Give a Little Bit - wikipedia Give a Little Bit `` Give a Little Bit '' Single by Supertramp from the album Even in the Quietest Moments... B - side `` Downstream '' Released May 1977 ( 1977 - 05 ) Format 7 '' vinyl Genre Progressive pop folk rock Length 4 : 08 Label A&M Songwriter ( s ) Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson Producer ( s ) Supertramp Supertramp singles chronology `` Sister Moonshine '' ( 1976 ) `` Give a Little Bit '' ( 1977 ) `` Babaji '' ( 1977 ) `` Sister Moonshine '' ( 1976 ) `` Give a Little Bit '' ( 1977 ) `` Babaji '' ( 1977 ) Even in the Quietest Moments track listing `` Give a Little Bit '' `` Lover Boy '' `` Even in the Quietest Moments '' `` Downstream '' `` Babaji '' `` From Now On '' `` Fool 's Overture '' `` Give a Little Bit '' is the opening song on Supertramp 's 1977 album Even in the Quietest Moments... The song was released as a single that same year and became an international hit for the band, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It was a chart hit in the band 's native UK, reaching number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was re-released in 1992 to raise funds for the ITV Telethon Charity event, but failed to chart. Its writing credits are given to Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, although it is a Hodgson composition. Hodgson and Davies shared writing credits from 1974 until 1983, when Hodgson left Supertramp. The song is characterized by the ringing tones of 12 - string acoustic guitars, which is joined by a Hohner Clavinet through a Leslie speaker in the bridge of the song. `` Give a Little Bit '' was first written by Hodgson when he was 19 or 20 years old before it was introduced to the band for recording five to six years later. Hodgson stated that the song was inspired by The Beatles ' `` All You Need Is Love '', released during the love and peace movement of the ' 60s. Drummer Bob Siebenberg recounted that `` Roger had been working at Malibu for quite a while on this tune. I 'd hear the song in hotel rooms and places like that. He had the song on a little tape when I first joined the band so I was quite familiar with the tune. We tried out various drum things and it seemed right to ride it along on the snare drum... giving it something almost like a train beat. So it 's all on the snare and bass drum, with no tom - tom fills or anything. '' A short snippet of the song is played in the film Superman shortly before Lois Lane 's death scene. The song, however, is not featured on the movie 's soundtrack. The song was used interwoven with the final scenes and part of the end credits for the Ricky Gervais 2009 film The Invention of Lying. The song was used in 2014 for Stouffer 's, Coca - Cola 's Share Happiness commercials, and Target Australia 's Christmas commercials. In 2017 a choral recording was used for Amazon 's worldwide holiday commercial. Contents 1 Live performances 2 Track listings 2.1 7 '' vinyl single ( 1977 ) 2.2 CD single ( 1990 ) 2.3 CD single ( 1992 ) 2.4 CD single ( 2012 ) 3 Chart performance 4 Personnel 5 Goo Goo Dolls version 5.1 Track listing 5.2 Chart performance 6 References 7 External links Live performances `` Give a Little Bit '' was recorded to be released on the live album Paris, but the song was dropped because the band members found all the available recordings of the song to be of unacceptable quality. After Hodgson had left Supertramp, the song was included in almost all his live performances. The song has also been performed by Hodgson during his tour with Ringo Starr & His All - Starr Band in 2001 ; a recording appears on the album Ringo Starr and Friends. On Sunday 1 July 2007, Roger Hodgson sang this song as his finale for his short set at the Concert for Diana, held in Wembley Stadium in London. Princess Diana loved the song, and Hodgson said of the performance in her honor : `` It was very wonderful when the audience all stood up, and the princes also, to sing ' Give a Little Bit ' with me. That was a magical moment. '' `` Give a Little Bit '' can also be found on Hodgson 's album Classics Live, a collection of his live performances from acoustic, band and orchestra shows recorded on tour in 2010. After Hodgson 's departure from Supertramp, the band included the song for the first time in their set list in 2002 during their One More For The Road Tour. The song was sung by Jesse Siebenberg. They also played the song in their 70 - 10 Tour in 2010. Track listings 7 '' vinyl single ( 1977 ) Side one No. Title Length 1. `` Give a Little Bit '' 3 : 20 Side two No. Title Length 1. `` Downstream '' 4 : 00 CD single ( 1990 ) No. Title Length 1. `` Give a Little Bit '' 4 : 07 2. `` The Logical Song '' ( Live version ) 3 : 41 3. `` Bloody Well Right '' ( Live version ) 6 : 11 CD single ( 1992 ) No. Title Length 1. `` Give a Little Bit '' 4 : 10 2. `` Give a Little Bit '' ( Live version ) 4 : 03 3. `` Breakfast in America '' 2 : 38 CD single ( 2012 ) Give a Little Bit ( with choir ) Chart performance Chart ( 1977 ) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles 8 Dutch GfK charts Dutch Top 40 German Singles Chart 29 Norwegian Singles Chart 9 UK Singles Chart 29 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles 15 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 12 Personnel Roger Hodgson -- acoustic 12 - string guitar, electric guitar, lead and backing vocals Dougie Thomson -- bass Bob Siebenberg -- drums, tambourine, maracas Rick Davies -- clavinet, piano, backing vocals John Helliwell -- alto saxophone, backing vocals Goo Goo Dolls version `` Give a Little Bit '' Single by Goo Goo Dolls from the album Let Love In and Live in Buffalo : July 4th 2004 B - side `` Sympathy '' Released 5 October 2004 Format CD, Download Genre Acoustic rock, alternative rock Length 3 : 35 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Rick Davies / Roger Hodgson Producer ( s ) Goo Goo Dolls and Rob Cavallo Goo Goo Dolls singles chronology `` Sympathy '' ( 2002 ) `` Give a Little Bit '' ( 2004 ) `` Better Days '' ( 2005 ) `` Sympathy '' ( 2002 ) `` Give a Little Bit '' ( 2004 ) `` Better Days '' ( 2005 ) In 2004, the Goo Goo Dolls covered the song, releasing it as a single. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February, 2005. It was first covered ( partially ) in 2001, when guitarist / lead vocalist Johnny Rzeznik appeared in an ad for The Gap singing the song along with other artists. The song opened the live album Live in Buffalo : July 4th, 2004, and later appeared as a track on their hit album Let Love In. In May 2006, their version of `` Give a Little Bit '' was honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) in recognition of being one of the most played songs in the ASCAP repertoire in 2005. It was also featured in an episode of Smallville, season 4. Track listing No. Title Length 1. `` Give a Little Bit '' 3 : 35 2. `` Sympathy '' 2 : 58 3. `` Give a Little Bit '' ( Acoustic version ) 3 : 35 Chart performance Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart 45 German Singles Chart 78 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 37 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 5 U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 30 U.S. Billboard Radio Songs 36 References ^ Jump up to : `` allmusic -- Supertramp -- Billboard singles ''. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 22. ^ Jump up to : `` Chart Stats -- Supertramp -- Give a Little Bit ''. Retrieved 22 February 2009. ^ Jump up to : Melhuish, Martin ( 1986 ). The Supertramp Book. Toronto, Canada : Omnibus Press. pp. 119 -- 137. ISBN 0 - 9691272 - 2 - 7. Jump up ^ `` Supertramp founder Roger Hodgson ''. Songfacts. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Roger Hodgson - Events ''. K - Earth 101. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Giving A Little Bit - A Conversation With Roger Hodgson ''. DPRP.net. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 06. Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUXgMfFfOkY Jump up ^ Melhuish, Martin ( 1986 ). The Supertramp Book. Toronto, Canada : Omnibus Press. pp. 163 -- 5. ISBN 0 - 9691272 - 2 - 7. Jump up ^ `` Give a Little Bit - Songfacts ''. Songfacts. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Classics Live CD ''. rogerhodgsonstore.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` dutchcharts.nl -- Supertramp -- Give A Little Bit ''. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2009. Jump up ^ `` De Nederlandse Top 40, week 43, 1977 ''. Retrieved 22 February 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` charts-surfer.de search results for `` Give a Little Bit '' ``. Retrieved 22 February 2009. Jump up ^ `` norwegiancharts.com -- Supertramp -- Give A Little Bit ''. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2009. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 28. Jump up ^ ( 26 February 2005 ). Billboard Hot 100, Billboard. Jump up ^ `` 23rd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards, Los Angeles, 2006, Most performed songs ''. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2009. Jump up ^ `` The Goo Goo Dolls -- Give A Little Bit -- austriancharts.at ''. Archived from the original on 16 June 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` allmusic -- Goo Goo Dolls -- Billboard singles ''. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 22. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Supertramp Rick Davies Bob Siebenberg John Helliwell Carl Verheyen Cliff Hugo Lee Thornburg Mark Hart Gabe Dixon Jesse Siebenberg Cassie Miller - Thornburg Roger Hodgson Richard Palmer - James Keith Baker Frank Farrell Dougie Thomson Robert Millar Dave Winthrop Kevin Currie Tom Walsh Albums Supertramp Indelibly Stamped Crime of the Century Crisis ? What Crisis ? Even in the Quietest Moments... Breakfast in America... Famous Last Words... Brother Where You Bound Free as a Bird Some Things Never Change Slow Motion Live albums Concert Classics Paris Live ' 88 The Story So Far... It Was the Best of Times Is Everybody Listening ? 70 - 10 Tour Compilations The Autobiography of Supertramp The Very Best of Supertramp The Very Best of Supertramp 2 Retrospectacle -- The Supertramp Anthology Singles `` Dreamer '' `` Bloody Well Right '' `` Give a Little Bit '' `` The Logical Song '' `` Breakfast in America '' `` Goodbye Stranger '' `` Take the Long Way Home '' `` It 's Raining Again '' `` My Kind of Lady '' `` Cannonball '' `` I 'm Beggin ' You '' `` Give a Little Bit ( New Version ) '' Selected songs `` Brother Where You Bound '' `` Fool 's Overture '' Related articles Discography Band members List of Roger Hodgson concert tours Supertramp Goo Goo Dolls John Rzeznik Robby Takac George Tutuska Mike Malinin Studio albums Goo Goo Dolls Jed Hold Me Up Superstar Car Wash A Boy Named Goo Dizzy Up the Girl Gutterflower Let Love In Something for the Rest of Us Magnetic Boxes Extended plays Just the Way You Are EP Bang ! Dizzy EP Platinum Play EP Rolling Stone Original Waiting for the Rest of It Live albums Live in Buffalo : July 4th, 2004 Compilations What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce iTunes Originals Greatest Hits Volume One : The Singles Vol. 2 Videography Music in High Places : Live in Alaska Live in Buffalo : July 4th, 2004 Live and Intimate Singles `` There You Are '' `` I 'm Awake Now '' `` We Are the Normal '' `` Only One '' `` Flat Top '' `` Name '' `` Naked '' `` Long Way Down '' `` Lazy Eye '' `` Iris '' `` Slide '' `` Dizzy '' `` Black Balloon '' `` Broadway '' `` Here Is Gone '' `` Big Machine '' `` Sympathy '' `` Give a Little Bit '' `` Better Days '' `` Let Love In '' `` Stay with You '' `` Before It 's Too Late ( Sam and Mikaela 's Theme ) '' `` Real '' `` Home '' `` Notbroken '' `` All That You Are '' `` Rebel Beat '' `` Come to Me '' `` Caught in the Storm '' `` So Alive '' `` Over and Over '' Other songs `` Laughing '' `` So Far Away '' Tours Something for the Rest of Us Tour 2013 Summer Tour Canada 2014 The Otis Midnight Sessions 2014 Summer Tour Boxes Tour Related material Discography Lance Diamond Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Give_a_Little_Bit&oldid=821442457 '' Categories : Supertramp songs Goo Goo Dolls songs 1977 singles 2004 singles Songs written by Rick Davies Songs written by Roger Hodgson Billboard Adult Top 40 number - one singles Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo 1977 songs A&M Records singles Warner Bros. 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Question: who sings the song give a little bit
Answer: Supertramp