Take My Name

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"Take My Name"
Single by Parmalee
from the album For You
ReleasedOctober 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)
Genre Country
Length2:37
Label Stoney Creek
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Fanning
Parmalee singles chronology
"Just the Way"
(2019)
"Take My Name"
(2021)
"Girl in Mine"
(2022)
Visualizer video
"Take My Name" on YouTube

"Take My Name" is a song by American country music band Parmalee. It was released on October 4, 2021, as the second single from the band's seventh studio album For You . The band's lead vocalist Matt Thomas co-wrote the song with Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson and David Fanning, while it was produced by Fanning. [1]

Contents

Background

On July 9, 2021, the band posted a snippet on TikTok, and announced the song had been released early. [2] Robyn Collins of Taste of Country described the song as "a musical marriage proposal". [3] The band's lead vocalist Matt Thomas told Sounds Like Nashville: "'Take My Name' was inspired by my brother Scott getting married last year, It made me sit back and think about what I would want to say to my future wife". [4]

Content

Thomas told American Songwriter : "'Take My Name' is a song about finding the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. A feeling you haven't had before. You don't want to look anywhere else or waste anymore time, you are ready to make that person yours". [5]

Live performance

On October 18, 2021, the band performed the song on The Kelly Clarkson Show . [6] [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Take My Name"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18] Platinum80,000
United States (RIAA) [19] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Take My Name"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJuly 30, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Stoney Creek [20]
United StatesOctober 4, 2021 Country radio [21]

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