Takin' It Back

File:Meghan Trainor Alt. 2020.png (pictured in 2020) started the songs included on Takin' It Back alone, and she has a writing credit on all of them.{{cite AV media notes |title=Takin' It Back |others=Meghan Trainor |year=2022 |author=Epic Records}}|alt=Meghan Trainor, a woman, smiling and looking towards the screen]]

Trainor achieved commercial success with her debut major-label studio album, Title (2015),{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6443849/meghan-trainor-title-debut-number-one|title=Meghan Trainor's Title Album Earns Mighty Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|date=January 21, 2015|access-date=May 22, 2015|archive-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122055334/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6443849/meghan-trainor-title-debut-number-one|url-status=live}} which produced three top-10 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Adele's 'Hello' Tops Hot 100 for Second Week; Ariana Grande, Meghan Trainor Hit Top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-hello-hot-100-second-week/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 25, 2022 |date=November 9, 2015 |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202055535/https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-hello-hot-100-second-week/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }} She struggled while creating her third album with Epic Records, Treat Myself (2020), and rewrote it four times in an attempt to respond to market shifts in the music industry after the preceding singles underperformed.{{cite magazine |last=Feeney |first=Nolan |title=Pop Music Is Changing, So Meghan Trainor Did Too |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8547749/meghan-trainor-new-album-treat-myself-interview |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=October 23, 2020 |date=January 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404003302/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8547749/meghan-trainor-new-album-treat-myself-interview |archive-date=April 4, 2020 |url-status=live }} After the song "Title" attained viral popularity on video-sharing service TikTok in 2021, Trainor announced her intention to return to its parent album's doo-wop sound on her fifth major-label studio album. TikTok was highly influential on her creative process, and she began writing material that would resonate with audiences on it.{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Tionah |title=Meghan Trainor Shares Advice for New Moms and Talks 'Made You Look' Success |url=https://www.etonline.com/meghan-trainor-shares-advice-for-new-moms-and-talks-made-you-look-success-exclusive-194785 |website=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121062254/https://www.etonline.com/meghan-trainor-shares-advice-for-new-moms-and-talks-made-you-look-success-exclusive-194785 |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |date=November 20, 2022 |url-status=live}} Trainor gained popularity on it while regularly sharing clips and other content with influencer Chris Olsen.{{cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |title=How Chris Olsen Became the Music World's Favorite TikTok Personality |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chris-olsen-tiktok-meghan-trainor-1234649107/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220193105/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chris-olsen-tiktok-meghan-trainor-1234649107/ |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |date=December 20, 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |title=How Meghan Trainor Mastered TikTok and Returned to Her Roots on Her New Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back-interview-1234613110/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=May 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023140626/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back-interview-1234613110/ |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |date=October 23, 2022 |url-status=live}} She used TikTok to engage with global audiences, after traditional methods of promotion were ineffective for her last album, and started planning "TikTok days" on which she would film videos.{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Meghan Trainor on the Lessons Motherhood Taught Her – And How It Led to Comeback Hit 'Made You Look' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-made-you-look-motherhood-interview-1235178232/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202161618/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-made-you-look-motherhood-interview-1235178232/ |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |date=December 2, 2022 |url-status=live}}

Producers of Takin' It Back include Trainor and her brother Justin, Federico Vindver, Gian Stone, Teddy Geiger, Afterhrs, Rafa, Kid Harpoon, and Tyler Johnson. Vindver, producer of three tracks for Trainor's Christmas album A Very Trainor Christmas (2020), contributed eight tracks.{{cite AV media notes |title=A Very Trainor Christmas |others=Meghan Trainor |year=2020 |author=Epic Records }} Stone, whom she had wished to work with since hearing his production on Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's 2020 single "Stuck with U", produced four tracks for the standard edition of Takin' It Back.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ07h2POCco|title=Workin' on It Ft. Gian Stone|via=YouTube|first=Meghan|last=Trainor|author-link=Meghan Trainor|date=March 29, 2023|access-date=April 26, 2023|url-status=live|time=39:00|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331144815/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ07h2POCco&list=PLP1JRUJcgNLUM3g_k5R8tUHTGMipvhrg7}} Trainor would write a chorus for each song before going into sessions, but she doubted the quality. Her collaborators on previous albums would dismiss ideas she had conceived prior to sessions, but Trainor started the material worked on for Takin' It Back alone.{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Brian |title=Meghan Trainor Reveals How She's Taking It Back for Upcoming Album |url=https://popculture.com/music/news/meghan-trainor-reveals-taking-it-back-upcoming-album-exclusive/ |website=PopCulture.com |access-date=June 16, 2022 |date=May 12, 2022 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619144213/https://popculture.com/music/news/meghan-trainor-reveals-taking-it-back-upcoming-album-exclusive/ |url-status=live }} Trainor believed her songwriting improved since having a caesarean section during the birth of her son, as she learned to love her body again after sustaining stretch marks and a scar.

After songwriter Mozella told Trainor that other artists wished to emulate her signature doo-wop sound, they wrote the song "Don't I Make It Look Easy". Trainor felt the song would delight listeners, reminiscent of her feelings after writing "Dear Future Husband" (2015), and she decided on Takin' It Back as the album title. She described the album's material as "big, powerful songs that mean a lot"; the subject matter revolves around her experiences with motherhood and embracing "not [being] perfect all the time". Trainor stated: "it's true to myself in all the weird genres that I go to, but also modern with my doo-wop in there. The lyrics are stronger than ever, and it's still a party."

The digital edition of Takin' It Back contains 16 tracks;{{cite web |title=Takin' It Back by Meghan Trainor |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/takin-it-back/1630437323 |publisher=Apple Music (US) |access-date=June 23, 2022 |archive-date=June 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623130819/https://music.apple.com/us/album/takin-it-back/1630437323 |url-status=live }} on physical editions, the track "Remind Me" is exclusive to the Target version.{{cite web|url=https://meghantrainor.store/products/takin-it-back-ltd-edition-candy-fleece-color-vinyl|title=Takin' It Back Ltd. Edition Candy Fleece Color Vinyl|publisher=Meghan Trainor Store|access-date=December 21, 2022|archive-date=December 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222010128/https://meghantrainor.store/products/takin-it-back-ltd-edition-candy-fleece-color-vinyl|url-status=live}} It predominantly has a doo-wop{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/meghan-trainor-on-takin-it-back-to-her-doo-wop-roots-on-new-album-i-lost-my-power-i-worked-hard-to-get-back-to-loving-me__37704/|title=Meghan Trainor on Takin' It Back to Her Doo-wop Roots on New Album: 'I Lost My Power, I Worked Hard to Get Back to Loving Me'|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=October 21, 2022|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101040616/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/meghan-trainor-on-takin-it-back-to-her-doo-wop-roots-on-new-album-i-lost-my-power-i-worked-hard-to-get-back-to-loving-me__37704/|url-status=live}} and bubblegum pop sound.{{cite web|last=Akass|first=Max|date=October 26, 2022|url=https://renownedforsound.com/album-review-meghan-trainor-takin-it-back/|title=Album Review: Meghan Trainor – Takin' It Back|website=Renowned for Sound|access-date=December 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222032956/https://renownedforsound.com/album-review-meghan-trainor-takin-it-back/|archive-date=December 22, 2022|url-status=live}} AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Takin' It Back minimally employs electronic elements and comprises mainly old-timey but contemporarily presented tracks. Peter Piatkowski of PopMatters thought that along with the 1950s, the album was influenced by Motown, Carole King's Brill Building music, and the 1970s.

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The opening track, "Sensitive", is a 1950s-influenced a cappella song, built on harmonies and featuring vocals by American singer Scott Hoying. "Made You Look" is a doo-wop song{{cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |title=Taylor Swift's 'Anti-Hero' on Track for Fifth Week Atop U.K. Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-anti-hero-fifth-week-uk-midweek-chart-1235175354/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 26, 2022 |date=November 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126183110/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-anti-hero-fifth-week-uk-midweek-chart-1235175354/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |title=Taylor Vs Rihanna Vs Sam & Kim: It's a Three-way Battle for the UK's Number 1 Single |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/taylor-vs-rihanna-vs-sam-kim-its-a-three-way-battle-for-the-uks-number-1-single__37698/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=October 31, 2022 |date=October 30, 2022 |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030200829/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/taylor-vs-rihanna-vs-sam-kim-its-a-three-way-battle-for-the-uks-number-1-single__37698/ |url-status=live }} that recalls earlier styles of popular music,{{cite web |last=Golsen |first=Tyler |title=The Week in Number Ones: The Weeknd, Meghan Trainor, and Chuck Berry Rise |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-week-in-number-ones-the-weeknd-chuck-berry/ |website=Far Out |access-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124230512/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-week-in-number-ones-the-weeknd-chuck-berry/ |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |date=November 24, 2022 |url-status=live}} inspired by Trainor's body image insecurities after pregnancy and a challenge from her therapist to look at herself naked for five minutes. She wrote the title track about bringing back old-school music which featured more real instruments. Its production incorporates digital components and modern R&B beats. The fourth track, "Don't I Make It Look Easy", has percussion instrumentation and R&B elements; its lyrics are about how Trainor makes her duties as a new mother look easy, akin to people only posting their best experiences on social media.{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=Meghan Trainor Strikes a Work-Life Balance on New Single 'Don't I Make It Look Easy' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-new-song-dont-i-make-it-look-easy-1234589512/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=May 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909145057/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-new-song-dont-i-make-it-look-easy-1234589512/ |archive-date=September 9, 2022 |date=September 9, 2022 |url-status=live}} "Shook" is about her confidence in her looks and references her posterior. "Bad for Me", featuring Teddy Swims, is a pop song{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |title=Meghan Trainor Talks Mom Guilt, Oversharing and Family Drama Behind New Single 'Bad for Me' |url=https://people.com/music/meghan-trainor-talks-mom-guilt-oversharing-new-single-bad-for-me/ |website=People |access-date=June 24, 2022 |date=June 24, 2022 |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624203134/https://people.com/music/meghan-trainor-talks-mom-guilt-oversharing-new-single-bad-for-me/ |url-status=live }} with gospel influences and an instrumentation of piano and an acoustic guitar.{{cite web |last=Uitti |first=Jacob |title=Meghan Trainor Releases New Acoustic Version of 'Bad For Me' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/meghan-trainor-releases-new-acoustic-version-of-bad-for-me/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=November 8, 2022 |date=August 16, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108145541/https://americansongwriter.com/meghan-trainor-releases-new-acoustic-version-of-bad-for-me/ |url-status=live }} It is about distancing oneself from a toxic family member.{{cite web |last=Brodsky |first=Rachel |title=Conan Gray Still Has Some Growing To Do |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2191280/conan-gray-superache-review/columns/the-week-in-pop/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=November 8, 2022 |date=June 27, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108145534/https://www.stereogum.com/2191280/conan-gray-superache-review/columns/the-week-in-pop/ |url-status=live }} The seventh track, "Superwoman", is a ballad on which Trainor emphasizes the various identities and spaces women steer through. Piatkowski described it as "an achingly open and vulnerable poem about a woman trying to be everything to everyone", that dismisses typical narratives about women being "girlboss[es]" and acknowledges difficulties faced by them. "Rainbow", a song about coming out and self-acceptance, opens as a slow piano ballad and transitions into a doo-wop song midway.

The ninth track, "Breezy", is a reggae song which features Theron Theron, incorporating debonair horns and clinking piano riffs. "Mama Wanna Mambo" features guest appearances by Natti Natasha and Arturo Sandoval, and was inspired by Perry Como's 1954 single "Papa Loves Mambo". It is a reggaeton song about mothers wanting a dance break in the middle of caring for their children. Trainor demands loyalty from her partner and assures him that her excessively dramatic behavior is "all out of love" on "Drama Queen". On the 12th track, "While You're Young", she assures her adolescent self her dreams will come true and asks people who feel inadequate and face insecurities to learn through experience: "Make mistakes, give your heart a break." "Lucky" is about the gratitude one feels for having someone else in their life. "Dance About It" is a 1970s-influenced midtempo disco funk song, which has a "glitter-ball disco pulse" according to Erlewine.

"Remind Me" was the first song Trainor wrote for the album at a time when she was struggling with self-doubt: "I was like, I'm lost. I feel like I lost my power. I can't look at myself right now. I'm struggling more than ever. And I need my husband and people who love me to remind me that I'm awesome because I don't feel awesome."{{cite web |last=Justich |first=Kerry |title=Meghan Trainor Says Relearning Body Positivity After Giving Birth Was 'the Hardest Thing I Ever Had to Do' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/meghan-trainor-relearning-body-positivity-after-giving-birth-192722556.html |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=November 27, 2022 |date=November 11, 2022 |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127102818/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/meghan-trainor-relearning-body-positivity-after-giving-birth-192722556.html |url-status=live }} Takin' It Back closes with "Final Breath", a downtempo love song which Piatkowski described as "moody, ruminative"; inspired by death anxiety, Trainor contemplates spending her final moments with her husband after living a long life: "If I could, I'd do it all over again". The doo-wop-influenced deluxe edition track "Mother" samples the Chordettes's 1954 single "Mr. Sandman". In the song, Trainor addresses men who dismiss her opinions and asks them to stop mansplaining and to listen to her.{{cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |title=Kris Jenner Is Literally 'Mother' in Meghan Trainor's New Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-mother-kris-jenner-video-1234694348/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310195003/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-mother-kris-jenner-video-1234694348/ |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |date=March 10, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Kris Jenner Is the Ultimate 'Mother' in Meghan Trainor's New Music Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-mother-video-kris-jenner-1235284054/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310232241/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-mother-video-kris-jenner-1235284054/ |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |date=March 10, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=DeSantis |first=Rachel |title=Kris Jenner Goes Retro Glam for Meghan Trainor's 'Mother' Video as Khloé Kardashian Asks to Be 'Sisters' |url=https://people.com/music/kris-jenner-goes-retro-glam-for-meghan-trainor-mother-video/ |website=People |access-date=April 3, 2023 |date=March 10, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321213600/https://people.com/music/kris-jenner-goes-retro-glam-for-meghan-trainor-mother-video/ }} This edition also includes "Special Delivery" featuring Max, "Grow Up", and a remix of "Made You Look" featuring Kim Petras.

On May 11, 2022, Trainor uploaded an episode dedicated to the album's creation process, titled "Workin' on Making an Album", on her podcast Workin on It.{{cite web |title=Workin' on Making an Album |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrlKXniNEXs |via=YouTube |author=Trainor, Meghan | date=May 11, 2022 |author-link=Meghan Trainor |access-date=June 19, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511192844/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrlKXniNEXs&gl=US&hl=en }} On June 22, 2022, Rolling Stone announced the album, titled Takin' It Back, would be released on October 21, 2022, and Trainor shared its official artwork on social media.{{cite magazine|first=Tomás|last=Mier|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back-album-interview-1372656/|title=Meghan Trainor Is Confidently Takin' It Back as a New Mom on Upcoming LP|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 22, 2022|access-date=June 22, 2022|archive-date=June 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622231022/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back-album-interview-1372656/|url-status=live}} "Bad for Me" was released as its lead single two days later.{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Meghan Trainor Announces New Single 'Bad For Me' with Teddy Swims |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-teddy-swims-bad-for-me-1235103982/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 27, 2022 |date=June 21, 2022 |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126195458/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-teddy-swims-bad-for-me-1235103982/ |url-status=live }} The song reached the top 30 on the Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 radio-format charts in the US,{{cite magazine |title=Meghan Trainor Chart History (Adult Contemporary) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Meghan-Trainor/chart-history/ASI |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 7, 2022 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930065753/https://www.billboard.com/artist/meghan-trainor/chart-history/asi/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |title=Meghan Trainor Chart History (Adult Pop Songs) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Meghan-Trainor/chart-history/ATF |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 7, 2022 |archive-date=October 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020064731/https://www.billboard.com/artist/meghan-trainor/chart-history/atf/ |url-status=live }} and entered digital sales charts in Canada and the UK.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/meghan-trainor/chart-history/cns/|title=Meghan Trainor Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 6, 2022|archive-date=March 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325000506/https://www.billboard.com/music/meghan-trainor/chart-history/CNS|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20220701/7000/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=September 7, 2022 |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019184454/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20220701/7000/ |url-status=live }} Trainor and Swims performed it on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Late Show with James Corden in the summer of 2022.{{cite web |last=Benitez-Eves |first=Tina |title=Meghan Trainor Owns Motherhood and Matrimony on Upcoming Album Takin' It Back |url=https://americansongwriter.com/meghan-trainor-owns-motherhood-and-matrimony-on-upcoming-album-takin-it-back/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=June 24, 2022 |date=June 24, 2022 |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624180826/https://americansongwriter.com/meghan-trainor-owns-motherhood-and-matrimony-on-upcoming-album-takin-it-back/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor Performs 'Bad for Me' with Teddy Swims on Late Late Show |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/24/Meghan-Trainor-performs-Bad-for-Me-Late-Late-Show/9131661348492/ |publisher=United Press International |access-date=November 8, 2022 |date=August 24, 2022 |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824145225/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/24/Meghan-Trainor-performs-Bad-for-Me-Late-Late-Show/9131661348492/ |url-status=live }} The second single,{{cite web |last=Houghton |first=Cillea |title=Behind the Song: 'Made You Look' by Meghan Trainor |url=https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-song-made-you-look-meghan-trainor/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220185740/https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-song-made-you-look-meghan-trainor/ |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |date=December 16, 2022 |url-status=live}} "Made You Look" impacted hot adult contemporary radio stations in the US on October 31, 2022.{{cite web|url = http://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|title = Hot/Modern/AC > Future Releases|publisher = All Access Music Group|access-date = October 19, 2022|archive-date = October 19, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221019223254/http://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|url-status = dead}} The song went viral on TikTok.{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |title=Trending Up: Rihanna and Meghan Trainor Make Two Very Different Pop Comebacks |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/rihanna-lift-me-up-meghan-trainor-made-you-look-trending-up-1235165182/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 3, 2022 |date=November 2, 2022 |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112182603/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/rihanna-lift-me-up-meghan-trainor-made-you-look-trending-up-1235165182/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Wert |first=Nicole |title=Meghan Trainor 'Forces' Her Brother to Do TikTok Trend to Her Song |url=https://parade.com/news/meghan-trainor-brother-made-you-look-tiktok-trend-video |website=Parade |access-date=November 26, 2022 |date=November 10, 2022 |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126201506/https://parade.com/news/meghan-trainor-brother-made-you-look-tiktok-trend-video |url-status=live }} It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Trainor's first song to enter its top 20 since 2016,{{cite magazine |title=Meghan Trainor Chart History (Hot 100) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Meghan-Trainor/chart-history/HSI |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031200806/https://www.billboard.com/artist/meghan-trainor/chart-history/hsi/ |url-status=live }} and reached the top 10 in other countries, including Australia,{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor – Made You Look |url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Meghan+Trainor&titel=Made+You+Look&cat=s |publisher=ARIA Top 50 Singles |access-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102161143/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Meghan+Trainor&titel=Made+You+Look&cat=s |url-status=live }} Canada,{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/meghan-trainor/chart-history/can/|title=Meghan Trainor Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)|access-date=December 18, 2014|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-date=May 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513063449/https://www.billboard.com/music/meghan-trainor/chart-history/canadian-hot-100}} New Zealand,{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor – Made You Look |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Meghan+Trainor&titel=Made+You+Look&cat=s |publisher=Top 40 Singles |access-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102161142/https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Meghan+Trainor&titel=Made+You+Look&cat=s |url-status=live }} and the UK.{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Carl |title=Taylor Swift Secures the Longest-running Number 1 Single of Her Career with 'Anti-Hero' as Drake & 21 Savage Impact Chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/taylor-swift-secures-the-longest-running-number-1-single-of-her-career-with-anti-hero-as-drake-21-savage-impact-chart__37830/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=November 11, 2022 |date=November 11, 2022 |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111174217/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/taylor-swift-secures-the-longest-running-number-1-single-of-her-career-with-anti-hero-as-drake-21-savage-impact-chart__37830/ |url-status=live }}

On October 21, 2022, Trainor performed "Bad for Me", "Don't I Make It Look Easy", and "Made You Look" on The Today Show.The Today Show performances:

• {{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor Performs 'Bad For Me' Live on Today |url=https://www.today.com/video/meghan-trainor-performs-bad-for-me-live-on-today-151222853580 |work=Today |access-date=November 8, 2022 |date=October 21, 2022 |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107223612/https://www.today.com/video/meghan-trainor-performs-bad-for-me-live-on-today-151222853580 |url-status=live }}
• {{cite web |title=Watch Meghan Trainor Perform Viral Hit 'Don't I Make It Look Easy' |url=https://www.today.com/video/watch-meghan-trainor-perform-viral-hit-don-t-i-make-it-look-easy-151224389659 |work=Today |access-date=November 27, 2022 |date=October 21, 2022 |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126202217/https://www.today.com/video/watch-meghan-trainor-perform-viral-hit-don-t-i-make-it-look-easy-151224389659 |url-status=live }}
• {{cite web |title=See Meghan Trainor Sing New Song 'Made You Look' on Today |url=https://www.today.com/video/see-meghan-trainor-sing-new-song-made-you-look-on-today-151222853913 |work=Today |access-date=October 28, 2022 |date=October 21, 2022 |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027174819/https://www.today.com/video/see-meghan-trainor-sing-new-song-made-you-look-on-today-151222853913 |url-status=live }} She reprised "Made You Look" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor: 'Made You Look' – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |url=https://www.fltimes.com/meghan-trainor-made-you-look-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon/video_e0fca06c-b64c-552f-ba0a-5a93a1d00d31.html |website=Finger Lakes Times |access-date=October 28, 2022 |date=October 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028084613/https://www.fltimes.com/meghan-trainor-made-you-look-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon/video_e0fca06c-b64c-552f-ba0a-5a93a1d00d31.html |url-status=live }} The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration,{{cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Jim |title=ABC and Disney Parks Annual Holiday Specials 2022 |url=https://abc.com/news/insider/watch-disney-parks-holiday-celebrations-2022-on-abc-and-the-abc-app-hulu-disney-plus |publisher=American Broadcasting Company (ABC) |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123100829/https://abc.com/news/insider/watch-disney-parks-holiday-celebrations-2022-on-abc-and-the-abc-app-hulu-disney-plus |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |date=November 22, 2022 |url-status=live}} The Drew Barrymore Show,{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor Performs Live on the Drew Barrymore Show! |url=https://www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com/videos/meghan-trainor-performs-live-on-the-drew-barrymore-show |website=The Drew Barrymore Show |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220145934/https://www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com/videos/meghan-trainor-performs-live-on-the-drew-barrymore-show |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |date=December 13, 2022 |url-status=live}} and Australian Idol.{{cite web |last=Christmass |first=Pip |title=Meghan Trainor to Perform Smash Hit Live on Australian Idol |url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/meghan-trainor-to-perform-smash-hit-live-on-australian-idol-c-9833189 |website=Seven News |access-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222080538/https://7news.com.au/entertainment/meghan-trainor-to-perform-smash-hit-live-on-australian-idol-c-9833189 |archive-date=February 22, 2023 |date=February 22, 2023 |url-status=live}} The deluxe edition was released on March 10, 2023. Its lead single,{{cite magazine |last=Bowenbank |first=Starr |title=Meghan Trainor Shows Off Her Baby No. 2 Sonogram Photo in 'Mother' Blooper Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-mother-blooper-video-watch-1235312960/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 25, 2023 |date=April 21, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422182210/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/meghan-trainor-mother-blooper-video-watch-1235312960/ }} "Mother", was sent to hot adult contemporary radio stations in the US on March 27, 2023,{{cite web|url = http://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|title = Hot/Modern/AC > Future Releases|publisher = All Access Music Group|access-date = March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311124110/https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |url-status=dead}} and it reached the top 40 in Ireland and the UK.{{cite web |title=Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20230324/ie7501/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=March 24, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324170217/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/ }}{{cite web |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20230324/7501/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=March 24, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324160957/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20230324/7501/ }} The song's music video includes an appearance from Kris Jenner.

{{Music ratings

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| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Meghan Trainor - Takin' It Back |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/takin-it-back-mw0003743581 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=November 3, 2022 |date=November 3, 2022 |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103181652/https://www.allmusic.com/album/takin-it-back-mw0003743581 |url-status=live }}

| rev2 = PopMatters

|rev2score = 7/10{{cite web |last=Piatkowski |first=Peter |title=Meghan Trainor Looks Back and Forth with Takin' It Back |url=https://www.popmatters.com/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back |website=PopMatters |access-date=November 19, 2022 |date=November 14, 2022 |archive-date=November 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119042304/https://www.popmatters.com/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back |url-status=live }}}}

According to Martina Inchingolo of the Associated Press, Takin' It Back featured a more adult version of Trainor, showcasing her growth since marriage and motherhood; Inchingolo described it as an edifying therapy session and a "fluctuation of genres and feelings" that made the listener feel less solitary.{{cite web |last=Inchingolo |first=Martina |title=Review: Meghan Trainor's Album Is a Therapy Session for All |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/review-meghan-trainors-album-therapy-session-91874648 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=November 27, 2022 |date=October 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126193413/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/review-meghan-trainors-album-therapy-session-91874648 |url-status=live }} Renowned for Sound{{'}}s Max Akass described it as Trainor's "most complete album to date" and appreciated her intention to take more power over her career after being controlled on previous releases; he considered that Trainor ventured into new musical territory and took her music to "more interesting places". Piatkowski felt that Takin' It Back reflected the confidence Trainor had gained from becoming a "major pop star" and believed it inaccurate to label it a retread of her debut record. He wrote that the album did not constitute a definitive return to form for Trainor, some of its catchier parts sounding flimsy and breezy "to the point of candy floss", but that its ballads were more meaningful and the high points of the album.

Erlewine wrote that Takin' It Back was not necessarily a cutting-edge pop album, as Trainor's commitment to resurrecting Title{{'}}s spirit "means that the attitude and melody can occasionally seem preserved in amber", but that overall it effectively demonstrated her gift for hooks and musical theater flair. Writing for Riff, Piper Westrom opined that the album "largely sticks to what [Trainor] knows" and would not shock fans of her previous work, "check[ing] all the boxes for listeners and mak[ing] for a solid pop album".{{cite web |last=Westrom |first=Piper |title=Meghan Trainor Still Wants to Make You Dance with Takin' It Back |url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back/ |website=Riff |access-date=November 26, 2022 |date=October 17, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108184815/https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back/ |url-status=live }}

Takin' It Back was Trainor's highest-charting album since her second major-label studio album, Thank You (2016), in some countries. In the US, Takin' It Back debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200. The album debuted at number 21 and charted for 20 weeks on the Canadian Albums Chart, recording an improvement from her last two albums which only charted two weeks each. It reached number 30 in Australia and number 67 in the UK. Takin' It Back charted at number 12 in Norway and number 19 in the Netherlands, becoming Trainor's highest-peaking album since Title in both countries. The album peaked at number 37 in Denmark, number 82 in Spain, number 98 in Switzerland, and number 99 in Ireland. It received a gold certification in Brazil.

{{Track listing

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| writing_width = 45%

| extra_width = 25%

| total_length = 45:36

| title1 = Sensitive

| note1 = featuring Scott Hoying

| writer1 = {{hlist|Meghan Trainor|Kole|Tobias Gad}}

| extra1 = M. Trainor

| length1 = 2:58

| title2 = Made You Look

| writer2 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Sean Douglas|Federico Vindver}}

| extra2 = Vindver

| length2 = 2:14

| title3 = Takin' It Back

| writer3 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Justin Trainor|Ryan Trainor|Vindver}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Vindver|J. Trainor}}

| length3 = 2:21

| title4 = Don't I Make It Look Easy

| writer4 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Maureen McDonald|Vindver}}

| extra4 = Vindver

| length4 = 2:34

| title5 = Shook

| writer5 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|J. Trainor|R. Trainor|Douglas|Gian Stone}}

| extra5 = Stone

| length5 = 2:23

| title6 = Bad for Me

| note6 = featuring Teddy Swims

| writer6 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Stephen Wrabel|Ajay Bhattacharyya|Vindver}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Vindver|Stint{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length6 = 3:33

| title7 = Superwoman

| writer7 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Daniel Dodd Wilson}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|J. Trainor}}

| length7 = 2:25

| title8 = Rainbow

| writer8 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Teddy Geiger|Andrew Haas|Ian Franzino}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Geiger|Afterhrs|Stone}}

| length8 = 3:21

| title9 = Breezy

| note9 = featuring Theron Theron

| writer9 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Stone|Vindver|Theron Thomas}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Vindver|Stone}}

| length9 = 3:04

| title10 = Mama Wanna Mambo

| note10 = featuring Natti Natasha and Arturo Sandoval

| writer10 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Douglas|Vindver|Natalia Batista|Arturo Sandoval}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Vindver|Rafa}}

| length10 = 2:56

| title11 = Drama Queen

| writer11 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Douglas|Vindver}}

| extra11 = Vindver

| length11 = 3:08

| title12 = While You're Young

| writer12 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Thomas Hull|Tyler Johnson}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Kid Harpoon|Johnson}}

| length12 = 2:30

| title13 = Lucky

| writer13 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Douglas|Stone}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Stone|J. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}|Vindver{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length13 = 3:08

| title14 = Dance About It

| writer14 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|J. Trainor|R. Trainor}}

| extra14 = J. Trainor

| length14 = 3:16

| title15 = Remind Me

| writer15 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|McDonald|Vindver}}

| extra15 = Vindver

| length15 = 3:20

| title16 = Final Breath

| writer16 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Hull|Johnson}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Kid Harpoon|Johnson|M. Trainor}}

| length16 = 2:25

}}

{{Track listing

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| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 45%

| extra_width = 25%

| title1 = Mother

| writer1 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|J. Trainor|Douglas|Stone|Pat Ballard}}

| extra1 = Stone

| length1 = 2:27

| title2 = Don't I Make It Look Easy

| writer2 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Maureen McDonald|Vindver}}

| extra2 = Vindver

| length2 = 2:34

| title3 = Made You Look

| writer3 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Sean Douglas|Federico Vindver}}

| extra3 = Vindver

| length3 = 2:14

| title4 = Shook

| writer4 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|J. Trainor|R. Trainor|Douglas|Gian Stone}}

| extra4 = Stone

| length4 = 2:23

| title5 = Takin' It Back

| writer5 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Justin Trainor|Ryan Trainor|Vindver}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Vindver|J. Trainor}}

| length5 = 2:21

| title6 = Special Delivery

| note6 = featuring Max

| writer6 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Maxwell Schneider|Vindver|Janée Bennett}}

| extra6 = Vindver

| length6 = 3:04

| title7 = Bad for Me

| note7 = featuring Teddy Swims

| writer7 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Stephen Wrabel|Ajay Bhattacharyya|Vindver}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Vindver|Stint{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length7 = 3:33

| title8 = Superwoman

| writer8 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Daniel Dodd Wilson}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|J. Trainor}}

| length8 = 2:25

| title9 = Rainbow

| writer9 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Teddy Geiger|Andrew Haas|Ian Franzino}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Geiger|Afterhrs|Stone}}

| length9 = 3:21

| title10 = Breezy

| note10 = featuring Theron Theron

| writer10 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Stone|Vindver|Theron Thomas}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Vindver|Stone}}

| length10 = 3:04

| title11 = Mama Wanna Mambo

| note11 = featuring Natti Natasha and Arturo Sandoval

| writer11 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Douglas|Vindver|Natalia Batista|Arturo Sandoval}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Vindver|Rafa}}

| length11 = 2:56

| title12 = Dance About It

| writer12 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|J. Trainor|R. Trainor}}

| extra12 = J. Trainor

| length12 = 3:16

| title13 = While You're Young

| writer13 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Thomas Hull|Tyler Johnson}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Kid Harpoon|Johnson}}

| length13 = 2:30

| title14 = Sensitive

| note14 = featuring Scott Hoying

| writer14 = {{hlist|Meghan Trainor|Kole|Tobias Gad}}

| extra14 = M. Trainor

| length14 = 2:58

| title15 = Drama Queen

| writer15 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Douglas|Vindver}}

| extra15 = Vindver

| length15 = 3:08

| title16 = Lucky

| writer16 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Douglas|Stone}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Stone|J. Trainor{{ref|a|[a]}}|Vindver{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length16 = 3:08

| title17 = Grow Up

| writer17 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Stone|Douglas}}

| extra17 = Stone

| length17 = 2:56

| title18 = Remind Me

| writer18 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|McDonald|Vindver}}

| extra18 = Vindver

| length18 = 3:20

| title19 = Made You Look

| note19 = featuring Kim Petras

| writer19 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Kim Petras|Vindver|Douglas}}

| extra19 = Vindver

| length19 = 2:27

| title20 = Final Breath

| writer20 = {{hlist|M. Trainor|Hull|Johnson}}

| extra20 = {{hlist|Kid Harpoon|Johnson|M. Trainor}}

| length20 = 2:25

| total_length = 56:38

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Notes

• {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer
• "Remind Me" is only included on digital releases and the standard edition Target CDs for the album.{{cite web | url=https://www.target.com/p/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back-target-exclusive/-/A-87092993?preselect=87055298#lnk=sametab | title=Meghan Trainor - Takin' It Back (Target Exclusive) |publisher=Target Corporation |access-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927145201/https://www.target.com/p/meghan-trainor-takin-it-back-target-exclusive/-/A-87092993?preselect=87055298 |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |url-status=live }}

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Takin' It Back.

Musicians

{{div col}}

• Meghan Trainor – lead vocals, background vocals (all tracks); vocal arrangement (1, 6), programming (7, 16), keyboards (13), piano (16)
• Scott Hoying – background vocals (1, 6, 8), vocal arrangement (1, 6)
• Federico Vindver – keyboards (2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 14), programming (2–4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14); drums, percussion (2); guitar (3, 4, 6, 11, 13, 14), bass (6), piano (6, 8, 11, 14), background vocals (10)
• Jesse McGinty – baritone saxophone, trombone (2)
• Mike Cordone – trumpet (2)
• Guillermo Vadalá – bass (3, 4, 9, 11)
• Drew Taubenfeld – electric guitar (3), acoustic guitar (7), guitar (11, 13)
• Justin Trainor – background vocals (3, 5, 6, 10–12), keyboards (3), programming (3, 7, 13, 14)
• Tristan Hurd – trumpet (3, 12, 14)
• Kiel Feher – drums (4)
• Andrew Synowiec – guitar (4)
• Daryl Sabara – background vocals (5, 6, 10, 11, 13)
• Chris Pepe – background vocals (5, 13)
• Gian Stone – background vocals (5, 10, 13), programming (5, 9, 13), bass (8, 13); guitar, keyboards (13)
• Ryan Trainor – background vocals (5, 10, 14)
• Sean Douglas – background vocals (5, 10, 11, 13), keyboards (13)
• Ivan Jackson – trumpet (5), horn (9, 13)
• Teddy Swims – lead vocals, background vocals (6)
• Ajay Bhattacharyya – background vocals (6)
• Isaiah Gage – strings (7)
• Ian Franzino – background vocals, programming (8)
• Andrew Haas – background vocals, guitar, piano, programming (8)
• Teddy Geiger – background vocals, guitar, piano, programming (8)
• The Regiment – horn (8)
• Kurt Thum – organ (8, 9)
• John Arndt – piano (8)
• Theron Thomas – lead vocals (9)
• Brian Letiecq – guitar (9)
• Morgan Price – horn (9, 13)
• Angel Torres – alto saxophone (10)
• Ramon Sanchez – arrangement (10)
• Natti Natasha – lead vocals, background vocals (10)
• Sammy Vélez – baritone saxophone (10)
• Pedro Pérez – bass (10)
• Pedro "Pete" Perignon – bongos (10)
• William "Kachiro" Thompson – congas (10)
• Josué Urbiba – tenor saxophone (10)
• Jean Carlos Camuñas – timbales (10)
• Lester Pérez – trombone (10)
• Anthony Rosado – trombone (10)
• Jésus Alonso – trumpet (10)
• Arturo Sandoval – trumpet (10)
• Luis Angel Figueroa – trumpet (10)
• Kid Harpoon – programming (12, 16); acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer (12)
• Aaron Sterling – drums (12)
• Tyler Johnson – programming (12, 16), keyboards (12)
• Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet (12)
• Greg Wieczorek – drums (13)
• Ben Rice – guitar, keyboards (13)

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• Randy Merrill – mastering
• Meghan Trainor – mixing (1, 7, 14), engineering (1), vocal production (all tracks)
• Justin Trainor – mixing (1, 7, 14), engineering (1–14, 16)
• Jeremie Inhaber – mixing (2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14)
• Josh Gudwin – mixing (4)
• Gian Stone – mixing (8), engineering (5, 8, 9, 13), vocal production (5, 9, 13)
• Kevin Davis – mixing (9)
• Spike Stent – mixing (12)
• Federico Vindver – engineering (2–4, 6, 9–11, 14), vocal production (4, 10, 14)
• Peter Hanaman – engineering (4, 14)
• Ian Franzino – engineering (8)
• Andrew Haas – engineering (8)
• Chad Copelin – engineering (8)
• Carlitos Vélasquez – engineering (10)
• Jeremy Hatcher – engineering (12, 16)
• Brian Rajaratnam – engineering (12, 16)
• Scott Hoying – vocal production (6)
• Heidi Wang – engineering assistance (4)
• Matt Wolach – engineering assistance (12, 16)

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