"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.
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”.[3]
Music videoedit
"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 receptionedit
"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.
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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 Back 2 Good Single by Matchbox 20from the album Yourself or Someone Like YouB side Push ReleasedSeptember 22 1998 1998 09 22 1 GenreAlternative rock post grunge 2 Length5 40 4 10 radio edit LabelAtlantic LavaSongwriter s Rob Thomas Matt SerleticProducer s Matt SerleticMatchbox 20 singles chronology Real World 1998 Back 2 Good 1998 Bent 2000 Music video Back 2 Good on YouTube Contents 1 Meaning 2 Music video 3 Release and reception 4 Track listings 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesMeaning editThe 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 3 Music video edit 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 edit 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 editUS 7 inch single 4 A Back 2 Good 5 40 B Push 3 59Australian CD single 5 Back 2 Good 5 40 Kody MTV s Live from the 10 Spot 3 57 Damn MTV s Live from the 10 Spot 3 57Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1999 PeakpositionCanada Top Singles RPM 6 11Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 7 35US Billboard Hot 100 8 24US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 9 11US Adult Top 40 Billboard 10 4US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 11 8 Year end charts edit Chart 1998 PositionUS Adult Top 40 Billboard 12 89Chart 1999 PositionCanada Top Singles RPM 13 75US Billboard Hot 100 14 49US Adult Top 40 Billboard 15 3US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 16 20Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 17 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit New Releases PDF Radio amp Records No 1266 September 18 1998 p 39 Moore Dan July 13 2012 Toward A Taxonomy of 90s Pop Songs You Kind of Remember Riverfront Times Retrieved August 26 2015 Rob Thomas reflects on Matchbox Twenty s debut album 20 years later avclub com Retrieved 23 August 2022 Back 2 Good US 7 inch single vinyl disc Matchbox Twenty Atlantic Records Lava Records 1998 7 84410 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Back 2 Good Australian CD single liner notes Matchbox Twenty Atlantic Records 1998 7567955392 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Top RPM Singles Issue 7494 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved July 25 2019 Top RPM Adult Contemporary Issue 7500 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved July 25 2019 Matchbox Twenty Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved August 31 2019 Matchbox Twenty Chart History Adult Alternative Songs Billboard Retrieved August 31 2019 Matchbox Twenty Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved August 31 2019 Matchbox Twenty Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved August 31 2019 Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1998 Airplay Monitor Vol 6 no 52 December 25 1998 p 55 RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks RPM Retrieved July 25 2019 via Library and Archives Canada Billboard Top 100 1999 Archived from the original on July 9 2009 Retrieved August 28 2010 1999 The Year in Music Hot Adult Top 40 Tracls PDF Billboard Vol 111 no 52 December 25 1999 p YE 100 Retrieved April 2 2020 Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1999 Airplay Monitor Vol 7 no 52 December 24 1999 p 54 American single certifications Matchbox Twenty Back 2 Good Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved September 7 2023 nbsp This 1990s rock song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Back 2 Good amp oldid 1190018338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
