Take Me There (Rascal Flatts song)

"Take Me There" is a song recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in July 2007 as the first single from their album Still Feels Good. The song became their eighth number-one hit on the Hot Country Songs Chart the week of September 22, 2007.

"Take Me There"
Single by Rascal Flatts
from the album Still Feels Good
ReleasedJuly 9, 2007
GenreCountry
Length4:26 (Album version)
3:59 (Radio edit)
LabelLyric Street
Songwriter(s)Kenny Chesney, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher
Producer(s)Dann Huff, Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts singles chronology
"Stand"
(2007)
"Take Me There"
(2007)
"Winner at a Losing Game"
(2007)

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"Take Me There" is the first single from the band's 2007 album Still Feels Good. Kenny Chesney wrote the song with Neil Thrasher and Wendell Mobley.[1]

The song is composed in the key of E major with a main tempo of about 92 beats per minute. It is mainly based around the chord progression E-A/E.[2]

Critical reception

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Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song both an "A" and "F" grade, writing that "Writing a review of this just seems like an exercise in futility. No fans will be won or lost by this performance. If you enjoy listening to 'I Melt' and 'Fast Cars and Freedom', then you’ll enjoy this. If a part of you died inside when reminded of those records, stay away. Far, far away."[3]

Charts

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The song was Rascal Flatts' eighth number-one single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It reached that position on the chart dated for the week ending September 22, 2007 after a ten-week ascent. This was their fastest climbing single at the time after "What Hurts the Most", which took fourteen weeks to reach the number-one position.[4]

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 19
US Billboard Pop 100 33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 49

Year-end charts

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Chart (2007) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 5

References

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  1. ^ "Rascal Flatts' New Single Co-Written by Kenny Chesney". CMT. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  2. ^ "'Take Me There' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 13 August 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Kevin John Coyne (July 2, 2007). "Review: Rascal Flatts, 'Take Me There'". Country Universe. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Wade Jessen (September 22, 2007). "No. 1: Rascal Flatts gets 'There' in record time". Billboard. p. 85.
  5. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2007.