Back to the World (song)

"Back to the World"
Single by Tevin Campbell
from the album Back to the World
Released	June 4, 1996
Recorded	August 1995
Length	5:00
Label	Qwest
Songwriter(s)	Jamey Jaz Rahsaan Patterson Mikelyn Roderick
Producer(s)	Jamey Jaz
Tevin Campbell singles chronology
"Don't Say Goodbye Girl" (1995) "Back to the World" (1996) "I Got It Bad" (1996)

"Back to the World" is a song by American R&B singer Tevin Campbell. It was written by Jamey Jaz, Rahsaan Patterson, and Mikelyn Roderick for his third album of the same name (1996). The song became a top ten hit in New Zealand, peaking at number eight on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and entered the top 40 in Australia. In the US, "Back to the World" was the only single from its parent album to garner decent success on the charts, peaking at number 16 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Music video

A music video for "Back to the World" was directed by Bille Woodruff. ^[1]

Track listings

CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Back to the World" (Album Version)	Jamey Jaz Rahsaan Patterson Mikelyn Roderick	Jaz	5:00
2.	"Back to the World" (Instrumental)	Jaz Patterson Roderick	Jaz	5:00

CD maxi-single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Back to the World" (Album Version)	Jamey Jaz Rahsaan Patterson Mikelyn Roderick	Jaz	5:00
2.	"Lately" (Non-LP Track)	Stevie Wonder	Al B. Sure!	4:24
3.	"Can We Talk"	Babyface Daryl Simmons	Babyface Simmons	4:44

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes additional producer

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Back to the World. ^[2]

Tevin Campbell – executive producer, vocals Lua Crofts – background vocalist Jamey Jaz – background vocalist, producer, writer

Rahsaan Patterson – background vocalist, writer Michael Stradford – executive producer Mikelyn Roderick – background vocalist, writer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Back to the World" Chart (1996) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [3] 31 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [4] 8 US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 47 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 33 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 16 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 30 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [9] 14

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Back to the World" Chart (1996) Position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 44

References

1. "Tevin Campbell: Back to the World (1996)". IMDb . Retrieved April 26, 2022.
2. Back to the World (booklet). Tevin Campbell. Qwest Records. 1996.
3. "Tevin Campbell – Back to the World". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
4. "Tevin Campbell – Back to the World". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
5. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
6. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
7. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
8. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
9. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
10. "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.