"Take Me to the King" was released on June 12, 2012, as the lead single from Mann's third studio album, Best Days.

At the 55th Grammy Awards, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance.

[1] Also a huge commercial success, "Take Me to the King" topped the US Billboard Gospel Songs chart for 19 consecutive weeks.

[2] Mann performed the song on the 44th GMA Dove Awards in October 2013.

[3] In 2023, "Take Me to the King" was certified two-times Platinum by the RIAA for sales exceeding 2,000,000 copies,[4] making it the highest-certified gospel song in the US.