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"Right Back"
Single by Khalid featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie
from the album Free Spirit
ReleasedAugust 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
Length4:15
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Stargate
  • Denis Kosiak
  • Scribz Riley
  • Digi
  • Charlie Handsome
Khalid singles chronology
"Caught Up"
(2019)
"Right Back"
(2019)
"Hurts 2B Human"
(2019)
A Boogie wit da Hoodie singles chronology
"Big Rich Town"
(2019)
"Right Back"
(2019)
"SZNS"
(2019)
Music video
"Right Back" on YouTube

"Right Back" is a song by American singer Khalid from his second studio album Free Spirit (2019). It was originally recorded as a solo version and charted as an album track in April before being released as a single featuring American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie on August 2.[1]

Critical reception

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Alex Zidel of HotNewHipHop said the song "already sounded complete but Khalid had a thought: What if we add A Boogie wit da Hoodie to this? That would make it a hit, right? It turns out that he was correct."[2]

Track listing

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  • Single version
  1. "Right Back" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) – 4:15
  • Album version
  1. "Right Back" – 3:35

Charts

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Album version

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 37
US Rolling Stone Top 100[5] 56

Remix version

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 58
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 53
Lithuania (AGATA)[8] 51
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 71
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 73
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 29
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[13] 40
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] 9

Year-end charts

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Chart (2019) Position
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[15] 50

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various August 2, 2019 Remix RCA [1]
United States August 27, 2019 Top 40 radio [19]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Right Back (feat. A Boogie wit da Hoodie) – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Zidel, Alex (August 1, 2019). "Khalid Drops Updated Version Of "Right Back" With A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 2, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Khalid Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 2, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "Khalid Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Khalid Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "Khalid Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  14. ^ "Khalid Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  15. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  17. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Khalid – Right Back". Music Canada. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  18. ^ "American single certifications – Khalid – Right Back (feat. A Boogie wit da Hoodie)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  19. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.