Format Digital download Length 2:50 | Genre Trap
diss track Label Cash Money
Young Money | |
Released July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29) Writer(s) Aubrey Graham
Noah Shebib
Navraj Goraya
Jahmar Carter | ||
"Back to Back" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. It is the second diss track created by Drake aimed at American rapper Meek Mill, following "Charged Up". At OVO Fest 2015, Drake performed "Charged Up" and "Back to Back" live. The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards.
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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. Following this, Drake released two diss songs within a week, "Charged Up" and "Back to Back", both aimed at Meek Mill. The song's title references to the Toronto Blue Jays' back-to-back World Series wins, specifically to the 1993 World Series where the Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies; Meek Mill's home town. Meek Mill later responded with another diss song about Drake, titled "Wanna Know". Meek Mill later removed his diss to Drake on SoundCloud.
- "Back to Back" – 2:50
Commercial performance
"Back to Back" debuted and peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. 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. As of September 2015, "Back to Back" has sold 253,000 copies in the United States.