Take You Down
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| Single by Chris Brown | ||||||||||
| from the album Exclusive | ||||||||||
| Released | April 1, 2008 (U.S. Urban radio only)[1] January 12, 2009 (UK) |
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| Genre | R&B | |||||||||
| Length | 4:05 | |||||||||
| Label | Jive, Zomba | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | L. Edwards, J. Fauntleroy, S. Russell, H. Mason, Jordan L. Ashton Jr., D. Thomas, M. Jackson, T. Riley Chris Brown | |||||||||
| Producer | The Underdogs | |||||||||
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"Take You Down" is the fourth single by Chris Brown from his second studio album Exclusive. It was released to urban radio stations only on April 1, 2008.[1]
The music video has since premiered on UK music channel Bubble Hits and was released as the seventh single (including the re-release of "Kiss Kiss") from Exclusive in the UK on January 12, 2009 to coincide with Brown's UK tour according to his official UK site.[2]
The opening riffs of "Take You Down" are interpolated from "In the Closet" by Michael Jackson; Jackson is given songwriting credit on the song.
"Take You Down" was nominated in the "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" category at the 51st Grammy Awards. Rapper Drake released a freestyle to this song in May 2009, in which he sings. His labelmate, Jae Millz, made a remix to this version, in which he raps on the parts that Drake does not sing on.
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[edit] Music video
The music video premiered on BET's 106 & Park on April 2, 2008. The video was taken from Chris Brown's 2007 and 2008 Up Close and Personal Holiday Exclusive Tour in Nashville at Sommet Center. The video was a reference to Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana."
[edit] Track listing
US promotional CD single
- "Take You Down" [Main] 4:05
- "Take You Down" [Instrumental] 4:00
[edit] Charts
"Take You Down" debuted at #27 on the New Zealand RIANZ Chart on the issued date 28/7/08. Then the next week, the single became the fifth top ten from the Exclusive album peaking at #7.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[3] | 7 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 92 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 43 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6] | 4 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Latest Breaking Radio and Music News – AllAccess.com v2.0
- ^ Confirmation from Chris Brown's official UK site about the single release of "Take You Down"
- ^ Chris Brown - Take You Down - Music Charts αCharts. Accessed August 1, 2008.
- ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_singles.php
- ^ Billboard Hot 100 - Take You Down - Chris Brown Billboard. Accessed August 1, 2008.
- ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Take You Down - Chris Brown Billboard. Accessed August 1, 2008.
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