Take Me Home, Country Roads most popular and beloved songs. It has continued to sell, with over a million digital copies sold in the United States. It is considered to be Denver's signature song. The song has a prominent status as an iconic symbol of West Virginia, which it describes as "almost Heaven". In March 2014, it became one of the four official state anthems of West Virginia. Danoff and his then-wife, Mary ("Taffy") Nivert, wrote "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads", both of which were hits for John Denver. Danoff (from Springfield, Massachusetts) has stated he had
Take Me Home Tonight (film) across the nation since Medina's appearance on "American Idol". The film was released in the U.S. on March 4, 2011. Relativity released a trailer for the film in December 2010. "Take Me Home Tonight" was a box office flop. The film debuted at #11, with $3,464,679 during its opening weekend in 2,003 theaters in North America. The film grossed $6,928,068 in North America, failing to recoup its $19 million budget. "Take Me Home Tonight" received generally mixed to negative reviews from film critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an overall approval rating of 28%, based on 115 reviews, with