Take Me There (Blackstreet and Mya song)

"Take Me There"
Song
B-side	"Instrumental Radio Edit"

"Take Me There" is a song by Blackstreet, Mya (singer), Mase, and Blinky Blink. The first single from the soundtrack to the 1998 motion picture 'The Rugrats Movie'. The song is featured on the soundtrack to The Rugrats Movie and on Blackstreet's album Finally. (the latter presented in a remix, which sampled the Jackson 5's #1 hit, "I Want You Back"). It features the famous Rugrats theme melody set against a laid-back cheerful R&B/Rap beat. The original version contains interpolated portions of the Rugrats theme without crediting the original composers. The song acts as the theme song to The Rugrats Movie.

It was played during the end credits of The Rugrats Movie along with "Take The Train" and "I Throw My Toys Around".

It was also played in an episode of "Sister Sister", where Tia and Tamera go to see Blackstreet and Mýa (singer) in concert.

The song also appears in the first episode of the fifth season of All That.

The recording was a number 7 hit in the UK, and reached number 14 in the US.

Mýa hit the Top 10 with this song in December 1998 with Blackstreet.

Composition

"Take Me There" is a contemporary R&B/ rap song with a soft melody and the full song length is five minutes and two seconds. It starts as a soft Rugrats melody and as it gets further into the song it remixes into a rap and comes back to soft again. It contains interpolations of the original Rugrats TV theme which was written by Mark Mothersbaugh, not credited as a songwriter though. It was meant to be for The Rugrats Movie soundtrack until it grew to be as popular as it is in 1999.

Music video

The music video premiered in October 1998. The video starts with Angelica Pickles turning on the television to a clip of the Rugrats pulling the Reptar Wagon up a hill then to the music video. The clip used appears to be the deleted scene "The Rugrats March". It takes place in a realistic, live action version of the Pickles' house, with Mya (singer) and Blackstreet dancing through the house. Mýa is seen in Tommy Pickles' bedroom and the members Blackstreet are seen in the kitchen. During the rap from Mase and Blinky Blink, they are driving the Reptar Wagon. During this part, they used the background from a scene in the film. It also contains clips from the movie. As the video ends Angelica turns the television off. The video premiered as a part of Blackstreet and Mya's hosting of SNICK. The video was directed by Luke Nola and Steve Saussey.

Chart performance

The Rugrats Movie soundtrack has earned a Platinum Record, awarded when an album has sold over 1 million copies in the US. The main selling element of the soundtrack hasn't been the Rugrats, but the major label artists that have appeared on the soundtrack, especially the "Jackson 5" version of Take Me There is climbing the charts. While the original was still on radio airplay the remix was making both versions a hit on every radio station and play lists. On December 19, 1998, the song earned a peak of 27 in only three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 "Greatest Gainer/ Airplay". That same day it made its way onto the Top 40 Tracks in four weeks. In the week of December 7, 1998, "Take Me There" had been peaked #13 on the Hits of the World board in the United Kingdom. The song landed on #19 of the Video Monitor, the most-played clips as monitored by the Broadcast Data Systems, by being played many times on BET, it did very well on the MTV playlists peaking at #21 in the same week. Well-liked in The Clip List, it made a debut on the Box Tops, and was played about 15 hours weekly on the California Music Channel (CMC).

Seeing the popularity of "Take Me There",Sound Tracks had this to say, "Airplay of 'Take Me There' by Blackstreet & Mya featuring Mase and Blinky Blink (Interscope) continues to grow on the Hot 100 and tHot 100 Airplay charts. 'Take Me There' moves 27-19 on Hot 100 Airplay and 35-27 on the Hot 100 to earn the Greatest Gainer/ Airplay title for its 17% increase in audience. A remix by Big Yam using the melody of the Jackson 5's 'I Want You Back' and a rapless edit are helping the track make inroads at radio. No doubt, the song's inclusion on the Burger King commercials promoting the Rugrats toys being offered by the fast-food giant is helping the song gain exposure. [...] Just look at the jump 'Take Me There' took after 'The Rugrats Movie' opened. 'Take Me There' was shipped to radio the first week in October but didn't really affect the charts until the film took off." It also helped the soundtrack stay at #20 on the Billboard 200 chart for five weeks.

Charts

Chart (1998/99) Peak position Swiss Charts 22 Swiss Charts 1 Top 40 13 Billboard Top 100 91 Billboard Hot 100 91 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 10 UK Top 40 2 Tokio Hot 100 15 UK R&B Chart 5 Jam FM Charts 18 Casey's Top 40 16 UK Top 75 7 Canada Top 50 Singles 35 Gavin Top 40 19 Netherland Mega Top 100 Singles 22

Chart (1998) Peak position Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 47 Solid Gold 16 Gavin Rhythm-Crossover 2 Radio+Records Airplay 2

Certifications

Country	Certification (sales thresholds)
U.S.	Platinum (1,000,000)
New Zealand	Platinum (15,000)

Versions of the song

• Want U Back Mix (3:19)
• Radio Version (4:01)
• Album Version (5:02)
• Instrumental Version (5:01)

Demo version issued only to radio stations and featuring "The Rugrats Soundtrack" logo on the cover; this version was issued around the same time as the movie soundtrack's release in October 1998; same contents as above, but does not feature the "Want U Back" mix. Demo version was available in CD and 12-inch vinyl record.[2]

Remix

The remix appears on Finally (omitting Mase & Blinky Blink from the Finally version) & "The Rugrats Movie Soundtrack", which sampled the Jackson 5's #1 hit, "I Want You Back", but it is not used in the film. It is available on the Consumer CD version which was issued in the UK around the same time as the movie's release there in March 1999, and is available as an import item, and may be hard to find at United States record stores.

Sister Sister

The song appeared in the Sister Sister episode called "FreakNik". They used a small portion of the song since Mase and Blinky Blink weren't in the concert, but they kept the intro by Teddy Riley "R-U-G-R-A-T-S". If you have not noticed the song you would know from the intro, it was from the Rugrats soundtrack. Also in this episode the twins meet Mýa in the room they were staying in at the 4 Star Motel after Tyreke and Jordan helped her with her car trouble. She gives them backstage passes to thank them for their help.[3]

Track listing

1. "Take Me There (Radio Version)" - 4:01
2. "Take Me There (Want U Back Mix)" - 4:00
3. "Take Me There (Album Version)" - 5:04
4. "Take Me There (Instrumental)" - 5:01

External links

• http://www.rugratonline.com/rrmovi2c.htm
• http://www.tv.com/sister-sister/freaknik/episode/59858/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;summary