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{{Infobox song
| name       = Take Me Home
| cover      = Jess Moskaluke - Take Me Home (single cover).jpg
| alt        =
| border     = yes
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Jess Moskaluke]]
| album      = [[Kiss Me Quiet]]
| released   = {{start date|2016|02|02}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Country pop]]
| length     = {{duration|m=3|s=11}}
| label      = [[MDM Recordings Inc.|MDM Recordings]]
| writer     = {{hlist|Kelly Archer|Jess Moskaluke|Emily Shackelton}}
| producer   = Corey Crowder
| prev_title = [[Kiss Me Quiet (song)|Kiss Me Quiet]]
| prev_year  = 2015
| next_title = Elevator
| next_year  = 2016
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|dOxa8oSxQy0|"Take Me Home"}}}}
}}
"'''Take Me Home'''" is a song written by Kelly Archer, [[Jess Moskaluke]], and Emily Shackelton and recorded by Moskaluke for her second extended play, ''[[Kiss Me Quiet]]'' (2015). The record was produced by Corey Crowder. "Take Me Home" was first released to [[online music store|digital retailers]] through [[MDM Recordings Inc.]] on August 28, 2015 alongside previous single, "[[Kiss Me Quiet (song)|Kiss Me Quiet]]", as a [[promotional single]]. The song was serviced to Canadian country radio on February 2, 2016 as the EP's second official single.
"Take Me Home" was a success at radio, earning Moskaluke her second consecutive top 10 on the [[Canada Country]] chart and also reigning as the most-played song at Canadian country radio in 2016.<ref name="express">{{cite web|title=Jess Moskaluke: Firmly In The Driver's Seat|url=http://themusicexpress.ca/jess-moskaluke-firmly-in-the-drivers-seat/|publisher=The Music Express|accessdate=February 26, 2017|format=press release|date=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
==Background and content==
Moskaluke co-wrote "Take Me Home" with Kelly Archer and Emily Shackelton, two of the writers responsible for her previous single, "[[Kiss Me Quiet (song)|Kiss Me Quiet]]". The song tells the story of a woman who encounters an [[ex-boyfriend]] at a bar who tries to pick up where they left off, despite having a new girlfriend at home.<ref name="top country video">{{cite web|title=Jess Moskaluke - Take Me Home|url=http://topcountry.ca/jess-moskaluke-take-me-home/|website=Top Country|publisher=TC, Inc.|accessdate=February 26, 2017|date=March 9, 2016}}</ref> Writing the song with other women with similar experiences "made me realize I'm certainly not alone and that other people out there may need to hear this story," Moskaluke told ''Canadian Beats'' magazine.<ref name="canadian beats">{{cite web|last1=Heldman|first1=Linda|title=Jess Moskaluke's New Single, "Take Me Home" Will Tug At Your Heartstrings|url=http://canadianbeats.ca/2016/02/04/jess-moskalukes-new-single-take-me-home-will-tug-at-your-heartstrings/|publisher=Canadian Beats|accessdate=February 26, 2017|date=February 4, 2016}}</ref>
==Commercial performance==
"Take Me Home" was the most-added song at Canadian country radio for the week of February 8, 2016 and debuted at number 31 on the [[Canada Country]] chart dated February 27, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Congratulations to MDM Recordings Inc. on Becoming the #1 Independent Country Label in Canada by Marketshare|url=http://www.ccsrightsmanagement.com/news/2016/mdm-update.htm|publisher=CCS Rights Management|accessdate=February 26, 2017|date=February 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="chart history">{{cite magazine|title=Chart history for "Take Me Home" on Canada Country |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=is_bmdb_track_id%3A6880779&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A1240&refine=1|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=February 26, 2017}}</ref> The song peaked at number 7 on the chart dated May 28, 2016, tying with "Kiss Me Quiet" as Moskaluke's highest-charting single to date.<ref name="chart history"/> "Take Me Home" ranked at number 41 on the year-end country airplay chart, based on [[spin (radio)|spins]], but was named the most-played song at Canadian country radio in 2016.<ref name="MC year end"/><ref name="express"/> The song was certified Gold by [[Music Canada]] in September 2019.<ref name="MC"/>
==Music video==
An accompanying music video was released March 9, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jess Moskaluke {{!}} Take Me Home {{!}} Music Video|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/jess-moskaluke/1275239/take-me-home.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308184430/http://www.cmt.com/videos/jess-moskaluke/1275239/take-me-home.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2016|website=[[CMT (U.S. TV channel)|CMT]]|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]|accessdate=February 26, 2017}}</ref> Directed by David Hustler, the one take video conceptualizes the song's lyrics as a "tug of war" set before a white sheet backdrop.<ref name="top country video"/><ref name="SLN video">{{cite news|author1=SLN Staff Writer - Canada|title=Jess Moskaluke's Releases A Simply Powerful Video for "Take Me Home"|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.ca/music/jess-moskaluke-take-me-home-video/|accessdate=February 26, 2017|work=Sounds Like Nashville|publisher=[[SpinMedia]]|date=March 10, 2016}}</ref> Critics praised the video's simple but "powerful" treatment and "raw" emotion, noting Moskaluke's tears.<ref name="top country video"/><ref name="SLN video"/>
==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! Chart (2016)
! Peak <br> position
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|7|artist=Jess Moskaluke|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 26, 2017}}
|-
|}
===Year end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! Chart (2016)
! Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canada Country (''Billboard'')<ref name="MC year end">{{cite web|title=Billboard Canada's Top 50 of 2016 at Country Radio |url=https://musiccanada.wordpress.com/2016/12/22/billboard-canadas-top-50-of-2016-at-country-radio/|publisher=[[Music Canada]]|accessdate=February 26, 2017 |date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
| 41
|-
|}
==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Canada |award=Gold |type=single |artist=Jess Moskaluke |title=Take Me Home|relyear=2016 |certyear=2019 |certmonth=9 |refname="MC" |accessdate=October 23, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom |nosales=true |streaming=true |noshipments=true}}
==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Country
! Date
! Format
! Label
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Canada
| August 28, 2015
| [[Music download|Digital download]] {{small|(promotional)}}
| rowspan="2"| [[MDM Recordings Inc.|MDM Recordings]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Take Me Home - Jess Moskaluke {{!}} Release Info|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/take-me-home-mr0004458516|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|accessdate=February 26, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| February 2, 2016
| Country radio
| <ref name="canadian beats"/>
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Jess Moskaluke}}
[[Category:2015 songs]]
[[Category:2016 singles]]
[[Category:Jess Moskaluke songs]]
[[Category:MDM Recordings singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jess Moskaluke]]
[[Category:Songs written by Kelly Archer]]
[[Category:Songs written by Emily Shackelton]]