Take What You Want Explained

"Take What You Want" is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone featuring British singer Ozzy Osbourne and fellow American rapper and singer Travis Scott. Written alongside Billy Walsh and producers Louis Bell & Andrew Watt, the song appears on the former's third studio album, Hollywood's Bleeding (2019), later appearing as a bonus track on Osbourne's twelfth studio album Ordinary Man (2020). The song was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on October 15, 2019, as the sixth single from the aforementioned album.^[1]

It is the first collaboration between Malone and Osbourne, which was later followed by Osbourne's single, "It's a Raid", from his album Ordinary Man in February 2020.^[2] An official live performance video was released to promote the single.^[3]

"Take What You Want" peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The track was featured in the opening video package for Game 7 of the 2019 World Series in addition to the official trailer for the reboot for supernatural superhero film, The Crow.

Commercial performance

"Take What You Want" became Malone's ninth top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number eight and becoming Osbourne's first Billboard Hot 100 top 10 in over 30 years, making it the longest gap between top 10 appearances.^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[5]

• Post Malone – principal vocalist, songwriting
• Ozzy Osbourne – vocalist, songwriting
• Travis Scott – vocalist, songwriting
• Andrew Watt – production, songwriting, lead guitar
• Louis Bell – recording, production, vocal production
• Billy Walsh – songwriting
• Chad Smith – drums^[6]
• Paul Lamalfa – recording
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Chris Galland – mixing assistance
• Robin Florent – mixing assistance
• Scott Desmarais – mixing assistance
• Mike Bozzi – mastering

Charts

Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
Greece International (IFPI)[7]	39
Latvia (LAIPA)[8]	17
Lithuania (AGATA)[9]	20
US Rolling Stone Top 100[10]	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	September 6, 2019		Republic
United States	October 15, 2019	Contemporary hit radio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top 40 Mainstream Future Releases. All Access. October 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010223314/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases. October 10, 2019.
2. Web site: Monroe. Jazz. Ozzy Osbourne and Post Malone Reunite for New Song "It's a Raid". 2020-09-26. Pitchfork. 20 February 2020. en-us.
3. Web site: Watch Ozzy Osbourne and Post Malone in their official live video for 'Take What You Want'. NME. 27 November 2019.
4. Lizzo Leads Billboard Hot 100, Post Malone Brings Back Ozzy Osbourne & Lewis Capaldi Lands First Top 10. Billboard. September 16, 2019. September 16, 2019.
5. Web site: Take What You Want by Post Malone. Tidal. September 17, 2019.
6. Web site: Red Hot Chili Peppers Reveal Who Ozzy Osbourne 'Beat Up'. AlternativeNation.net. Buchanan. Brett. September 7, 2019. September 8, 2019.
7. Web site: Official Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 36 2019. IFPI Greece. September 22, 2019.
8. Web site: Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 37. nedēļa. lv. LAIPA. November 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115018/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-37-nedela-8128. October 10, 2019.
9. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). lt. AGATA. October 14, 2019. November 30, 2019.
10. Top 100 Songs. Rolling Stone. September 6, 2019. December 28, 2019.