Take Me Home (Cher song)

"Take Me Home"
Single by Cher
from the album Take Me Home
B-side	"My Song (Too Far Gone)" "Wasn't It Good"
Released	March 1979
Format	7" single 12" single
Recorded	1979
Genre	Disco, pop rock
Length	3:27 (7" version) 6:45 (album version) 7:31 (12" version)
Label	Casablanca
Writer(s)	Bob Esty Michele Aller
Producer	Bob Esty
Certification	Gold (US)
Cher North American singles chronology "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1977) "Take Me Home" (1979) "Wasn't It Good" (1979) Alternative covers Japanese Single

"Take Me Home" is the name of a song written by producers Bob Esty and Michele Aller. The song was originally recorded by Cher.

History

"Take Me Home" was originally recorded by American singer and actress, Cher. The song was released as a single in 1979 and became Cher's first top ten single in the United States in five years, since "Dark Lady" in 1974. It would be her last for almost another decade, until "I Found Someone" in late 1987. "Take Me Home" hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #21 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and #2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single also charted in Canada and Norway, peaking at #10 and #9 respectively. In 1979, the RIAA awarded Cher with a Gold certification for the album for sales of over 500,000, and a Gold certification for the single for sales of over 1,000,000.

Live performances

Cher performed the song on the following concert tours:

• Do You Believe? Tour (1999–2000)
• The Farewell Tour (2002–2005)
• Cher at the Colosseum (2008–2011)

Track listings

US 7" vinyl
(NB 965; Released: 1979)

Side A

1. "Take Me Home" - 3:26

Side B

1. "My Song (Too Far Gone)" - 3:53

US 12" vinyl
(NBD 20168; Released: 1979)

Side A

1. "Take Me Home" - 7:30

Side B

1. "Wasn't It Good" - 7:03

US 12" vinyl promo
(NBD 20150 DJ; Released: 1979)

Side A

1. "Take Me Home" - 7:30

FRA 12" vinyl
(9198 173; Released: 1979)

Side A

1. "Take Me Home" - 6:47

Side B

1. "My Song (Too Far Gone)" - 3:53

Scand. 7" vinyl
(6175 008; Released: 1979)

Side A

1. "Take Me Home" - 3:26

Side B

1. "My Song (Too Far Gone)" - 3:53

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles	21
Canadian Singles Chart	10
New Zealand Singles Chart	49
Norwegian Singles Chart	9

Sophie Ellis-Bextor version

"Take Me Home"
Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
from the album Read My Lips
B-side	"Sparkle"
Released	August 13, 2001
Format	CD
Genre	Pop, nu-disco, house
Length	4:08
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Bob Esty, Michele Aller
Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology
"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (2000) "Take Me Home" (2001) "Murder on the Dancefloor" (2001)

"Take Me Home" was also released as a single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, from her debut album Read My Lips, released in 2001. It was her first solo single after her collaboration with Italian DJ Spiller. Bextor also wrote some new lyrics for the song. The song was an instant hit, and went straight to number two in the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, the song was released twice. Firstly as the debut single, and again after the success of "Murder on the Dancefloor" and "Get Over You". The single was also a massive hit in Spain, where it peaked at #1 on the Spanish AFYVE Singles Chart for 6 consecutive weeks. To promote the song Bextor recorded a music video. The video was directed by Sophie Muller and shows Bextor wearing many different classy French outfits. It also shows Bextor dancing with different men as backup dancers, and the video ends with them all entering a club. Bextor won an award for the Best Dance Act at the Norwegian Music Awards in 2002.

Track listing

UK CD Single

1. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)" - 3:47
2. "Sparkle" - 4:25
3. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)" (Jewels & Stone Mix) - 4:56
4. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)" (Video) - 4:00

UK Cassette Single

1. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)" - 3:47
2. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)" (Jewels & Stone Radio Edit) - 3:23

Official versions released

• Main version - 4:08
• A Diva Like U Remix - 6:58
• Club Edit Remix - 6:22
• Comfy Sophie Remix - 5:04
• DJ Flex Switch Club Mix - 6:13
• DJ Flex Radio Edit
• Jewels & Stone Mix - 5:34
• Mutiny Main Mix - 6:36
• Mutiny Dub Mix - 6:01
• Parky and Birch Vocal Mix - 7:11
• Sensation Filtre Mix - 7:28
• Sensation Filtre Mix Instrumental - 7:48
• Sharp Club Vocal Mix - 6:58
• Sharp Club Dub Mix - 7:57
• Sneaker Pimps Remix - 4:41
• Sweet P Vocal Mix - 5:28
• Vocal Tribal House Remix - 4:01