Take Your Time (Sam Hunt song)

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"Take Your Time"
File:Take Your Time Sam Hunt.jpg
Digital single cover
Single by Sam Hunt
from the album Montevallo
Released November 24, 2014 (2014-11-24)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre R&B[1]
Length
  • 4:02 (album version)
  • 3:38 (radio edit)
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Sam Hunt singles chronology
"Leave the Night On"
(2014)		 "Take Your Time"
(2014)		 "House Party"
(2015)
Alternative cover
Radio single cover
Radio single cover

"Take Your Time" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Sam Hunt. It was released to country radio by MCA Nashville on November 24, 2014 as the second single from his debut studio album, Montevallo (2014). Capitol Records headed the song's further promotion to pop and adult pop radio stations in the spring of 2015.[2] The song became Hunt's second consecutive single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in February 2015.[3] The song was written by Hunt, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo ballad with a "half-spoken, half-sung delivery" about a man approaching a woman and expressing a desire to know her more closely.[4] It was written by Hunt, Josh Osborne, and Shane McAnally, and was produced by McAnally and Zach Crowell.

Critical reception

Giving it an "A", Jon Freeman of Country Weekly noted the "futuristic production" and said "It's an incredibly seductive bit of songcraft, heightened by the way Sam confidently glides from his breathy speaking voice to his silky smooth, R&B-influenced vocal instrument".[4] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country also gave the song a positive review, saying that "As a singer, the Georgia-born ex-footballer holds his own, but doesn’t make any attempts to prove he’s the next Ronnie Dunn. Vocally, he’s more about style than power on ‘Take Your Time,’ a sincere ballad about meeting a beautiful woman at the bar."[5] Website For The Country Record was less favorable, praising Hunt's vocals but criticizing the lack of a country influence.[6]

Music video

The music video was directed by Tim Mattia and premiered on March 13, 2015. The video's storyline involving domestic violence is much different than that of the song's wherein a young man wanting simply to talk to a young woman at a bar.[7]

In the video, Hunt's character witnesses several instances of a tattooed man abusing his young girlfriend in public, including at a biker bar and a coin-operated laundry. Together, the two have a baby. Hunt and several others see the witness but do nothing. Then, near the end of the video, the woman tries to leave with her baby, when the boyfriend comes outside to stop her. When he begins hitting her, Hunt, who happens to be walking by the tattooed man's house, sees this and begins to fight with the man, keeping him occupied long enough to give the woman and her baby time to drive away and escape the relationship.

Chart performance

In the United States, "Take Your Time" debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart issued for the week November 29, 2014.[8] It also debuted at number 35 on Hot Country Songs for the chart dated November 15, 2014, and peaked at number one on the chart on February 21, 2015.[3] It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 93 on the issue dated January 17, 2015, and reached a current peak position of number 20 on the chart dated April 11, 2015, becoming Sam Hunt's highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100.[9] It also debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart for the week ending April 25, 2015.[10] The song crossed over to additional pop formats in June, debuting at number thirty-seven on the Billboard Pop Songs chart and at number 28 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, respectively, for the week ending June 13, 2015.[11] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 11, 2015, Platinum status on April 14, 2015, and 2x Platinum on August 7, 2015.[12] The song reached its two million sales mark in the United States in March 2016.[13]

The song has elsewhere charted in Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Lebanon, Italy, the Netherlands and Slovakia.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Netherlands (NVPI)[36] 3× Platinum 120,000
Canada (Music Canada)[37] Platinum 80,000
Italy (FIMI)[38] Platinum 50,000
United States (RIAA)[12] 2× Platinum 2,001,000[13]

^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Cover versions

"Take Your Time" was covered by American singer Adrian Marcel in 2015.[39]

References

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  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sam Hunt – Take Your Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Sam Hunt.
  16. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Canada AC for Sam Hunt.
  17. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Sam Hunt.
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  19. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201620 into search.
  20. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Sam Hunt – Take Your Time". Top Digital Download. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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  22. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Sam Hunt search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sam Hunt – Take Your Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  24. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201509 into search.
  25. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Sam Hunt. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Sam Hunt. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Sam Hunt. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Sam Hunt.
  29. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Sam Hunt.
  30. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Sam Hunt. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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External links

"Sam Hunt - Take Your Time" music video on YouTube

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