Chicane - Don't Give Up (2000)

Don't Give Up" is a song by Chicane, alias of English producer Nick Bracegirdle, with vocals recorded by Canadian rock/pop singer Bryan Adams. It was released as a single in 2000, reaching the #1 position on the UK Singles Chart and becoming a popular dance track in clubs across Europe and North America.
The collaboration between the two musicians began in 1999, when Adams contacted Bracegirdle at his studio to arrange for a remix of Adams's forthcoming single "Cloud Number 9" from his 1998 album On a Day Like Today.The resulting remix was selected by Adams's record label as the radio edit of the single, which went on to reach #6 on the UK chart. The two subsequently developed a working relationship, due to Adams also being situated in London.

Later, having written the music for "Don't Give Up", Bracegirdle played the song to Adams during his search for a vocalist. Adams agreed to the role, and also took on the task of writing the lyrics.
Adams's vocal credit was initially not publicized, particularly when the single, in a white label release, was first played by noted BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong on his December 31, 1999 Essential Selection show. It was chosen as Tong's "Essential New Tune" selection, which, on this episode, was specially designated "Essential New Tune for the millennium". On a later January show, Judge Jules, standing in for Tong, played it as the Essential New Tune again. It was also included on Tong's Essential Selection Spring 2000 compilation album.

On the week of 12 March 2000, "Don't Give Up" overtook "American Pie", Madonna's #1 single of the previous week, on the UK Singles Chart, outselling it by 1224 copies.
The song sold 270,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts Company.

International peak positions:

Australian ARIA Singles Chart  6

Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders) 17
Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia) 18
Finland Singles Chart 8
French Singles Chart Charts 43
Italian Singles Chart 20
Netherlands Singles Chart  21
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 14
Norwegian Singles Chart  6
Swedish Singles Chart  51
Switzerland Singles Chart 42
UK Singles Chart  1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart  3

audio link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIOTd2QEPFI