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

"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. 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

  • 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

Weekly charts

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

References

  1. "The Blueprint - Discography". Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. "Back to You - Single by Mollie King". Apple Music. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. "Back to You, Pt. 2 - EP by Mollie King". Apple Music. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. Currinn, Jonathan (23 August 2016). "Mollie King releases debut single "Back To You" with a powerful music video". CelebMix. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. "Mollie King: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. "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.
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