Turn Back (K Koke song)

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"Turn Back"
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Single by K Koke featuring Maverick Sabre
from the album I Ain't Perfect
Released23 November 2012
Recorded2012
Genre Hip hop
Length3:51
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) K Koke, Dominic Miller, Syed Naqui, Kaywan Qazzar, Maverick Sabre, Gordon Sumners.
K Koke singles chronology
"Turn Back"
(2012)
"Lay Down Your Weapons"
(2013)
Maverick Sabre singles chronology
"These Days"
(2012)
"Turn Back"
(2012)
"Emotion (Ain't Nobody)"
(2014)

"Turn Back" is a song by English rapper of Greek Cypriot descent K Koke, featuring vocals from British singer Maverick Sabre. The track was released on 23 November 2012 as a digital download in the United Kingdom. The song was released as the lead single from his upcoming debut studio album I Ain't Perfect (2013). It has peaked to number 70 on the UK Singles Chart and number 7 on the UK R&B Chart.

Contents

The song samples "Shape of My Heart" by Sting, famously sampled in "The Message" by Nas.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Turn Back" was first released onto YouTube on 26 October 2012 at a total length of four minutes and twelve seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Turn Back" (feat. Maverick Sabre)3:51
2."The Only One"3:01

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
UK R&B (OCC) [2] 7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)70

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom23 November 2012 [3] Digital download RCA Records

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