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 | |||
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| Label | Atlanta Artists | |||
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| "Back and Forth" on YouTube | ||||
"Back and Forth" is a song by American funk band Cameo, released on February 24, 1987 as the third single from their 1986 album Word Up!.
Chart performance
[edit]The single 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
[edit]Jazz musician Miles Davis makes a cameo in the song's music video.[3]
Popular culture
[edit]- 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
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "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.
