Song · Helmet
“Give It” by Helmet
From the album Meantime (1992)
“Give It” by Helmet appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 1992 on the album Meantime. Its best result is #1967 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,623 alternative song of all time.
Page Hamilton wrote "Give It" on his own for Meantime, Helmet's second album and first for a major label, released through Interscope on June 23, 1992, and it was one of the songs from the record that got a music video, alongside "Unsung" and "In the Meantime". Hamilton sings and plays guitar next to Peter Mengede, with Henry Bogdan on bass and John Stanier on drums. The band produced it themselves, Wharton Tiers recorded it and Andy Wallace mixed.
Meantime started slowly, peaking no higher than 68 on the Billboard 200, but it kept on selling, went gold in 1994 and moved more than 2 million copies worldwide, and it is now regarded as an influential metal record.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1967 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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