"Back to You" | ||||
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Single by Louis Tomlinson featuring Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals | ||||
Released | 21 July 2017 | |||
Genre | Electropop | |||
Length | 3:10 | |||
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Louis Tomlinson singles chronology | ||||
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"Back to You" on YouTube |
"Back to You" is the second solo single of English singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson featuring American singer Bebe Rexha and English DJ and producer Digital Farm Animals. It was written by Tomlinson,Digital Farm Animals,Pablo Bowman,Richard Boardman,and Sarah Blanchard,while the production was handled by Digital Farm Animals and Tommy Danvers. The single was released on 21 July 2017; [1] its accompanying music video premiered the same date.
"Back to You" is the second solo single released by Louis Tomlinson after the announced hiatus of One Direction. The song was released via his own label,78 Productions. [2] It was later confirmed Tomlinson signed a solo recording deal with Epic Records. [3]
On 26 June,it was announced via two consecutive tweets from Tomlinson's Twitter that the song would be released at the end of July. [4] [5] The release date was later confirmed as 21 July. [6]
"Back to You" comprises mid-tempo beats and piano chords. [7] Lars Brandle of Billboard noted an "urban-textured" production. [8] Lyrically,the song discusses returning to an on-again,off-again relationship. [7] [9] Tomlinson declared about its composition:
This song stood out to me across everything I've written. It’s quite minimal in the production; it's something that, even melodically, is quite different to something I would normally do. [10]
A music video for the song was filmed in Tomlinson's hometown of Doncaster, England in May 2017, [11] subsequently being released alongside the single on 21 July 2017. In the video Tomlinson and Rexha appear in various Doncaster locations, including Doncaster Rovers Football Club's Keepmoat Stadium. [12] As of October 2020, the music video has received more than 450 million views on YouTube. [13]
Mike Wass of Idolator wrote in his review, "As far as 1D solo offerings go, this is fairly solid." [7] Mark Savage of BBC Music described the track as "a brooding pop concoction." [9] In Entertainment Weekly , Ariana Bacle called it "[an] infectious jam." [14]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Back to You" | 3:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Back to You" (Digital Farm Animals and Louis Tomlinson remix) | 4:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Back to You" | 3:10 |
2. | "Back to You" (Digital Farm Animals and Louis Tomlinson remix) | 4:22 |
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [58] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [59] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [60] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [61] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [62] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [63] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [64] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [65] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [66] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF) [67] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [68] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [69] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | 21 July 2017 | Digital download | Original |
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Italy | Contemporary hit radio | Sony | [70] | ||
United States | 25 July 2017 | Epic | [71] | ||
31 July 2017 | Hot adult contemporary | [72] | |||
Various | 4 August 2017 | Digital download | Digital Farm Animals and Louis Tomlinson Remix |
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Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | CelebMix Awards | Best Collaboration | Won | |
2018 | MPS Online Awards | Favorite Collaboration | Won | |
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English singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson has released two studio albums, eleven singles, ten music videos and one promotional single.