Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just take five Stop your busy day And take the time out To see if I'm alive Though I'm going out of my way Just so I can pass by each day Not a single word do we say It's a pantomime and not a play Still, I know our eyes often meet I feel tingles down to my feet When you smile, that's much too discreet Sends me on my way Wouldn't it be better Not to be so polite You could offer a light Start a little conversation now It's alright, just take five Just take five Though I'm going out of my way Just so I can pass by each day Not a single word do we say It's a pantomime and not a play Still, I know our eyes often meet I feel tingles down to my feet When you smile, that's much too discreet Sends me on my way Wouldn't it be better Not to be so polite You could offer a light Start a little conversation now It's alright, just take five Just take five
Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just take five Stop your busy day And take the time out To see if I'm alive Though I'm going out of my way Just so I can pass by each day Not a single word do we say It's a pantomime and not a play Still, I know our eyes often meet I feel tingles down to my feet When you smile, that's much too discreet Sends me on my way Wouldn't it be better Not to be so polite You could offer a light Start a little conversation now It's alright, just take five Just take five Though I'm going out of my way Just so I can pass by each day Not a single word do we say It's a pantomime and not a play Still, I know our eyes often meet I feel tingles down to my feet When you smile, that's much too discreet Sends me on my way Wouldn't it be better Not to be so polite You could offer a light Start a little conversation now It's alright, just take five Just take five
O título da canção remete diretamente à sua métrica musical incomum de compasso 5/4 (quintuplo), sendo uma das primeiras composições de jazz nos EUA a alcançar repercussão nas paradas mainstream.
A gravação original ocorreu em três datas distintas no estúdio da Columbia na 30th Street, Nova York: 25 de junho, 1º de julho e 18 de agosto de 1959.
Embora a música não tenha sido a primeira do gênero a usar esse compasso, ela alcançou a quinta posição na parada Adult Contemporary Singles do Billboard.
Uma versão com backing vocal foi lançada em 1961, apresentando letra escrita pelo próprio Dave Brubeck e sua esposa Iola, interpretada pela cantora Carmen McRae.
Após seu falecimento em 1977, Paul Desmond doou os direitos de royalties de "Take Five" para a Cruz Vermelha Americana, gerando cerca de $100.000 por ano para a instituição.
A faixa possui antecedentes notáveis de regravações, incluindo uma versão de 1962 pela cantora sueca Monica Zetterlund e uma versão dub do King Tubby, lançada postumamente em 2002.
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