"Don't Give Up on Us" is a song by American-British singer David Soul.[1] Riding high on the success of his role in the hit TV show Starsky and Hutch, Soul returned to singing, which had been one of his early career choices. His debut, the Tony Macaulay-written-and-produced "Don't Give Up on Us" was a worldwide smash, spending four weeks at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in January and February 1977,[3] and a single week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1977. In addition, the song spent one week at No. 1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.[4] It has sold 1.16 million copies in the UK.[5]
Its B-side, "Black Bean Soup", with lyrics by actor Gardner McKay,[1] is a duet with actress Lynne Marta, whom Soul was involved with at the time.
"Don't Give Up on Us" was rated No. 93 in VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders because, despite having more hits in the UK, Soul was never again able to reach the top 40 in the US. Soul recorded a new version of the song in 2004, allegedly after being embarrassed when hearing it by chance in an elevator as sung by Owen Wilson in the film version of Starsky and Hutch.[citation needed] The film soundtrack included a cover of the song by Wilson and Neal Casal.
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Don t Give Up on Us is a song by American British singer David Soul 1 Riding high on the success of his role in the hit TV show Starsky and Hutch Soul returned to singing which had been one of his early career choices His debut the Tony Macaulay written and produced Don t Give Up on Us was a worldwide smash spending four weeks at No 1 on the UK Singles Chart in January and February 1977 3 and a single week at No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1977 In addition the song spent one week at No 1 on the U S Adult Contemporary chart 4 It has sold 1 16 million copies in the UK 5 Don t Give Up on Us Single by David Soulfrom the album David Soul only later editions B side Black Bean Soup 1 Released1976 UK 1 January 1977 U S Recorded1976GenreSoft rock 2 Length3 32LabelPrivate Stock 1 Songwriter s Tony Macaulay 1 Producer s Tony Macaulay 1 David Soul singles chronology The Train 1970 Don t Give Up on Us 1976 Going in with My Eyes Open 1977 Music videoListen to Don t Give Up on Us on YouTubeIts B side Black Bean Soup with lyrics by actor Gardner McKay 1 is a duet with actress Lynne Marta whom Soul was involved with at the time Don t Give Up on Us was rated No 93 in VH1 s 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders because despite having more hits in the UK Soul was never again able to reach the top 40 in the US Soul recorded a new version of the song in 2004 allegedly after being embarrassed when hearing it by chance in an elevator as sung by Owen Wilson in the film version of Starsky and Hutch citation needed The film soundtrack included a cover of the song by Wilson and Neal Casal Contents 1 Chart performance 1 1 Weekly charts 1 2 Year end charts 1 3 Decade end charts 2 Cover versions 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksChart performance EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1976 77 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 6 1Canada RPM Top Singles 7 1Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 8 1Irish Singles Chart 9 2New Zealand Singles Chart 10 1UK Singles Chart 3 1US Billboard Hot 100 11 1US Billboard Adult Contemporary 4 1US Cash Box Top 100 12 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 1977 RankAustralia Kent Music Report 13 11Canada 14 20New Zealand 15 5UK 16 2US Billboard Hot 100 17 29US Billboard Adult Contemporary 18 22US Cash Box Top 100 19 40Decade end charts Edit Chart 1970 79 RankUK Singles Official Charts Company 20 9Cover versions EditIrish singer Darren Holden covered Don t Give Up on Us in 1997 reaching No 23 in Ireland The song is popular in the Philippines and has been covered by Zsa Zsa Padilla Kuh Ledesma Jimmy Bondoc Marion Aunor JM de Guzman and Piolo Pascual 21 for the soundtrack of the 2006 film of the same title In popular culture EditOwen Wilson playing Hutch originally Soul s character sang the song during a scene in the film version of Starsky and Hutch The song was also used in the film Johnny English Reborn 2011 See also EditList of 1970s one hit wonders in the United StatesReferences Edit a b c d e f g David Soul Don t Give Up On Us Vinyl Discogs com Retrieved March 27 2014 VH1 s 40 Most Softsational Soft Rock Songs Stereogum SpinMedia May 31 2007 Retrieved July 31 2016 a b Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited pp 335 6 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b Whitburn Joel 2002 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 2001 Record Research p 227 Ami Sedghi 4 November 2012 UK s million selling singles the full list The Guardian Retrieved 4 November 2012 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 280 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Image RPM Weekly Library and Archives Canada Bac lac gc ca Retrieved October 11 2016 Image RPM Weekly Library and Archives Canada Bac lac gc ca Retrieved October 11 2016 The Irish Charts All there is to know David Soul search Irishcharts ie Retrieved June 13 2022 NZ Top 40 Singles Chart The Official New Zealand Music Chart Nztop40 co nz April 3 1977 Retrieved October 11 2016 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Top 100 1977 04 16 Cashbox Magazine Retrieved May 4 2016 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 429 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Image RPM Weekly Library and Archives Canada Bac lac gc ca Retrieved October 11 2016 Top Selling Singles of 1977 The Official New Zealand Music Chart Nztop40 co nz December 31 1977 Retrieved October 11 2016 1970s Singles Chart Archive EveryHit com Retrieved October 11 2016 Top 100 Hits of 1977 Top 100 Songs of 1977 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved October 11 2016 Billboard December 24 1977 p Front cover Retrieved October 11 2016 Top 100 Year End Charts 1977 Cashbox Magazine Retrieved July 26 2016 Chart Archive 1970s Singles Everyhit com Retrieved June 18 2016 Covers of Don t Give Up on Us by David Soul WhoSampled com Retrieved 22 June 2022 External links EditDavid Soul Don t Give Up on Us on YouTube Darren Holden Don t Give Up on Us on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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