▁for ▁other ▁athlet ic ▁events ▁and ▁university ▁functions , ▁including ▁after ▁football ▁games , ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁fans ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁stands ▁and ▁sing ▁the ▁song ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁This ▁song ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁fun eral ▁mem orial ▁for ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Senator ▁Robert ▁By rd ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁capit ol ▁in ▁Char l eston ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁has ▁inspired ▁resolution s ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Legisl ature ▁to ▁adopt ▁" Take ▁Me ▁Home , ▁Country ▁Ro ads " ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁state ▁song . ▁On ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Legisl ature ▁approved ▁a ▁resolution ▁to ▁make ▁" Take ▁Me ▁Home , ▁Country ▁Ro ads " ▁an ▁official ▁state ▁song ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁alongside ▁three ▁other ▁pieces : ▁" West ▁Virginia ▁Hills ", ▁" This ▁is ▁My ▁West ▁Virginia ", ▁and ▁" West ▁Virginia , ▁My ▁Home ▁S weet ▁Home ". ▁Governor ▁Earl ▁Ray ▁T omb lin ▁signed ▁the ▁resolution ▁into ▁law ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Tour ism ▁Office ▁announced ▁it ▁had ▁obtained ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁use ▁“ Take ▁Me ▁Home , ▁Country ▁Ro ads ,” ▁in ▁its ▁market ing ▁efforts . ▁“ ‘ Country ▁Ro ads ’ ▁has ▁become ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁West ▁Virginia ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world