"The Take" is a song by Canadian singer Tory Lanez, featuring American singer Chris Brown, taken from Lanez' fourth studio album Chixtape 5, released on November 15, 2019, through Mad Love and Interscope Records. The song is based off a sample of Brown's 2007 hit single "Take You Down".[1][2][3]
| "The Take" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Tory Lanez featuring Chris Brown | |
| from the album Chixtape 5 | |
| Released | November 15, 2019 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 3:41 |
| Label | Mad Love, Interscope Records |
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| Audio video | |
| "The Take" on YouTube | |
Despite not being released as a single, "The Take" charted in the United States, reaching number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also entered charts in Canada, Australia, Portugal, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It was certified platinum in the US, and gold in UK, Portugal and Australia.
Critical reception
editHipHopDX named it an highlight of Chixtape 5, saying: "the Chris Brown-assisted “The Take,” an adaptation of Brown’s “Take You Down,” [turns] up the heat with Tory and Breezy showing excellent chemistry as they trade sultry bars, making for one of the best Collab efforts on the project".[4]
Charts
edit| Chart (2019-20) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 73 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] | 68 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] | 13 |
| Portugal (AFP)[8] | 58 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 35 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 66 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] | 32 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[13] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/lyrics/tory-lanez-the-take-lyrics-chris-brown-8545009/
- ^ https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/lists/tory-lanez-joint-project-songs-album-release-date/
- ^ https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/tory-lanez-chixtape-5-album-stream
- ^ https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3570/title.review-tory-lanez-chixtape-5-is-a-decent-sonic-love-letter-to-00s-rb
- ^ "Tory Lanez – The Take". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tory Lanez Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4832
- ^ "Tory Lanez – The Take". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tory Lanez Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Tory Lanez Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Chris Brown – The Take" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "British single certifications – Tory Lanez – Whatchamacallit". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "American single certifications – Tory Lanez – Whatchamacallit". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 3, 2023.