Take You Home (Baekhyun song)

"Take You Home"
Single by Baekhyun
Released	April 14, 2017
Recorded	2017
Studio	SM LVYIN (Seoul)
Genre	K-pop
Length	3:54
Label	SM Genie
Songwriter(s)	Cho Kyu-man, Honey
Producer(s)	Cho Kyu-man
Baekhyun singles chronology
"Rain" (2017) "Take You Home" (2017) "Young" (2018)
Music video
"Take You Home" on YouTube

"Take You Home" (Korean: 바래다줄게) is a song by South Korean singer and Exo member Baekhyun. The song was released on April 14, 2017 by SM Entertainment through SM Station Season 2.[1]

Background and release

On March 23, it was revealed that Baekhyun will release a single through SM Station season 2.[2] On April 5, it was confirmed that the single is titled "Take You Home" and will be released on April 14.[3]

Produced by singer Cho Kyu-Man, "Take You Home" is described as a "medium tempo ballad" song. The song tells the story of a man who wants to stay close and protect a heartbroken woman.[4] The single was officially released on April 14.[5]

Music video

On April 7, SM released a prologue of the music video of "Take You Home".[6] On April 12, a teaser of the music video was released.[7] "Take You Home" music video was officially released on April 14.[8] The music video features South Korean actress Ryu Won as the female lead along with Baekhyun himself as the male lead.[9][10]

Live performance

On July 21, 2018, Baekhyun performed "Take You Home" for the first time live on the first day of the SM Station concert The Station.[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Take You Home" (바래다줄게)	Cho Kyu-man, Honey	Cho Kyu-man, Park Won-joon	Cho Kyu-man	03:54
2.	"Take You Home" (Instrumental)		Cho Kyu-man, Park Won-joon	Cho Kyu-man	03:54
Total length:					07:48

Reception

Upon release, "Take You Home" quickly reached the top spots on South Korean and Chinese online music charts.[12][13] The song debuted as no. 12 on Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, and no. 5 on Billboard's US World Digital Songs.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Weekly singles (Gaon)[14] 12 US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 5

Monthly charts Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Monthly singles (Gaon)[15] 25

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[16]	400,795

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	April 14, 2017	Digital download streaming	SM KT
Various

References

1. "[N1★뮤직]백현, 지코 이어 남 솔로 자존심 세우나". Retrieved 2017-04-14.
2. SMTOWN (2017-03-23), SPOILER ALERT: STATION SEASON 2, retrieved 2017-03-24
3. "백현, SM스테이션 두번째 주자…2년만의 솔로곡 '바래다줄게'" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-04-05.
4. "[쥬크박스] "심장이 쿵!"…백현, 달콤지수 100% 고백송 '바래다줄게'". Retrieved 2017-04-14.
5. "[美친차트] 백현도 해냈다..솔로곡 발표 직후 음원차트 1위". Retrieved 2017-04-14.
6. SMTOWN (2017-04-07), [STATION] BAEKHYUN 백현_바래다줄게 (Take You Home)_Prologue, retrieved 2017-04-14
7. SMTOWN (2017-04-12), [STATION] BAEKHYUN 백현_바래다줄게 (Take You Home)_Music Video Teaser, retrieved 2017-04-14
8. "[뮤직&톡]"설레는데 애틋해" 백현의 고백송 '바래다줄게'". Retrieved 2017-04-14.
9. "신예 류원, 엑소 백현 '바래다줄게' 뮤비 속 여신 등극". Retrieved 2017-04-17.
10. "류원, 백현 '바래다줄게' M/V 비하인드 공개...'봄 여신'". Retrieved 2017-04-17.
11. "[공식입장] SM '더 스테이션' 첫 콘서트, 백현·텐·페노메코 라인업 확정" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-07-21.
12. ""대륙까지 홀렸다"…엑소 백현, '바래다줄게'로 中 음악차트 1위". Retrieved 2017-04-17.
13. "'글로벌 대세' 엑소 백현, 솔로곡 '바래다줄게' 中 음악차트 1위". Retrieved 2017-04-17.
14. • "Take You Home". Gaon Digital Chart. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
15. "Gaon Digital Chart – April, 2017". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
16. Cumulative sales for "Take You Home":
    • "Gaon Download Chart – April, 2017 (See #18)". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
    • "Gaon Download Chart – May, 2017 (See #89)". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved August 16, 2018.