The Take (song)

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"The Take"
Song by Tory Lanez featuring Chris Brown
from the album Chixtape 5
ReleasedNovember 15, 2019
Genre R&B
Length3:41
Label Mad Love, Interscope Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tory Lanez
  • Play Picasso
  • Romero
  • Papi Yerr
  • Rajah
  • ALO905
Audio video
"The Take" on YouTube

"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]

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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

HipHopDX named it a 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

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

Certifications for "The Take"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] Gold35,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [13] 2× Platinum80,000
Portugal (AFP) [14] Gold5,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [16] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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