"Take Me There" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Blackstreet and Mýa featuring Blinky Blink and Mase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
from the album The Rugrats Movie: Music From the Motion Picture and Finally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Released | February 2, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format | CD single | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recorded | September 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Length | 4:04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Label | Interscope | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Producer(s) | Teddy Riley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Take Me There" is a R&B song by American quartet Blackstreet and singer Mýa featuring Bad Boy rappers Ma$e and Blinky Blink. The track was produced by Teddy Riley for the soundtrack for the motion picture film The Rugrats Movie and featured on Blackstreet's third studio album Finally. "Take Me There" was written by Mason Betha, Michael Foster, Madeline Nelson, Teddy Riley, and Tamara Savage. The song also serves as the theme song for The Rugrats Movie.
"Take Me There" was released November 17, 1998 in the United States as the lead and only single from The Rugrats Movie soundtrack. The single was a commercial success, peaking at number fourteen on Billboard's Hot 100 and number ten on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. With that, the song was featured on the 1999 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 2. "Take Me There" was a commercial success internationally, reaching the top ten in Ireland and the United Kingdom, and the top twenty in Japan; it also reached the top spot in New Zealand and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. The song's popularity also played a vital role in the film's success. In 2014, Billboard ranked "Take Me There" in its "Top 50 Forgotten Gems From the Now! Series", which list songs from the series that were underrated at the time of their release.