Take Me Home, Country Roads Take Me Home, Country Roads "Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known as "Take Me Home" or "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver about the state of West Virginia. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number 2 on "Billboard"s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971. The song was a success on its initial release and was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, 1971, and Platinum on April 10, 2017. The song became one of John Denver's
Take Me Home (Phil Collins song) peaking at No. 7. The "Extended Mix" of "Take Me Home", released on the 12" single was one of the six songs to be included on Collins' "12"ers" album. Remixer John "Tokes" Potoker created an edited Extended mix of the song for the Japanese release of "12"ers", removing around one and half minutes from the full length mix. This version remains exclusive to this release to this day. "Take Me Home" is considered one of Collins' more well known songs, and has been in all of his tours since the No Jacket Required Tour. The song has remained popular among