Wanna Take You Home

{{Infobox song

| name = Wanna Take You Home

| cover = WannaTakeYouHome.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Gloriana

| album = A Thousand Miles Left Behind

| released = {{start date|2011|03|28}}{{cite web|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=5168|title=New Gloriana single out Tuesday|date=7 March 2011|work=Country Standard Time|access-date=5 April 2012}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=38}}

| label = Emblem/Warner Bros.

| writer = Tom Gossin
Matt Serletic
Wendell Mobley

| producer = Matt Serletic

| prev_title = The World Is Ours Tonight

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = (Kissed You) Good Night

| next_year = 2011

}}

"Wanna Take You Home" is a song recorded by American country music group Gloriana, written by band member Tom Gossin with Matt Serletic and Wendell Mobley. It was released in March 2011 as the first single from the album A Thousand Miles Left Behind. It is the band's last single to feature member Cheyenne Kimball.

Content

Band member Tom Gossin wrote the song with Matt Serletic and Wendell Mobley. Gossin said that he did not have any lyrics when he began writing with the two, and that the idea came once Gossin recalled seeing fans dance in the audience whenever the band performed "Wild at Heart".{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/gloriana-wanna-take-you-home-lyrics/|title=Gloriana, 'Wanna Take You Home' – Lyrics Uncovered|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|date=9 May 2011|work=Taste of Country|access-date=5 April 2012}}

Critical reception

Giving it four stars out of five, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock praised the "punchy groove, with plenty of banjo and steel fills".{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/gloriana-wanna-take-you-home-single-review|title=Gloriana - "Wanna Take You Home"|last=Peacock|first=Bobby|date=29 March 2011|work=Roughstock|access-date=5 April 2012}}

Music video

The video was the first major music video for director TK McKamy. It was filmed immediately before Cheyenne Kimball left the group. It shows the group performing the song at a huge evening barn party, surrounded by many fans.{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/gloriana-wanna-take-you-home-video/|title=Gloriana Strap on Their Boots in New 'Wanna Take You Home' Video|last=Hensel|first=Amanda|date=14 July 2011|work=Taste of Country|access-date=5 April 2012}}

Chart performance

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!align="left"|Chart (2011)

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{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|34|artist=Gloriana|artistid=1057873}}

References