"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)"
(2005) 		"Take You There"
(2007) 		"What Is It"
(2007)

"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 Kingston, 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] The song was originally supposed to be Kingston's debut single in early May of 2007, but Beautiful Girls became his debut single on May, 26, 2007

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
Australian Urban (ARIA)[5] 10
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] 19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 7
CIS (TopHit)[8] 32
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9] 39
France (SNEP)[10] 30
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 53
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[12] 27
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 6
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[15] 73
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[16] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 76
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 47
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 7
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21] 52
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[22] 10

Year-end charts

Charts (2008) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[23] 41
CIS (Tophit)[24] 78
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 34
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[26] 31
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[27] 36

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Digital download
Canada (Music Canada)[28] Gold 20,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] Gold 7,500*
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,000,000*
Ringtone
United States (RIAA)[30] Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2012-08-16.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. ^ "Sean Kingston – Take You There". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ^ "Issue 948" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sean Kingston – Take You There" (in French). Ultratip.
  7. ^ "Sean Kingston Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ Sean Kingston — Take You There. TopHit. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Sean Kingston – Take You There" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ^ "Sean Kingston – Take You There" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Take You There". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Sean Kingston – Take You There". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ^ "Romanian Top 100 – Issue nr: 19/2008 (19 Mai - 25 Mai 2008)" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200811 into search.
  17. ^ "Sean Kingston – Take You There". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Sean Kingston: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "Sean Kingston Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "Sean Kingston Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  21. ^ "Sean Kingston Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "Sean Kingston Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  23. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  24. ^ "Популярные хиты 2008" [Popular hits 2008] (in Russian). Tophit. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  25. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  26. ^ "Pop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  27. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  28. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Sean Kingston – Take You There". Music Canada.
  29. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". Radioscope. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  30. ^ a b "American single certifications – Sean Kingston – Take You There". Recording Industry Association of America.
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