Take Back Home Girl
| "Take Back Home Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Chris Lane featuring Tori Kelly | ||||
| from the album Laps Around the Sun | ||||
| Released | September 29, 2017[1] | |||
| Genre | Country[1] | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Big Loud | |||
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| Producer(s) | Joey Moi | |||
| Chris Lane singles chronology | ||||
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"Take Back Home Girl" is a song by American country music singer Chris Lane and American pop singer Tori Kelly. The song, Lane's third release for Big Loud Records, is also the lead single to his second studio album Laps Around the Sun. It was written by Hillary Lindsey, David Garcia, and Josh Miller. "Take Back Home Girl" has peaked at numbers eight and 12 on the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts respectively. It also reached number 55 on the Hot 100 chart. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 113,000 units as of April 2018. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, reaching number 14 on the Canada Country chart.
Content
"Take Back Home Girl" was written by Hillary Lindsey, David Garcia, and Josh Miller.[2] The song is a "soulful ode to those girls you can bring home to mom",[3] and Rolling Stone described it as a "grooving, R&B-centric country track."[4] Lane said when asked for an artist with whom he would like to record a duet, Tori Kelly was his first choice. Kelly said that, after being sent a demo of the song by her manager, she liked it so much that she was willing to record duet vocals on it before she had even been told with which artist she would be collaborating.[3]
Lane and Kelly performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 2, 2018.[5]
The duo performed the song again on The Today Show on July 17, 2018.
Commercial performance
The song reached number 12 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs for charts dated April 14, 2018.[6] It has sold 150,000 copies in the United States as of July 2018.[7]
Chart performance
| Chart (2017–18) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 79 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[9] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 55 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 8 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 12 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 150,000[7] |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b "Take Back Home Girl". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Hoffman, Lauren. "Chris Lane Performs "Take Back Home Girl" on 'The Tonight Show' with Tori Kelly". Radio.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Shillaci, Sophie. "EXCLUSIVE: Tori Kelly Is Going Country for Duet With Chris Lane -- 'Take Back Home Girl' First Listen". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Parton, Chris. "See Chris Lane, Tori Kelly's Heartfelt 'Take Back Home Girl' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Jones, Abby (April 3, 2018). "Chris Lane & Tori Kelly Perform Seductive 'Take Back Home Girl' On 'Fallon': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. April 14, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (July 3, 2018). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: July 3, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Lane Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Lane Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Lane Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Lane Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Lane Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "American single certifications – Chris Lane – Take Back Home Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 4, 2018.