Peak
20
Weeks
32
Score
4,340
Chart Year
2015
The music video was directed by Tim Mattia and premiered on March 13, 2015. The video's storyline involving domestic violence is much different than that of the song's wherein a young man wanting simply to talk to a young woman at a bar.[8] In the video, Hunt's character witnesses several instances of a tattooed man abusing his young girlfriend in public, including at a biker bar and a coin-operated laundry. Together, the two have a baby. Hunt and several others see the witness but do nothing. Then, near the end of the video, the woman tries to leave with her baby, when the boyfriend comes outside to stop her. When he begins hitting her, Hunt, who happens to be walking by the tattooed man's house, sees this and begins to fight with the man, keeping him occupied long enough to give the woman and her baby time to drive away and escape the relationship. Scenes of Hunt performing the song in the biker bar are also seen.
This mid-tempo ballad finds Hunt attempting to pick up a woman. He doesn't want to move fast and come on strong, but he also wants to take up her time. Hunt's half-spoken, half-sung delivery reflects the influence of '90s R&B on him. During an interview with Taste of Country, he recalled that in his younger days, "I listened to guys like K-Ci and JoJo, that '90s R&B thing really caught my ear. R Kelly … Ginuwine, 112." The lines that Sam Hunt directs towards the lady that he is interested in getting to know are inventive and sincere. "I think those interactions between strangers in terms of a guy going up and pursuing a lady or introducing himself or expressing his interest - that can get cliché at times," he said. "It can get kind of sleazy and shallow at times when you think about, especially if it's in a bar or a place that may not necessarily be as romantic as the next." "Hopefully, the singer in this song and what he's saying overcomes some of those stereotypes," Hunt added, "and you can see past just a surface attraction and you can see that he's generally interested in this girl who has just completely got his attention." The song was Sam Hunt's second #1 on the Country chart, following "Leave the Night On,"which topped the tally dated November 14, 2014. Sam Hunt penned the song with Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally. However, when Hunt and Osborne first came up with the tune, their then-third writer just didn't hear it. "Sam started doing that talking phrasing thing that's happening in the verse, and I thought it sounded really cool," Osborne recalled to Taste of Country. "And our co-writer, the third writer just kinda laughed and said, 'Aww, naw, that ain't gonna work, that's too odd. I don't think we should chase that.' And when that other writer left the room, I said to Sam, 'I really like that. I think that's cool.' I don't typically write that kind of thing, but Sam's voice sounded so good doing that, I said, 'Hang on to that, let's write that with Shane [McAnally],' 'cause we'd written some songs with Shane at that point." The lyrics came from a phrase Osborne already had. "I kinda had a title that I had mentioned to Sam before, which was 'Take Your Time,' he recalled to Taste Of Country. "When you hear that phrase, it typically means go slow or whatever, but I said if it was a guy saying to a girl, 'I'm not trying to take your friends away from you, I'm not trying to do this … I just wanna take your time' — almost like a sales pitch, sort of. So Sam said, 'What if these two ideas were just kinda married together?'" Directed by Tim Mattia, the song's music video tackles domestic violence as we see Hunt witness a fight between a man and his wife before taking on the abusive dude. "I want Sam to surprise people with this video and its darker, grittier edge," said Mattia. Tim Mattia is best known for his work with rock acts including You Me At Six ("Bite My Tongue"), Young Guns ("Bones") and Pretty Reckless ("Going To Hell").
I don't know if you were lookin' at me or not You probably smile like that all the time And I don't mean to bother you but I couldn't just walk by And not say, "Hi" And I know your name 'cause everybody in here knows your name You're not lookin' for anything right now So I don't wanna come on strong But don't get me wrong Your eyes are so intimidating My heart is pounding but It's just a conversation No, girl I'm not wasted You don't know me I don't know you But I want to And I don't wanna steal your freedom I don't wanna change your mind I don't have to make you love me I just wanna take your time I don't wanna wreck your Friday I ain't gonna waste my lines I don't have to take your heart I just wanna take your time And I know it starts with, "Hello" And the next thing you know You try to be nice and some guy's gettin' too close Tryin' to pick you up Tryin' to get you drunk And I'm sure one of your friends is about to come over here 'Cause she's supposed to save you from random guys that talk too much And wanna stay too long It's the same old song And dance but I think you know it well You could've rolled your eyes Told me to go to hell Could have walked away But you're still here And I'm still here Come on, let's see where it goes I don't wanna steal your freedom I don't wanna change your mind I don't have to make you love me I just wanna take your time I don't have to meet your mother We don't have to cross that line I don't wanna steal your covers I just wanna take your time Whoa I don't wanna go home with you Whoa I just wanna be alone with you And I don't wanna steal your freedom I don't wanna change your mind I don't have to make you love me I just wanna take your time And I don't wanna blow your phone up I just wanna blow your mind I don't have to take your heart I just wanna take your time No, I ain't gotta call you baby And I ain't gotta call you mine I don't have to take your heart I just wanna take your time, ooh
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 17, 2015 | 93 | 33 |
| 2 | Jan 24, 2015 | 75 | 51 |
| 3 | Jan 31, 2015 | 71 | 55 |
| 4 | Feb 7, 2015 | 53 | 73 |
| 5 | Feb 14, 2015 | 49 | 77 |
| 6 | Feb 21, 2015 | 42 | 84 |
| 7 | Feb 28, 2015 | 36 | 90 |
| 8 | Mar 7, 2015 | 39 | 87 |
| 9 | Mar 14, 2015 | 32 | 94 |
| 10 | Mar 21, 2015 | 31 | 95 |
| 11 | Mar 28, 2015 | 27 | 99 |
| 12 | Apr 4, 2015 | 21 | 105 |
| 13 | Apr 11, 2015 | 20 | 106 |
| 14 | Apr 18, 2015 | 23 | 103 |
| 15 | Apr 25, 2015 | 22 | 104 |
| 16 | May 2, 2015 | 21 | 105 |
| 17 | May 9, 2015 | 23 | 103 |
| 18 | May 16, 2015 | 27 | 99 |
| 19 | May 23, 2015 | 30 | 96 |
| 20 | May 30, 2015 | 33 | 93 |