Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)

{{short description|1983 song by Cliff Richard}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)

| cover = Never_Say_Die_(Give_a_Little_Bit_More)_-_Cliff_Richard_single.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Cliff Richard

| album = Silver

| B-side = {{ubl|"Lucille"|"Front Page" (US, Can)}}

| released = 22 August 1983 (7-inch){{cite web |title=Cliff Richard - The UK Singles |url=http://www.cliffrichardsongs.com/cliffuksingles/index2.htm |website=www.cliffrichardsongs.com |accessdate=30 September 2019}}

| recorded = 21–22 May 1983

| studio = Mayfair Studios

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length = {{ubl|3:42 (7-inch edit)|5:30 (12-inch extended mix)}}

| label = EMI Records

| writer = Terry Britten, Sue Shifrin

| producer = Terry Britten

| prev_title = True Love Ways

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = Please Don't Fall in Love

| next_year = 1983

| misc = {{External music video|type=single|header=Music video|1={{YouTube|joEsPOMI5Hc|"Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)"}}}}

}}

"Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" is a song by Cliff Richard that was released in the UK in May 1983 as the lead single from Richard's 25th Anniversary 1983 album Silver. The song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, and did better in Norway in reaching number 9 and in Sweden reaching number 13.

The song is written by Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin. Terry Britten is the songwriter who had written Richard's 1976 hit "Devil Woman" and 1980 hit "Carrie".

Chart performance

class="wikitable sortable"

!scope="col"|Chart (1983)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{singlechart |UKsinglesbyname|15|artist=Cliff Richard|song=Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)|refname=UKsinglesbyname}}
Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W |year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|title-link=Kent Music Report}}

| style="text-align:center;"|81

{{singlechart|Flanders|21|artist=Cliff Richard|song=Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)}}
{{singlechart|Ireland2|19|artist=Cliff Richard|song=Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)}}
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[http://www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=F&ChDay=&ChMonth=&ChYear=&ChBand=Cliff+Richard&ChSong= Radio Luxembourg Singles, 6 September 1983]

|align="center"|11

{{singlechart|New Zealand|35|artist=Cliff Richard|song=Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)}}
{{singlechart|Norway|9|artist=Cliff Richard|song=Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)}}
South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(R).html |title=South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (H) |work=Rock.co.za |publisher=John Samson |accessdate=30 September 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"|23

{{singlechart|Sweden|13|artist=Cliff Richard|song=Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)}}
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|73|artist=Cliff Richard|song=Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)}}
US Billboard Adult Contemporary{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=1993 |publisher=Record Research}}

| style="text-align:center;"|23

US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web|url=https://www.tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19831112.html |title=Cash Box Top Singles|accessdate=30 September 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"|78

{{singlechart|West Germany|63|artist=Cliff Richard|song=Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)|songid=32958}}

References