Take you down
| Take you down | |
|---|---|
| Chris Brown | |
| publication | April 1, 2008 |
| length | 4:05 min. |
| Genre (s) | R&B , pop |
| Author (s) | Chris Brown, Lamar Edwards , Harvey Mason Jr. , James Fauntleroy II , Steve Russell , Damon Thomas |
| Publisher (s) | Jive Records |
| album | Exclusive |
Take You Down is a song by the American musician Chris Brown , which was released on April 1, 2008 as the fourth single from Brown's second studio album Exclusive . After its release it reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and position four of the Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs , in Germany it did not enter the charts. At the Grammy Awards 2009 the title was nominated in the category "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" but did not receive the award.
Background and music video
The track was written by Christopher Brown, Lamar Edwards, Harvey Mason, Jr., James Fauntleroy, Steve Russell, and Damon Thomas, some of whom also served as producers under the pseudonym The Underdogs .
The music video was directed by Harvey White , which was Brown's and White's first collaboration. On April 2, 2008 the clip was shown for the first time, which only contains scenes from Brown's The UCP Exclusive Tour .
success
Commercial win
| 2008 annual charts (USA) | Highest position |
|---|---|
| Hot 100 airplay | 69 |
| Hot R&B / hip-hop songs | 13 |
| Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs Airplay | 13 |
| Mainstream R&B songs | 17th |
The song was ranked fourth in the Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs , making it Brown's eighth placement as a single singer in the top five of this list. In total, the title stayed in these charts for 29 weeks. In the Billboard Hot 100 , "Take You Down" climbed to position 99 and after seven weeks reached position 43, its highest ranking, which it lost again the following week. The next week the song was ranked 43rd again before falling a few ranks again.
| Charts | Highest position |
|---|---|
 United States
|
43 (20 weeks) |
Awards and nominations
At the Grammy Awards 2009 the title was nominated in the category "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance". However, Ne-Yo received the award for the song " Miss Independent ".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual charts USA: Hot 100 Airplay ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Annual charts USA: Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs
- ↑ Annual charts USA: Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs Airplay ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Annual charts USA: Mainstream R&B Songs ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chart placement USA: Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs
- ↑ Chart trend USA: Billboard Hot 100
- ↑ Chart positions USA
- ^ Grammy 2009 Winners List . mtv.com. February 8, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
