Pullin' Me Back

{{Infobox song

| name = Pullin' Me Back

| cover = Pullin' me back.jpg

| alt = The cover features a man wearing a long sleeve red shirt and blue jeans, sitting on a hotel bed. The main artist's name appears behind him colored in white. Below the main artist's name is both the song title and the featured artist's name, colored in red.

| type = single

| artist = Chingy featuring Tyrese

| album = Hoodstar

| released = {{Start date|2006|06|6}}

| recorded =

| genre =

Hip hop
R&B

| length = 3:57

| label = Slot-A-Lot/Capitol

| writer =

Howie Bailey
Jermaine Dupri
B. Morgan
Jaco Pastorius
J. Phillips

| producer = Jermaine Dupri

| chronology = Chingy singles

| prev_title = Don't Worry

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Dem Jeans

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Tyrese

| type = single

| prev_title = One

| prev_year = 2006

| title = Pullin' Me Back

| year = 2006

| next_title = Turn Ya Out

| next_year = 2007

}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|Ow8653IgT_Q|"Pullin' Me Back"}}}}

}}

"Pullin' Me Back" is a song by American rapper Chingy, released as the first single from his third album Hoodstar. The song features actor/R&B singer Tyrese singing the chorus with production by Jermaine Dupri. The track employs a synthesized sample of SWV's 1998 single " Rain" (which itself sampled Jaco Pastorius's "Portrait of Tracy") The video was retired on 106 & Park after being on the countdown for 65 days. "Pullin' Me Back" peaked at number one on both the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, giving Chingy his first and third number-one hits respectively. The song also peaked at number nine on the Hot 100, making it his fourth and final top ten single.

The music video features America's Next Top Model cycle 3 runner-up Yaya DaCosta.

Chart performance

On the week of June 24, 2006, "Pullin' Me Back" debuted at number 23 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-song/2006-06-24|title=Hot Rap Songs: June 24, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 29, 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331175330/https://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-song/2006-06-24|archive-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=live}} The following week, it also debuted on the Hot 100 at number 86.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58044/hicks-dethrones-shakira-on-hot-100|title=Hicks Dethrones Shakira On Hot 100|last=Hope|first=Clover|magazine=Billboard|date=June 22, 2006|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426130507/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hicks-dethrones-shakira-on-hot-100-58044/|archive-date=April 26, 2022|url-status=live}} It peaked at number one on the Hot Rap Songs chart the week of September 2, staying in that position for six consecutive weeks, and spent a total of 26 weeks on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-song/2006-09-02|title=Hot Rap Songs: September 2, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 29, 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331175359/https://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-song/2006-09-02|archive-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=live}} Two weeks later, the song reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, staying on the chart for thirty weeks.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2006-09-16|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: September 16, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 29, 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331161035/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2006-09-16|archive-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=live}} On the Hot 100 the week of October 7, the track entered the top 10 by moving six spots from number 15 to its peak at number nine, staying on the chart for twenty weeks.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57115/timberlake-still-unstoppable-on-billboard-charts|title=Timberlake Still Unstoppable On Billboard Charts|last=Hope|first=Clover|magazine=Billboard|date=September 28, 2006|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426130444/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/timberlake-still-unstoppable-on-billboard-charts-57115/|archive-date=April 26, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/10393|title=Chingy and Tyrese - Pullin' Me Back|publisher=aCharts.us|access-date=September 19, 2014}} This gave Chingy his fourth and final top ten single on that chart, as well as give Tyrese his second top ten hit.

Music video

Directed by Erik White (who previously directed Chingy in "One Call Away"),{{cite web|url=http://mvdbase.com/person.php?id=C207|title=Erik White|publisher=mvdbase.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}} The video follows Chingy's relationship with a model (played by America's Next Top Model cycle 3 runner-up Yaya DaCosta). The song's producer Jermaine Dupri makes a cameo in the video.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (2006)

!Peak
position

{{singlechart|Australia|35|artist=Chingy feat. Tyrese|song=Pullin' Me Back}}

{{single chart|Australiaurban|10|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222441/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20061220-0000/issue874.pdf|urltitle=Issue 874|access-date=May 25, 2022}}

{{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|18|artist=Chingy|access-date=May 25, 2022}}

Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2006/week-37|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 37, 2006|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=March 6, 2023}}

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{{singlechart|New Zealand|12|artist=Chingy feat. Tyrese|song=Pullin' Me Back}}

{{singlechart|Scotland|56|date=20060917|access-date=May 25, 2022}}

{{singlechart|UK|44|artist=Chingy|song=Pullin' Me Back|date=2006-09-23}}

{{singlechart|UKrandb|12|date=20060917|access-date=January 8, 2021}}

{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|9|artist=Chingy|access-date=September 15, 2014}}

{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|16|artist=Chingy|access-date=September 15, 2014}}

{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Chingy|access-date=September 15, 2014|refname="RNBHH"}}

{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=Chingy|access-date=September 15, 2014|refname="BBRap"}}

{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Chingy|access-date=November 27, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (2006)

!Position

US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621092715/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/hot-100-songs|archive-date=June 21, 2020|url-status=live}}

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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles|title=Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006|website=Billboard.biz|year=2006|access-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003173555/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles|archive-date=October 3, 2012}}

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US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2020|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029213428/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/rhythmic-songs|archive-date=October 29, 2020|url-status=live}}

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