Take Me to the King

"Take Me to the King"
Single by Tamela Mann
from the album Best Days
Released	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
Genre	Contemporary gospel
Length	5:03
Label	Tillymann Music Group
Songwriter(s)	Kirk Franklin
Producer(s)	Kirk Franklin and Shaun Martin
Tamela Mann singles chronology
"Step Aside" (2010) "Take Me to the King" (2012) "I Can Only Imagine" (2012)

"Take Me to the King" is a song recorded by American recording artist Tamela Mann. "Take Me to the King" was released on June 12, 2012, as the lead single from Mann's third studio album, Best Days . At the 55th Grammy Awards, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. ^[1] Also a huge commercial success, "Take Me to the King" topped the US Billboard Gospel Songs chart for 19 consecutive weeks. ^[2] Mann performed the song on the 44th GMA Dove Awards in October 2013. ^[3] In 2023, "Take Me to the King" was certified two-times Platinum by the RIAA for sales exceeding 2,000,000 copies, ^[4] making it the highest-certified gospel song in the US.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [5] 4 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 44 US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 9 US Gospel Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 1 US Heatseekers Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 12 Year-end charts Chart (2012) Peak position US Gospel Songs (Billboard) [10] 11 US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard) [11] 6 Chart (2013) Peak position US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard) [12] 28 US Gospel Songs (Billboard) [13] 3 US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard) [14] 1 Chart (2014) Peak position US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard) [15] 2 US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard) [16] 1 Chart (2015) Peak position US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard) [17] 2 Chart (2016) Peak position US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard) [18] 5 US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard) [19] 1 Chart (2017) Peak position US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard) [20] 7 US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard) [21] 1 Chart (2018) Peak position US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard) [22] 9 US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard) [23] 1 Chart (2019) Peak position US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard) [24] 11 US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard) [25] 2 Chart (2020) Peak position US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard) [26] 11 US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard) [27] 6 Chart (2021) Peak position US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard) [28] 22

Decade-end charts Chart (2010-2019) Position US Hot Gospel Songs (Billboard) [29] 4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [30]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Grammy Watch: See video for Grammy nominated Take Me to the King by Tamela Mann + See list of gospel nominees". 1-800 Gospel. January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
2. Bonner, Gerard (June 19, 2013). "Tasha Cobbs Scores First #1 Single". Bonnerfide Radio. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
3. "44th Annual Dove Awards". Event occurs at 1:39. Up (TV network).{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
4. "Tamela Mann gets RIAA Platinum certification". Cross Rhythms . November 25, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
5. "Tamela Mann Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
6. "Tamela Mann Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
7. "Tamela Mann Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
8. "Tamela Mann - Chart history". Billboard.com .
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15. "Gospel Digital Songs - Year End: 2014". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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17. "Gospel Digital Songs - Year End: 2015". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
18. "Gospel Digital Songs - Year End: 2016". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
19. "Hot Gospel Streaming Songs Year End 2016". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
20. "Gospel Digital Songs - Year End: 2017". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
21. "Hot Gospel Streaming Songs Year End 2017". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
22. "Gospel Digital Songs - Year End: 2018". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
23. "Hot Gospel Streaming Songs Year End 2018". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
24. "Gospel Digital Songs - Year End: 2019". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
25. "Hot Gospel Streaming Songs Year End 2019". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
26. "Gospel Digital Songs - Year End: 2020". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
27. "Hot Gospel Streaming Songs Year End 2020". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
28. "Hot Gospel Streaming Songs Year End 2021". Billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 2, 2021.
29. "Hot Gospel Songs - Decade-End: 2010s". Billboard.com . Retrieved December 30, 2019.
30. "American single certifications – Tamela Mann – Take Me to the King". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 30, 2023.