Back 2 Good
{{Short description|1998 single by Matchbox Twenty}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Back 2 Good
| cover = Back2Good.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Matchbox 20
| album = Yourself or Someone Like You
| B-side = Push
| released = {{start date|1998|9|22}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-09-18.pdf|title=New Releases|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1266|page=39|date=September 18, 1998}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
- Alternative rock
- post-grunge{{cite web|url=http://www.riverfronttimes.com/musicblog/2012/07/13/toward-a-taxonomy-of-90s-pop-songs-you-kind-of-remember|title=Toward A Taxonomy of '90s Pop Songs You Kind of Remember|last=Moore|first=Dan|website=Riverfront Times|date=July 13, 2012|access-date=August 26, 2015}}
| length =
- 5:40
- 4:10 (radio edit)
| label =
| writer =
| producer = Matt Serletic
| prev_title = Real World
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Bent
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|2X5Dr-uFVGw|"Back 2 Good"}}}}
}}
"Back 2 Good" is a song by American rock band Matchbox 20, released as the fifth single from their 1996 debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You, in September 1998.
Meaning
The song was written by lead singer Rob Thomas and producer Matt Serletic, and is about a romantic relationship that seems to have reached its end, much to the chagrin of the singer. Rob Thomas has described the song to be about “screwing up so often that you become used to it.” Thomas has also said that “Back 2 Good”, over all other songs on the album “holds up as a song”.{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/rob-thomas-reflects-on-matchbox-twenty-s-debut-album-20-1798250451|title=Rob Thomas reflects on Matchbox Twenty's debut album 20 years later|access-date=23 August 2022|website=avclub.com}}
Music video
"Back 2 Good" was released with a music video, directed by an uncredited Paul Hunter. The music video features the band walking through a street carnival while Thomas sings the lyrics to the song.
Release and reception
"Back 2 Good" was the band's biggest hit song on the US Billboard Hot 100 from Yourself or Someone Like You—peaking at number 24 in 1999—because their more successful prior hits, "Push" and "3AM", were not allowed to chart due to not receiving commercial releases in the US. The chart rules were changed in December 1998 to allow songs to chart from airplay alone, making "Back 2 Good" their first single able to receive a full chart run. In Canada, the song peaked at number 11 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, becoming the band's fourth top-20 hit.
Track listings
US 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Back 2 Good|others=Matchbox Twenty|year=1998|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Atlantic Records, Lava Records|id=7-84410}}
:A. "Back 2 Good" – 5:40
:B. "Push" – 3:59
Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Back 2 Good|others=Matchbox Twenty|year=1998|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=7567955392}}
- "Back 2 Good" – 5:40
- "Kody" (MTV's Live from the 10 Spot) – 3:57
- "Damn" (MTV's Live from the 10 Spot) – 3:57
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1998-1999) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|11|chartid=7494|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|35|chartid=7500|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|24|artist=Matchbox Twenty|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|11|artist=Matchbox Twenty|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|4|artist=Matchbox Twenty|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|8|artist=Matchbox Twenty|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2019}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1998) !Position |
| scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1998|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=6|issue=52|page=55|date=December 25, 1998}}
|89 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|title=Back 2 Good|artist=Matchbox Twenty|type=single|access-date=September 7, 2023|relyear=1998}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Matchbox Twenty}}
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Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Matchbox Twenty songs
Category:Music videos directed by Paul Hunter (director)
Category:Song recordings produced by Matt Serletic