Back to Basics (song)

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"Back to Basics"
Single by Headie One featuring Skepta
from the album Music x Road
Released4 July 2019
Length3:14
Label Relentless Records
Songwriter(s) Joseph Junior Adenuga [1]
Headie One singles chronology
"All Day"
(2019)
"Back to Basics"
(2019)
"I Spy"
(2019)
Skepta singles chronology
"Greaze Mode"
(2019)
"Back to Basics"
(2019)
"Love Me Not"
(2019)

Back to Basics is a song performed by British rapper and songwriter Headie One, featuring vocals from English rapper Skepta. It was released as the third single from Headie One's mixtape Music x Road on 4 July 2019 through Relentless Records. [2] [3] The song peaked at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Back to Basics" was first released onto YouTube on 5 July 2019. [4]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 42
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [6] 27

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 4 July 2019 Relentless Records

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References

  1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. "Back to Basics (feat. Skepta) - Single by Headie One on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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