Back to You (Mollie King song)

"Back to You" is a song by English recording artist Mollie King. It was co-written by King alongside Rob Persaud and the production duo The Blueprint (Ryan Ogren and Nick Bailey),[1] and was released as a digital download on 19 August 2016 by Island Records,[2] followed by a remix EP a week later.[3]

"Back to You"
Single by Mollie King
Released19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
GenrePop
Length2:59
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Blueprint
Mollie King singles chronology
"Back to You"
(2016)
"Hair Down"
(2017)

Background and release

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"Back to You" was King's debut solo single, following the hiatus of girl group The Saturdays. The song was rumoured to be about King's "former on/off relationship" with model David Gandy.[4] The music video was filmed by director Lisa Gunning.[4]

"Back to You" debuted and peaked at number 90 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] and at number 38 on the sales-only chart.[6] It has sold over 15,000 copies in the UK to date.[citation needed] It reached the top 20 of the iTunes chart upon release,[7] and in March 2021, returned to the iTunes top 40 following a campaign on the internet music forum BuzzJack for the site's 15th anniversary.[8]

Track listings

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  • Digital download[2]
  1. "Back to You" – 2:59
  • Digital "Pt. 2" EP[3]
  1. "Back to You" (Acoustic) – 3:28
  2. "Back to You" (LuvBug Remix) – 3:50
  3. "Back to You" (Rooftop Boys Remix) – 3:44
  4. "Back to You" (The Weekenders Remix) – 3:19

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 90
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[6] 38

References

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  1. ^ "The Blueprint - Discography". Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Back to You - Single by Mollie King". Apple Music. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Back to You, Pt. 2 - EP by Mollie King". Apple Music. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Currinn, Jonathan (23 August 2016). "Mollie King releases debut single "Back To You" with a powerful music video". CelebMix. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Mollie King: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - 26 August 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Mollie King - 'Back to You' - British iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.net. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ King, Mollie [@MollieKing] (7 March 2021). "Aww i love this ♥ What a throwback! Thanks @buzzjackforum for showing Back To You some love again" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 March 2021 – via Twitter.