# Never Want To Give You Up

Never Want to Give You Up (Cantonese: 放不低) is the ninth Cantonese studio album by Hong Kong singer Sammi Cheng. Released on May 29, 1996, by Warner Music Hong Kong, the album features a mix of Earworm Dance tracks and Catchy Sad ballads, showcasing Cheng's versatility and emotional depth. In Hong Kong,The album was a commercial success, achieving double platinum status shortly after its release. A few weeks later, it almost achieved triple platinum.making it the best-selling Cantonese album by female artist that year.

## Composition

The album incorporates a range of contemporary Cantopop styles, blending sentimental ballads, Dance pop with up-tempo tracks. Cheng worked with several prominent producers and songwriters, including Alvin Leong,Mark Lui,Mahmood Rumjahn,Stanley Leung, Vicky Fung,C.Y. Kong and Andrew Lam.

## Promotion

Sammi Cheng promoted the album through various live performances, including events and TV appearances. One of the key promotional strategies was extensive media coverage, including interviews and features in magazines and newspapers. Additionally, a giant outdoor billboard of the album was hung on the HMV building in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
The title track "《Never Want to Give You Up》" was used as the theme song for the TV drama "When a Woman Loves a Man" and was also featured in a commercial for Panasonic Discman, which helped it reach a wider audience.
Additionally, "《Disagreement》" served as the interlude for the same TV drama.
Shortly thereafter, the film "《Feel 100% 1》" starring Sammi Cheng as the female lead was released and became highly popular. In addition to its impressive box office performance, the film's theme song "《Owe You Nothing》" and the interludes "《Asking Me》" and "《Colour... Scent》", all performed by Sammi Cheng, quickly boosted the visibility and popularity.

## Singles

In Hong Kong,Six singles were released from the album. The first three, "《Beware Of Woman》," "《Never Want to Give You Up》," and "《Owe You Nothing》" (from Feel 100% 1), are commercial singles intended for radios, TVs, and karaoke bars. The last three, "《Asking Me》" (from Feel 100% 1), "《Colour ... Scent》," and "《Disagreement》," are promotional singles intended solely for karaoke bars.
"《Beware Of Woman》" was chosen as the album's lead single, topping four major charts. "《Never Want to Give You Up》" was released as the second single, peaking at number one on three major charts. "《Owe You Nothing》" (from Feel 100% 1) was released as the third and final commercial single, reaching number one on one major chart. It was also so popular in karaoke bars that it shot straight to the top of the karaoke charts for eight weeks.

### Singles charts

the highest rank achieved by the released single :
| Single | 903 | RTHK | 997 | TVB |
| Beware Of Woman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Never Want to Give You Up | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Owe You Nothing (from Feel 100% 1) | 7 | — | 1 | — |

### Accolades

| Publication | Accolade | Single |
| 1996 JSG Selections 2nd Quarter | Top 10 song awards | Beware Of Woman |
| 1996 JSG Selections 3rd Quarter | Top 10 song awards | Never Want to Give You Up |
| 1996 Metro Radio Hits Music Awards | The most popular karaoke song award | Owe You Nothing (from Feel 100% 1) |
| 1996 Youth Music Channel Music Awards | The most popular Cantonese song award | Owe You Nothing (from Feel 100% 1) |
| 1996 Malaysia PWH Music Awards | The most popular Cantonese song award | Owe You Nothing (from Feel 100% 1) |
| 1996 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards | Top 10 song awards | Never Want to Give You Up |

## Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes

## Commercial performance

Never Want To Give You Up debuted at number one on IFPI (Hong Kong Group),It maintained that position for one week, and it stayed in the chart for 12 weeks.

#### IFPI (Hong Kong Group)

* Date Position Singer Album
* 6-6 1 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 6-13 1 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 6-20 4 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 6-27 6 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 7-4 7 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 7-11 7 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 7-18 6 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 7-25 6 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 8-1 7 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 8-8 6 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 8-15 6 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up
* 8-22 7 Sammi Cheng Never Want To Give You Up

## Charts
### Weekly charts

1996.06.06~1996.08.22 :
| Chart (1996) | Position |
| IFPI (Hong Kong Group) | 1 |

### Year-end charts

1996.11.30 :
| Chart (1996) (female) | Position |
| IFPI (Hong Kong Group) | 1 |

## Accolades

| Publication | Accolade | Ref. |
| 1996 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards | Sales award (the best-selling female artist) | |

## Release history

List of formats and editions of the album being released in each country, along with the date of the release :
| Country | Date | Format | Catalogue no./Barcode and Other Identifiers | Label | Edition |
| Hong Kong | May 29, 1996 | CD | Catalogue number:0630-15257-2 Barcode: 7 06321 52572 2 Matrix / Runout: 0630-15257-2 02 Mastering SID Code: IFPI L638 Mould SID Code: IFPI 1H05 | Warner Music Hong Kong | Hong Kong Edition |
| Hong Kong | May 29, 1996 | Cassette tape | | Warner Music Hong Kong | Hong Kong Edition |
| Taiwan | May 29, 1996 | CD | Catalogue number:0630 15525–2 Barcode: 7 06301 55252 0 | UFO Group (Taiwan) | Taiwanese Edition |
| Taiwan | May 29, 1996 | Cassette tape | | UFO Group (Taiwan) | Taiwanese Edition |
| Singapore | May 29, 1996 | CD | | Warner Music Singapore | Singaporean Edition |
| Singapore | May 29, 1996 | Cassette tape | | Warner Music Singapore | Singaporean Edition |
| Malaysia | May 29, 1996 | CD | | Warner Music Malaysia | Malaysian Edition |
| Malaysia | May 29, 1996 | Cassette tape | | Warner Music Malaysia | Malaysian Edition |
| Indonesia | May 29, 1996 | CD | | Warner Music Indonesia | Malaysian Import |
| Indonesia | May 29, 1996 | Cassette tape | | Warner Music Indonesia | Malaysian Import |
| Canada | June 14, 1996 | CD | | Warner Music | Hong Kong Import |
| Canada | June 14, 1996 | Cassette tape | | Warner Music | Hong Kong Import |
| South Korea | June 24, 1996 | CD | | Warner Music Korea | Korean Edition |
| South Korea | June 24, 1996 | Cassette tape | | Warner Music Korea | Korean Edition |
| Hong Kong | February 28, 2001 | CD | | Warner Music Hong Kong | The Best Sound of Warner Music HDCD Remaster Series |
| Taiwan | January 15, 2002 | CD | | Warner Music Taiwan | Reissue |
| Hong Kong | December 21, 2010 | CD | | Warner Music Hong Kong | Gold Disc,Warner+EMI Golden Reissue Series |
| Taiwan | February 14, 2014 | CD | | Warner Music Taiwan | Gold Disc,Warner+EMI Golden Reissue Series |