Take Time (Giveon EP)

Take Time is the debut EP by American R&B singer and songwriter Giveon, released by Epic Records on March 27, 2020.^[1] On the US Billboard Heatseekers chart, it was ranked as number one for three weeks in a row, beginning with January 16, 2021.^[2] The EP later peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200.^[3] On March 12, 2021, Take Time was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.^[4]

Take Time
EP by Giveon
Released	March 27, 2020
Genre	R&B
Length	24:06
Label	Epic Not So Fast
Producer	Berkli Music Boi-1da Giveon Jahaan Sweet Kelsey Gonzalez Loshendrix Maneesh River Tiber Rodrigo Barahona Sevn Thomas WondaGurl Yakob
Giveon chronology
Take Time (2020) When It's All Said and Done (2020)
Singles from Take Time
"Like I Want You" Released: November 20, 2019 "Heartbreak Anniversary" Released: February 21, 2020

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Robyn Mowatt of Okayplayer said that "Take Time is one hell of a debut. It stands out amongst the auto-tuned, generic R&B music that many artists have become comfortable shelling out".^[6]

Nerisha Penrose of Elle called the EP "a masterpiece" and said that "World We Created" is "the song I can't stop singing".^[7]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal

Take Time track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Beach"	Giveon Evans Matthew Samuels Jacob Rabitsch Carlos Muñoz	Boi-1da Yakob Loshendrix	3:25
2.	"World We Created"	Trey Campbell Rupert Thomas, Jr. Maneesh Bidaye Rabitsch	Sevn Thomas Maneesh Yakob	3:13
3.	"Take Time" (interlude)	Evans		0:45
4.	"Favorite Mistake"	Evans Thomas, Jr. Rodrigo Barahona	Sevn Thomas Giveon Barahona	2:52
5.	"This Ain't Love"	Evans Ebony Oshunrinde Jahaan Sweet Muñoz Varren Wade Anthony Clemons, Jr.	WondaGurl Sweet Loshendrix	2:44
6.	"Heartbreak Anniversary"	Evans Thomas, Jr. Bidaye Wade	Sevn Thomas Maneesh	3:18
7.	"Like I Want You"	Evans Thomas, Jr. Sweet Thomas Paxton-Beesley Muñoz Marcus Semaj	Sevn Thomas Sweet River Tiber Loshendrix	4:20
8.	"Vanish"	Evans Thomas, Jr. Anthony Berkley Kelsey Gonzalez	Sevn Thomas Berkli Music Gonzlez	3:29
Total length:				24:06

Charts

Chart performance for Take Time

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8]	49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	53
US Billboard 200[10]	35
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	19

Certifications

Certifications for Take Time

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[12]	Gold	10,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.