"Ik neem je mee" (; English: "''I'll Take You With Me''") is a song recorded by Dutch rapper

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for his debut studio album, ''

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( English: "''This World Is Yours''")''. It was released on 2 September 2011 as the second single of the album. The song was produced by Dutch producer Sergio van Gonter, better known as Reverse, and co-written by Van Gonter, Pardoel and Ricardo de Rooy. The single became a great success in the

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and

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. "Ik neem je mee" is the most successful Dutch-language song in the

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and the

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ever.

Chart performance

"Ik neem je mee" became a great success in The Netherlands and Flanders. In The Netherlands, the song reached the peak position in both the

and the

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. It spent five weeks at the top of the Mega Single Top 100 and six weeks at the peak position of the Dutch Top 40. On 3 November 2011, "Ik neem je mee" was certified gold by the

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. Gers Pardoel received the award from

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during an episode of ''

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''. Pardoel's first reaction was: "Now already?!" A few weeks later, on 26 November, the song was certified platinum in The Netherlands. This time, Pardoel received the award from

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during an episode of ''PAU!L'', after his performance with

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. In Flanders, the song reached the second position in the

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and the first position in the Radio 2 Top 30. The song was also certified gold and later even platinum by the

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Music video

The music video for "Ik neem je mee" is a 3D-animation. It was launched on 31 August 2011 on

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. The main character in the music video takes his girlfriend on a trip around the world. During the trip they get married, have children and grow old together. They travel around the world, including

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and

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. This represents the lyrics of the chorus: "''Ik neem je mee'' / ''neem je mee op reis'' / ''Neem je mee'' / ''naar Rome of Parijs''" means "''I'll take you with me'' / ''take you on a trip'' / ''Take you with me'' / ''to Rome or Paris''". As of 23 May 2013, the video on

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was watched over 14 million times. The cover art of the single is a picture of the 3D-animations of Pardoel and his girlfriend in the music video.

Cover versions

*The Dutch cover band Volgende X Beter (English: ''Next T(ime) Better'') added "Ik neem je mee" to their repertoire on 15 November 2011. By doing this, the party band "responded to the Dutch charts", as said on their web site. *Het Feestteam (English: ''The Party Team''), a Dutch duo consisting of Stan van de Dobbelsteen and Peter Loree, released a

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version of "Ik neem je mee" in late November 2011. This cover was produced by Berk Music Productions and reached the 25th position of the Mega Single Top 100. *Dutch singer Sanne Hans sang a cover version of "Ik neem je mee" at

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's show GIEL on 1 December 2011. *On 12 January 2012, Dutch singer Gerst released a parody of "Ik neem je mee", called "Ik laat je thuis" (English: "''I'll Leave You At Home''"). Just as Het Feestteam, Gers made the parody especially for Carnival 2012. The video on

was watched almost 600 times in just one day. This parody became a success and reached the 34th position of the Mega Single Top 100. *Dutch singer

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, finalist of the first season of ''

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'', released a cover version of "Ik neem je mee" on 13 January, which is included on her single "Het staat in de sterren" (English: "''It's Written In The Stars''").

Track listing

*Digital download #"Ik neem je mee" – 3:37 #"Ik neem je mee" (Instrumental Version) - 3:37

Personnel

Songwriting A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. ...

– Gers Pardoel, Ricardo de Rooy, Reverse *

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– Reverse

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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