Back Up (Snoop Dogg song)

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"Back Up"
Back up Snoop Dogg.jpg
Single by Snoop Dogg
from the album Beach City
ReleasedNovember 18, 2015
Recorded2015
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Length4:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Professional Rapper"
(2015)
"Back Up"
(2015)
"Pain"
(2016)

"Back Up" is a song by American West Coast hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg. It was released for digital download and streaming on November 18, 2015. [1] The song is the first single released from the Mixtape Beach City (2015). [2] The song produced by Scoop DeVille and mixing by Todd Cooper. [3] The artwork was created by John Fenerides. [4]

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Commercial performance

"Back Up" entered the Canadian Songs Chart dated November 22, 2015 at number 89. [5] The song has peaked at number 80 on the chart. [6]

Track listing

  1. Back Up (Explicit) — 4:30
  1. Back Up — 4:30

Music video

On December 16, 2015 Snoop uploaded the lyric video for "Back Up" on his YouTube account. [9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Songs Chart) [6] 80

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References

  1. "Back Up (Prod. Scoop Deville). This is a nice surprise! Snoop is BACK..." BET. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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