| "Take Me to the King" | ||||
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| Single by Tamela Mann | ||||
| from the album Best Days | ||||
| Released | June 12, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary gospel | |||
| Length | 5:03 | |||
| Label | Tillymann Music Group | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kirk Franklin | |||
| Producer(s) | Kirk Franklin and Shaun Martin | |||
| Tamela Mann singles chronology | ||||
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"Take Me to the King" is a song recorded by American recording artist Tamela Mann. "Take Me to the King" was released on June 12, 2012, as the lead single from Mann's third studio album, Best Days. At the 55th Grammy Awards, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance.[1] Also a huge commercial success, "Take Me to the King" topped the US Billboard Gospel Songs chart for 19 consecutive weeks.[2] Mann performed the song on the 44th GMA Dove Awards in October 2013.[3] In 2023, "Take Me to the King" was certified two-times Platinum by the RIAA for sales exceeding 2,000,000 copies,[4] making it the highest-certified gospel song in the US.
- ^ "Grammy Watch: See video for Grammy nominated Take Me to the King by Tamela Mann + See list of gospel nominees". 1-800 Gospel. January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ Bonner, Gerard (June 19, 2013). "Tasha Cobbs Scores First #1 Single". Bonnerfide Radio. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "44th Annual Dove Awards". Event occurs at 1:39. Up (TV network).
{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty|series=(help) - ^ "Tamela Mann gets RIAA Platinum certification". Cross Rhythms. November 25, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.