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Take Me Now (song)

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"Take Me Now"
Single by David Gates
from the album Take Me Now
B-side"It's What You Say"
ReleasedSeptember 1981
GenreSoft rock, pop
Length3:18
LabelArista Records
Songwriter(s)David Gates
Producer(s)David Gates
David Gates singles chronology
"Where Does The Lovin' Go"
(1980)
"Take Me Now"
(1981)
"Come Home for Christmas"
(1981)

"Take Me Now" is a song by American singer-songwriter David Gates. It is the title track of Gates' 1981 fifth solo album, and was the first of two singles released from the album.

Personnel

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Chart performance

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The song reached number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100[1] and peaked at number 15 on the Adult Contemporary chart in October 1981.[2] It did best in Canada, where it spent two weeks at number nine on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3]

Actualization of views

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"Take Me Now" experienced a significant resurgence in popularity during the 2010s, having accrued more than 35 million views on YouTube as of October 20, 2019.[4][5]

Chart performance

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[6] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 62
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] 15

References

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  1. ^ "David Gates Take Me Now Chart History". Billboard.
  2. ^ "David Gates Take Me Now Adult Contemporary Chart History". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  4. ^ "Take Me Now by Bread, David Gates...with Lyrics". YouTube.
  5. ^ "David Gates - Take me now". YouTube.
  6. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. ^ "David Gates Take Me Now Adult Contemporary Chart History". Billboard.