Armin van Buuren: "Not Giving Up On Love" (2010)

"Not Giving Up on Love" is a song by Dutch trance producer and DJ Armin van Buuren and English singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor. It was released on August 20, 2010 as the second single from van Buuren's fourth studio album, Mirage, and as the second (fourth overall) single from Ellis-Bextor's fourth studio album, Make a Scene. The song was going to be re-released on February 21, 2011 in the United Kingdom, but was pushed back to March 6, 2011 to allow her to promote the single.

The song was written by Australian songwriters Olivia Nervo and Miriam Nervo and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. It premiered on BBC Radio 2's The Dermot O'Leary Show on July 11, 2010 when it was performed in an acoustic version by Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The extended version debuted on Armin van Buuren's radio show A State of Trance on August 12, 2010. On December 5, 2010 it was announced that the song entered the 2010 edition of the Q Top 1000 of all time (compiled by listeners of Dutch radio station Q-Music) on number 545.

The video for "Not Giving Up on Love" was shot in Ibiza, Spain by British director Sophie Muller, as stated by Ellis-Bextor on an interview. The video-shooting took place in San Antonio and the Amnesia Club between the 1st and the 3rd of August, 2010. It was premiered on August 17, 2010.


- Lyrics:

I know your feeling restless
Like life’s not on your side
It’s weighing heavy on your mind

But when we stand united
Our hearts they beat in time
And I know we’ll make it all alright

Let’s bring it back to you and me
There’s no one else around
Now don’t get lost in gravity

‘Cause I want you to hold me now
Nothing else matters
It’s just the two of us
And if it all falls down
Nothing else matters
I know we’re strong enough

I’m not giving up
I’m not giving up on us
I said I’m not giving up
I’m not giving up on love

We’re of the same existence
No lock without a key
We can’t deny it’s meant to be

Cause I feel it inside
Taking over tonight
I’ll be there when the storm is breaking

In this moment I’m yours
You can always be sure
That together we’re gonna make it

So baby won’t you hold me now
Nothing else matters
It’s just the two of us
And if it all falls down
Nothing else matters
I know we’re strong enough

I’m not giving up
I’m not giving up on us
I said I’m not giving up
I’m not giving up on love