{{Infobox song | name = Take a Message | cover = Remy Shand - Take a Message single cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Remy Shand | album = The Way I Feel | B-side = * "I Met Your Mercy" * "Mai" | released = {{start date|2001}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Soul music, rhythm and blues | length = {{duration|m=4|s=3}} | label = * Universal (Canada) * Motown (United States) | writer = Remy Shand<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/take-a-message-mt0006639230|title=Take a Message - Remy Shand - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=June 17, 2014}}</ref> | producer = Remy Shand | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = The Way I Feel | next_year = 2001 | misc = }}
"'''Take a Message'''" is a song written,<ref name="allmusic"/> produced and performed by Canadian R&B singer Remy Shand, issued as the lead single from his only studio album ''The Way I Feel''. Released in 2001, the song is Shand's only entry on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 89 in 2002.<ref name="allmusic2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/remy-shand-mn0000463268/awards|title=Remy Shand - Awards - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=June 17, 2014}}</ref> "Take a Message" was one of the top 25 most played songs on radio in Canada in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041123064030/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2004|title=Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002|accessdate=April 11, 2020}}</ref> In 2003, the song was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song at the Grammy Awards.<ref name="hollywood">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/brief/1703700/2003-grammy-award-nominees-announced?page=all|title=2003 Grammy Award Nominees Announced - General News - Hollywood.com|work=Hollywood.com|last=Cadorette|first=Guylaine|date=January 8, 2003|accessdate=June 18, 2014}}</ref>
==Music video== {{expand section|date=June 2014}} The official music video for "Take a Message" was directed by Kedar Massenburg.<ref name="vh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/video/remy-shand/20040/take-a-message.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214108/http://www.vh1.com/video/remy-shand/20040/take-a-message.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title="Take a Message" by Remy Shand - Music Video - VH1.com|work=VH1|date=December 17, 2011|accessdate=June 28, 2014}}</ref>
== Charts == === Weekly charts === {|class = "wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Weekly chart performance for "Take a Message" !Chart (2002)<ref name="allmusic"/> !Peak<br>position |- !scope="row"|Canada (''BDS'') |align=center|9 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 |align=center|89 |- !scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (''Billboard'') |align=center|47 |}
=== Year-end charts === {|class = "wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Year-end chart performance for "Take a Message" !Chart (2002) !Position |- !scope="row"|Canada Radio (Nielsen Soundscan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|title=Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002|publisher=Jam!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812022009/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|archive-date=August 12, 2004|access-date= March 21, 2022}}</ref> | align=center|21 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{youtube|clD4kyGMRKo|"Take a Message" music video}} * {{AllMusic|song|mt0006639230|"Take a Message"}}
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Category:2001 debut singles Category:2001 songs Category:Motown singles Category:Music videos directed by Kedar Massenburg Category:Remy Shand songs Category:Song recordings produced by Remy Shand Category:Songs written by Remy Shand Category:Universal Records singles
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