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|single name            = Take Me With U
|single name            = Take Me With U
|single image          = [[Image:Takemewithu single.jpg]]
|single image          = [[Image:Takemewithu single.jpg]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 25|25 January, 1985]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 25|25 January 1985]]
|album                  = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]
|album                  = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]
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|tracks                = [[Baby I'm A Star]] (Edit) <small>(2:55)</small><br>[[Take Me With U]] (Edit) <small>(3:42)</small>
|tracks                = [[Baby I’m A Star]] (Edit) <small>(2:55)</small><br>
[[Take Me With U]] (Edit) <small>(3:42)</small>
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|introduction          = <b>Take Me With U</b> was the fifth (and final) commercially-released single from [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. The single was the fourth to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]].  
|introduction          = <b>Take Me With U</b> was the fifth (and final) commercially-released single from [[Prince]]’s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. The single was the fourth to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]].  


It was released seven months after the album, and received a release in North America, New Zealand, and Japan. The b-side was an edited version of [[Baby I'm A Star]], the original version of which was also taken from [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].
It was released seven months after the album, and received a release in North America, New Zealand, and Japan. The b-side was an edited version of [[Baby I’m A Star]], the original version of which was also taken from [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].


The single reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 40 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart.
The single reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 40 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart.
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A. <b>[[Take Me With U]] (Edit)</b> (3:42)<br>
A. <b>[[Take Me With U]] (Edit)</b> (3:42)<br>
B. <b>[[Baby I'm A Star]] (Edit)</b> (2:55)<br>
B. <b>[[Baby I’m A Star]] (Edit)</b> (2:55)<br>
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A. <b>[[Take Me With U]] (Edit)</b> (3:42)<br>
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B. <b>[[Take Me With U]] (Edit)</b> (3:42)<br>
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AA. <b>[[I Would Die 4 U]] (Single Version)</b> (2:57) <br>
AA. <b>[[I Would Die 4 U]] (Single Version)</b> (2:57) <br>
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A. <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (3:54)<br>
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B. <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (3:54)<br>
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<!-------REFERENCES ------->
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
|references              = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & JooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) ISBN 91-631-5482-X
|references              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
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Latest revision as of 07:50, 11 May 2025

1984: I Would Die 4 U ◄ All Singles All Related Artists Singles ► 1985: Raspberry Beret 
Take Me With U

Single details

Released: 25 January 1985
Related album: Purple Rain
Label(s): Warner Bros.
Non-Album track(s):

Baby I’m A Star (Edit) (2:55)
Take Me With U (Edit) (3:42)

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard Hot 100 9 Feb. 1985 25 12
USA: Billboard Hot Black Singles 23 Feb. 1985 40 9
Certifications
This single has not received any certifications in the USA or elsewhere
Awards
This single has not received any awards in the USA or elsewhere

See also

Take Me With U
(Music video) 		Take Me With U
(Sheet music)

Take Me With U was the fifth (and final) commercially-released single from Prince’s sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. The single was the fourth to be credited to Prince and the Revolution.

It was released seven months after the album, and received a release in North America, New Zealand, and Japan. The b-side was an edited version of Baby I’m A Star, the original version of which was also taken from Purple Rain.

The single reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 40 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart.


Track listing
7"

A. Take Me With U (Edit) (3:42)
B. Baby I’m A Star (Edit) (2:55)

  • Cat #: US/NZ: 7-29079

JP: P-1954
CA: 92 90797

  • See individual tracks and related albums for credits.

Other Formats
7" Promo 12" Promo
  • (US: 7-29079)

A. Take Me With U (Edit) (3:42)
B. Take Me With U (Edit) (3:42)

7" 1987 Back To Back Hits Reissue

  • (US: GWB-0517)

A. Take Me With U (3:54)
AA. I Would Die 4 U (Single Version) (2:57)

  • (US: PRO-A-2263)

A. Take Me With U (3:54)
B. Take Me With U (3:54)

This record wasn’t released in any other format (Cassette, CD, Digital).


Releases
7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA 7" 7-29079

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
None
 

 

 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Triva
  • Take Me With U was released while the movie Purple Rain was still very popular - the single received a lot of cross-promotion with this release.
References
1984
I Would Die 4 U 		All Singles All Related Artists Singles 1985
Raspberry Beret
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