Give Me Strength is a blues-pop song written and performed by British guitarist Eric Clapton for his 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard. It was released in July 1974 as the B-side to the number-one single I Shot the Sheriff on a seven-inch vinyl, and the pairing helped the track gain popularity before the album came out. The song appears on 461 Ocean Boulevard, produced by Tom Dowd for RSO Records. Musically it blends blues rock and pop rock with influences of album rock and modern blues, and is often described as blues pop. It is in the key of E major, using mostly major chords with a single A minor chord, and runs 2 minutes and 51 seconds.
