Back at One (song)

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"Back at One"
BackatOnesingle.jpg
Single by Brian McKnight
from the album Back at One
ReleasedAugust 9, 1999 (1999-08-09)
Length
  • 4:23 (album version)
  • 3:24 (radio edit)
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Brian McKnight
Producer(s) Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight singles chronology
"The Only One for Me"
(1998)		"Back at One"
(1999)		"6, 8, 12"
(2000)
Music video
"Back at One" on YouTube

"Back at One" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Brian McKnight, taken from his fifth studio album of the same name (1999). The single was released on August 9, 1999.

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Composition

Sheet music for "Back at One" is in the key of B major in common time with a slow tempo of 65 beats per minute. [1] The song modulates a half step to C major for the last chorus.

Chart performance

"Back at One" went on to be one of McKnight's biggest successes, reaching the top ten in New Zealand, Canada and the United States, where it eventually peaked at number two for eight weeks but was kept off the top spot by "Smooth" by Santana. [2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence and was nominated for R&B video of the year in the Music Video Production Association Awards. [3] [4]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [32] Gold500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesAugust 9, 1999 Motown [33] [34]
August 10, 1999 [35]
September 13, 1999 Smooth jazz radio [36]
November 5, 2002Digital download [32]

Mark Wills version

"Back at One"
Back at One Mark Wills.png
Single by Mark Wills
from the album Permanently
B-side "Because I Love You" [37]
ReleasedOctober 29, 1999 (1999-10-29) [38]
Genre Country
Length4:06
Label Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s) Brian McKnight
Producer(s) Carson Chamberlain
Mark Wills singles chronology
"She's in Love"
(1999)		"Back at One"
(1999)		"Almost Doesn't Count"
(2000)

American country music artist Mark Wills covered "Back at One" on his 2000 album Permanently , also releasing it as that album's first single. Released in October 1999 (two months after McKnight's version), Wills' cover peaked at number two on the Billboard country singles charts for a week. [39] Despite not reaching the top spot in the US, the song did manage to reach number one on the Canadian RPM country tracks. In addition to his country chart success, "Back at One" also became his fifth entry on the Hot 100 charts, peaking at number 36 there.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Hershleder.

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [40] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [41] 36
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [42] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [43] 22

Other versions

McKnight also performed the song with Brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo on her album Festa (en: Party).

In 2000, keyboardist Bob Baldwin released a cover of the song from the album BobBaldwin.com. [44] [45] Also in 2000, Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer Sanchez recorded a reggae cover version of the song over the "Fi Wi Rock" rhythm produced by King Jammy which became a popular dancehall hit in Jamaica and the US.

In 2001, UK music artist Lulu recorded the song for her album Together with a duet with Irish pop band Westlife and performed it live subsequently.

In 2003, Smooth jazz guitarist and musician Paul Jackson, Jr. covered the song as the closing track from the album Still Small Voice.

Another instrumental rendition of this song has been performed by saxophonist Warren Hill, from his album 2005 PopJazz. [46] [47]

In 2006, British pop singer Shayne Ward also performed this song on his debut album Shayne Ward .

Singer Mijares covered it in his 2009 Spanish album Vivir Así .

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