| Take Your Time (Do It Right) | |
| Cover: | Take Your Time (Do It Right) by SOS Band U.S. 12-inch vinyl.jpg |
| Caption: | A-side label of US 12-inch vinyl single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The S.O.S. Band |
| Album: | S.O.S. |
| A-Side: | Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 1 |
| B-Side: | Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 2 |
| Recorded: | 1979 |
| Label: | Tabu |
| Producer: | Sigidi |
| Next Title: | S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit) |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" is the debut single by American R&B group the S.O.S. Band. It was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, S.O.S. (1980) on March 18, 1980 through Tabu Records, three months before the album's release.
"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" was a hit at discothèques and became a disco classic.
In the United States, it reached the number-one spot on the Billboard R&B singles chart and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1980.[1] On the Billboard dance chart, it went to number one for four non-consecutive weeks.[2] The single was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies.[3] It spent five months (21 weeks) on the US charts. "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" was a worldwide hit; however, only in New Zealand did its popularity match that of the US, peaking there likewise at number three. It was moderately successful elsewhere, reaching number 40 in Australia, number 27 in Canada and number 10 in Norway. In the UK it missed the top 40 entirely, peaking at number 51. It is ranked as the 36th biggest American hit of 1980,[4] and the 42nd in New Zealand.[5]
| Chart (1980) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 40 | |
| Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders) | 19 | |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 27 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 26 | |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 3 | |
| Norway (VG-lista) | 10 | |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 20 | |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company) | 51 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 3 | |
| US Disco Top 100 (Billboard) | 1 | |
| US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) | 1 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 1 |
| Chart (1980) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 42 | |
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[8] | 37 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 16 |
| Take Your Time (Do It Right) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Max-A-Million |
| Album: | Take Your Time |
| Released: | July 5, 1995 |
| Recorded: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Eurodance |
| Length: | 3:39 |
| Label: | SOS Records |
| Producer: | 20 Fingers |
| Prev Title: | Fat Boy |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Sexual Healing |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
In 1995, Max-A-Million recorded the song which peaked in the top 20 on the US dance club play chart and also charted on the Hot 100. The song was the title track to their Take Your Time LP.[10]
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| Chart (1995) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 64 | |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[12] | 18 |
. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 540.
. Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 239.
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 262.
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 548.