"The Take" | |
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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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"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]
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.
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]
Chart (2019-20) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [12] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [13] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [14] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [16] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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