Even It Up
"Even It Up" | ||||
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Single by Heart | ||||
from the album Bébé le Strange | ||||
B-side | "Pilot" | |||
Released | January 1980 (US) [1] | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 3:48 (Promo Version) 5:09 (Album/Single Version) | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson Sue Ennis | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Flicker | |||
Heart singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Even It Up" on YouTube | ||||
"Even It Up" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released in 1980 as the first single from the band's fifth studio album Bebe le Strange. The song is an uptempo rock and roll number which lyrically is sung by a woman who is demanding that her lover "even it up" by reciprocating the effort that she has put forth in their relationship.
Cash Box said it has "steamy lead guitar riffs" and "aggressively sensual lead vocals."[2]
This song is the first of three Heart tunes to utilize the Tower of Power horn section, along with their cover of Aaron Neville's "Tell It Like It Is" and "Tall Dark Handsome Stranger" from 1990's Brigade.[3]
"Even It Up" peaked at number 33 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
"That song was written in about '79 or '80, and it was definitely a response to being obstructed as women in the rock field. There are so many systemic things that get thrown up in front of you, different glass walls and stuff. We were speaking out against it then," said singer Ann Wilson.[4]
Chart performance
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Canadian Singles Chart[5] | 56 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 33 |
References
- ^ "Heart singles".
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 9, 1980. p. 17. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Tower of Power Discography".
- ^ Prato, Greg (April 26, 2022). "Ann Wilson of Heart : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ^ "Heart - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
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