"Take Me Home" is a song by English singer and songwriter Jess Glynne. It was released on 3 November 2015 as the fifth single from her debut studio album, I Cry When I Laugh (2015). A music video for the song was released on Glynne's Facebook page on 30 October. "Take Me Home" has peaked at number 4 on the Scottish Singles Chart as well as number 6 on the UK Singles Chart; it was also the BBCChildren in Need single of 2015.[1][2]
The song was met with highly positive critical reception, with critics commending Glynne's songwriting and vocals throughout the song further calling it as a stand-out from the album. It is Glynne's biggest solo hit in Italy, and also her second Top 5 there, being certified 3× Platinum.
Music video
The official music video for the song, lasting four minutes and thirty-three seconds, was released on Glynne's Facebook page on 30 October 2015. It was given the partner rating of 15 on YouTube. Described as both "intimate"[3] and "powerful",[4] the video features several scenes of Glynne nude, singing to the camera and curling up in a chair.[5] Glynne commented on the video's release, saying "Finally... I can show you all the video for "Take Me Home" – I'm so pleased and nervous that it's finally out. This is a song about the need to have someone who cares when you are at your most vulnerable. It's an emotional song for me and I have to admit it brought me to tears filming the video, not because I was sad but because I was so grateful that I had someone to get me out of the dark hole I was in."[5]
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^ a bMcCall, Mallorie (30 October 2015). "Jess Glynne Goes Nude for 'Take Me Home' Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^"iTunes - Music - Take Me Home (Tiësto Remix) - Single by Jess Glynne". iTunes Store (GB). 25 November 2015.
^"Take Me Home (feat. Anthony Hamilton) - Single by Jess Glynne". iTunes Store (GB). 11 December 2015.
^Ryan, Gavin (26 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself' Stays No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^"Jess Glynne – Take Me Home" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^"Jess Glynne – Take Me Home" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201612 into search.
^"Euro Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 15 June 2018. (subscription required)
^"Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2016 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original (Click on Scarica allegato to download the zipped file containing the year-end chart PDF documents) on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
^"Canadian single certifications – Jess Glynne – Take Me Home". Music Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^"Danish single certifications – Jess Glynne – Take Me Home". IFPI Danmark.
^"Italian single certifications – Jess Glynne – Take Me Home" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Take Me Home" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".