"Back Up" | ||||
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Single by Dej Loaf featuring Big Sean | ||||
from the album ...And See That's the Thing | ||||
Released | July 15, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | iRocksays | |||
Dej Loaf singles chronology | ||||
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Big Sean singles chronology | ||||
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"Back Up" is a song recorded by American rapper Dej Loaf, featuring American rapper Big Sean. It was released by Columbia Records on July 15, 2015, [1] as the first single from Loaf's debut EP ...And See That's the Thing (2015). The song was written by Dej Loaf, Big Sean, Clenton Gosberry and Kyle Adams; the latter also produced the song under the pseudonym iRocksays. "Back Up" contains a sample from the song "Back Up Off Me" by DJ Clent. [2]
A music video, directed by Alex Nazari, was filmed at Detroit's Royal Skate Land. [3] It premiered via Loaf's VEVO channel on October 5, 2015. [3]
"Back Up" debuted at number 83 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated October 24, 2015. [4] The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 19, 2016.
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 47 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [6] | 16 |
Chart (2016) | Position |
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US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) [7] | 50 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [8] | 87 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [9] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |