Back (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Back
| cover = Back Colt Ford.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Colt Ford with Jake Owen
| album = Declaration of Independence
| released = {{Start date|2012|07|02}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Country|country rap}}
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=02}}
| label = Average Joes Entertainment
| writer = {{hlist|Colt Ford|Noah Gordon|Mike Hartnett|Shannon Houchins}}
| producer = {{hlist|Noah Gordon|Mike Hartnett|Shannon Houchins}}
| chronology = Colt Ford
| prev_title = Answer to No One
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Drivin' Around Song
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Jake Owen
| type = single
| prev_title = The One That Got Away
| prev_year = 2012
| title = Back
| year = 2012
| next_title = Anywhere with You
| next_year = 2013
}}
}}
"Back" is a song co-written and recorded by American country rap artist Colt Ford. It is a duet with Jake Owen, and the second single from Ford's fourth studio album, Declaration of Independence.
Critical reception
Ashley Cooke of Roughstock gave it a full 5 stars, saying that the song "genuinely tugs at your heart -strings. If you were lucky enough to grow up with memories similar to the lyrics in this song, you will find yourself in love with it just as I did."{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/colt-ford-jake-owen-back |title=Single Review: Colt Ford & Jake Owen - "Back" |last=Cooke |first=Ashley |date=28 June 2012 |work=Roughstock |accessdate=1 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415041541/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/colt-ford-jake-owen-back |archivedate=15 April 2013 }} Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave it 2.5 stars out of 5, saying that it was "about a verse too long" and that it "isn't a step backward, but it's no step forward."{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/colt-ford-back/|title=Colt Ford, 'Back' (Feat. Jake Owen) – Song Review|last=Dukes|first=Billy|date=15 June 2012|work=Taste of Country|accessdate=1 August 2013}}
Chart performance
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| Chart (2012)
!Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|50|artist=Colt Ford}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|40|artist=Colt Ford}} |
References
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{{Colt Ford}}
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Category:Average Joes Entertainment singles
Category:Songs written by Noah Gordon (singer)
Category:Songs written by Colt Ford
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