skin no more
No, it’s gone, it’s gone
I ain’t thinking ’bout you no more I found a way to let you go
So you don’t have to stay now
A broken mind, I came close
But you can’t rip my heart out
I’m giving up, I’m giving up, I’ll give you up
I found a way to let you go
It’s gonna rip your heart out Nothing you say will change my mind
You couldn’t wait to leave me behind
Nothing you say will change my mind
You couldn’t wait to leave me behind
Nothing you say will change my mind
You couldn’t wait to leave me behind I found a way to let you go
So you don’t have to stay now
A broken mind, I came close
But you can’t rip my heart out
I’m giving up, I’m giving up, I’ll give you up
I found a way to let you go
It’s gonna rip your heart out
Songwriters: Denny Thakrar / Rob Agostini / Dee AdamsGive You Up lyrics © BMG Rights Management
With sales of more than 40 million albums worldwide, Dido is one of the best-selling UK artists ever. Both ‘No Angel’ and its 2003 follow-up,