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"Back to Back"
Song

"Back to Back" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. It is the second diss track created by Drake to be aimed at American rapper Meek Mill, following "Charged Up".[1] At OVO Fest 2015, Drake performed "Charged Up" and "Back to Back" live.[2][3] The song is nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards.

Background and release

On July 22, 2015, Meek Mill publicly criticized Drake on Twitter after being upset with Drake's non-involvement with the promotion of his album Dreams Worth More Than Money, claiming that he used ghostwriters to write his verse on "R.I.C.O.", and then releasing the reference track to the song.[4][unreliable source?] Following this, Drake released two diss songs within a week, "Charged Up" and "Back to Back", both aimed at Meek Mill.[5][6] Meek Mill later responded with another diss song about Drake, titled "Wanna Know".[7] Meek Mill later removed his diss to Drake on SoundCloud.[8]

Track listing

  • Digital download[9]
  1. "Back to Back" – 2:50

Commercial performance

"Back to Back" debuted and peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.[10] The song also debuted and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, with its chart entrance fueled by 122,000 first-week digital download sales and 4.5 million streams.[11] As of September 2015, "Back to Back" has sold 253,000 copies in the United States.[12]

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Drake - Back To Back (Meek Mill Diss) [New song]". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Drake Performs Back to Back During OVO Fest". Bossip. Retrieved August 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Drake Performs "Back To Back" At OVO Fest 2015". YouTube. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Angela Stephanou (July 22, 2015). "Meek Mill Says Drake Doesn't Write His Own Raps In Twitter Rant". Retrieved July 22, 2015. Stop comparing drake to me too.... He don't write his own raps! That's why he ain't tweet my album because we found out!
  5. ^ "Drake Fires Back at Meek Mill on ‘Charged Up’ | Rap-Up". rap-up.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "Drake Disses Meek Mill Again on ‘Back to Back’ Freestyle | Rap-Up". rap-up.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "Meek Mill hits back at Drake with diss track 'Wanna Know'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meek-mill-ends-drake-beef-open-letter-before-removing-his-wanna-know-diss-song-soundcloud-1515388
  9. ^ "iTunes - Music - Back to Back - Single by Drake". iTunes. Retrieved August 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "Drake - Chart History - Canada Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ Mendizabal, Amaya (August 12, 2015). "Drake Takes Over Charts in Wake of Meek Mill Feud". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  12. ^ Mansell, Henry (September 5, 2015). "Hip Hop Single Sales: Silentó, The Weeknd & Fetty Wap". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  13. ^ "Drake - Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ "Drake – Back to Back" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  16. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  19. ^ "Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.


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