Take Me Now (song)

"Take Me Now"
Single by David Gates
from the album Take Me Now
B-side	"It's What You Say"
Released	September 1981
Genre	Soft rock, pop
Length	3:18
Label	Arista Records
Songwriter(s)	David Gates
Producer(s)	David Gates
David Gates singles chronology
"Where Does The Lovin' Go" (1980) "Take Me Now" (1981) "Come Home for Christmas" (1981)

"Take Me Now" is a song by American singer-songwriter David Gates. It is the title track of Gates' 1981 fifth solo album, and was the first of two singles released from the album.

Personnel

• David Gates - guitar, bass
• Larry Knechtel - piano
• Paul Leim - drums

Chart performance

The song reached number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100[1] and peaked at number 15 on the Adult Contemporary chart in October 1981.[2] It did best in Canada, where it spent two weeks at number nine on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3]

Actualization of views

"Take Me Now" experienced a significant resurgence in popularity during the 2010s, having accrued more than 35 million views on YouTube as of October 20, 2019.[4][5]

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[6]	9
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7]	62
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[8]	15

References

1. "David Gates Take Me Now Chart History". Billboard.
2. "David Gates Take Me Now Adult Contemporary Chart History". Billboard.
3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
4. "Take Me Now by Bread, David Gates...with Lyrics". YouTube.
5. "David Gates - Take me now". YouTube.
6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
8. "David Gates Take Me Now Adult Contemporary Chart History". Billboard.