Take You There (Sean Kingston song)

"Take You There" is the third single by Sean Kingston from his self-titled debut album. It was produced by J.R. Rotem. The song was co-written by Sean Kingston, J.R. Rotem, Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Rock City, and Eric Bluebaum. The song is about Kingston taking his girlfriend on a date to the West Indies, particularly his native Jamaica. As he told noted UK urban writer Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul in June 2007: "In 'Take You There' I'm basically telling a girl 'Let me take you to where I'm from - to Jamaica, to the paradise and to the slums!'. Because, while many people just think of the tropical beaches, there is definitely another, rugged side to the island too!"[2]

"Take You There"
Single by Sean Kingston
from the album Sean Kingston
ReleasedOctober 23, 2007[1]
Recorded2007
Genre
Length3:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)J.R. Rotem
Sean Kingston singles chronology
"Big Girls Don't Cry (Remix)"
(2007)		 "Take You There"
(2007)		 "What Is It"
(2008)

On the issue date of November 17, 2007 the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 81 and peaked at number 7.[3]

Music video

The video (directed Gil Green) was shot in Miami, and features cameos by Rick Ross, J. R. Rotem, DJ Khaled and Gunplay. Kingston's girlfriend is played by fashion model Kirby Griffin. In the music video version, "sip piña coladas" is censored because of the reference to alcohol, while left intact on radio stations.

Charts

Weekly charts
Charts (2007–08) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 34
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] 19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 7
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[7] 39
France (SNEP)[8] 30
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 53
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10] 27
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 6
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 76
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 47
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 7
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 52
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 10

Year-end charts
Charts (2008) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 34
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 31
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[23] 36

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Digital download
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Gold 20,000*
United States (RIAA)[25] Platinum 1,000,000^
Ringtone
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2007
  2. Sean Kingston interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' February 2008
  3. "Sean Kingston - Take You There global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
  4. "Australian-charts.com – Sean Kingston – Take You There". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Sean Kingston – Take You There" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200804 into search.
  8. "Lescharts.com – Sean Kingston – Take You There" (in French). Les classement single.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sean Kingston – Take You There". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Take You There". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  12. "Charts.nz – Sean Kingston – Take You There". Top 40 Singles.
  13. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200811 into search.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Sean Kingston – Take You There". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. "Sean Kingston: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  16. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  17. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  18. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  19. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  20. "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  21. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  22. "Pop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  23. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  24. "Canadian single certifications – Sean Kingston – Take You There". Music Canada.
  25. "American single certifications – Sean Kingston – Take You There". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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