Take You There (Sean Kingston song)

This article is about the song by Sean Kingston. For other uses, see Take You There.

"Take You There" is the third single by Sean Kingston from his self-titled debut album. It was produced by J.R. Rotem. The song was co-written by Kingston, Rotem, Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Rock City, and Eric Bluebaum. The song is about Kingston taking his girlfriend on a date to the West Indies, particularly his native Jamaica. As he told noted UK urban writer Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul in June 2007: "In 'Take You There' I'm basically telling a girl 'Let me take you to where I'm from - to Jamaica, to the paradise and to the slums!'. Because, while many people just think of the tropical beaches, there is definitely another, rugged side to the island too!"^[2] The song was originally supposed to be Kingston's debut single in early May of 2007, but Beautiful Girls became his debut single on May 26, 2007.

"Take You There"
Single by Sean Kingston
from the album Sean Kingston
Released	October 23, 2007[1]
Recorded	2007
Genre	R&B synthpop
Length	3:56
Label	Beluga Heights Epic Koch
Songwriter(s)	Kisean Anderson J.R. Rotem Evan "Kidd" Bogart Timothy & Theron Thomas
Producer(s)	J.R. Rotem
Sean Kingston singles chronology
"Big Girls Don't Cry (Remix)" (2005) "Take You There" (2007) "What Is It" (2007)

On the issue date of November 17, 2007, the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 81 and peaked at number 7.^[3]

Music video

The video (directed Gil Green) was shot in Miami, and features cameos by Rick Ross, J. R. Rotem, DJ Khaled and Gunplay. Kingston's girlfriend is played by fashion model Kirby Griffin. In the music video version, "sip piña coladas" is censored because of the reference to alcohol, while left intact on radio stations.

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (2007–2008)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	34
Australian Urban (ARIA)[5]	10
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6]	19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	7
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[8]	32
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9]	39
France (SNEP)[10]	30
Germany (GfK)[11]	53
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[12]	27
Ireland (IRMA)[13]	27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14]	6
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[15]	73
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[16]	28
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[17]	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	76
UK Singles (OCC)[19]	47
US Billboard Hot 100[20]	7
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[21]	5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22]	52
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[23]	10

Year-end charts

Charts (2008)	Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[24]	41
CIS (Tophit)[25]	78
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[26]	87
US Billboard Hot 100[27]	34
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[28]	31
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[29]	36

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[30]	Gold	20,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31]	Platinum	30,000‡
United States (RIAA)[32]	Platinum	1,000,000*
Ringtone
United States (RIAA)[32]	Gold	500,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.