Back and Forth (Cameo song)
| "Back and Forth" | ||||
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| Single by Cameo | ||||
| from the album Word Up! | ||||
| Released | February 24, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 6:33 (album version) 3:54 (single version) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Kevin Kendrick, Nathan Leftenant | |||
| Cameo singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Back And Forth" on YouTube | ||||
"Back and Forth" is a 1987 single by Cameo, and was released on February 24, 1987.
Chart performance
The single was the third release from Cameo's, Word Up! album and was the group's twelfth top 10 soul single peaking at number three for two weeks and peaked at number fifty on the pop charts making it their fourth entry on the Hot 100.[1] "Back and Forth" was also the group's third top ten on the dance chart, peaking at number six.[2]
Music Video
Jazz musician Miles Davis makes a cameo in the song's music video.[3]
Popular Culture
- The chorus of the song: "Back, back and forth and forth..." is used on the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan's single "Gravel Pit".
- The song appears in video game Grand Theft Auto V on the Space 103.2 radio station.[4]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 98.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 48.
- ^ "Pat Buchanan (p.5)". Retrieved February 28, 2014. | "Cameo - Back and Forth (Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ^ Goble, Corban (November 17, 2014). "Grand Theft Auto V Reveals Expanded Radio Station Tracklists for Game Relaunch". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Cameo – Back and Forth" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Cameo: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Cameo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
