Bounce Back (Big Sean song)

"Bounce Back " is a song by American rapper Big Sean, serving as the lead single from his fourth album, I Decided (2017).^[1] The song was produced by Hitmaka and Smash David, with additional production by Metro Boomin and Amaire Johnson. It features additional vocals from label boss Kanye West and American singer Jeremih. It also has the subtitle "Take No L's", which is featured on the single's cover.^[2] This song was released on October 31, 2016. The single received a nomination for Best Rap Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

"Bounce Back"
Single by Big Sean
from the album I Decided
Released	October 31, 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	3:43
Label	GOOD Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Sean Anderson Kanye West Jeremy Felton Christian Ward Samuel Jimenez Leland Wayne Amaire Johnson
Producer(s)	Hitmaka Smash David Metro Boomin Johnson
Big Sean singles chronology
"Holy Key" (2016) "Bounce Back" (2016) "Castro" (2016)
Music video
"Bounce Back" on YouTube

Background and composition

Big Sean teased "Bounce Back" on his social media in early October 2016.^[3] Hitmaka and Smash David also teased the song on their respective Instagram accounts a couple weeks before its release.^[4] On October 30, 2016, he announced on his Twitter account that he would be releasing new music soon.^[5] On the following day, Sean released "Bounce Back" along with "No More Interviews" for digital download through GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings.^[6]

"Bounce Back" is a trap-influenced hip hop song, written in the key of C♯ minor, and a tempo of 81.2 BPM.^[7]

Commercial performance

"Bounce Back" has peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Big Sean's highest charting single to date. As of March 19, 2017, it has sold 374,000 copies in the United States and has been certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over six million digital units.^[8][9][10]

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Glenn Michael and Christo Anesti, premiered on December 12, 2016 via Sean's Vevo channel.^[11] In 2017, the video was nominated for Video of the Year at the BET Awards and for Best Hip-Hop Video at the MTV Video Music Awards.^[12][13]

Live performances

On October 31, 2016, Sean performed the song along with "No More Interviews" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.^[14] He went on to perform the song (along with "Sunday Morning Jetpack") on Saturday Night Live on January 21, 2017.^[15]

Controversy

Record producer TM88 claimed on his Twitter account that he did not get credited for his alleged work on "Bounce Back", due to producing a song with one of the same producers on the song, "Smash David", on another song released earlier called "Act" by Juicy J, with the same beat elements and composition in that song that was used for "Bounce Back". TM88 later dissed all of the producers on the song except Metro Boomin, who TM88 called "his brother", since they had collaborated numerous times before.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[20] 52 Australia Urban (ARIA)^[21] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[22] 17 Ireland (IRMA)^[23] 73 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[24] 78 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[25] 28 Portugal (AFP)^[26] 70 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[27] 97 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[28] 78 UK Singles (OCC)^[29] 67 US Billboard Hot 100^[30] 6 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[31] 3 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[32] 19 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[33] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[34] 99 US Billboard Hot 100^[35] 35 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[36] 19 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[37] 6

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[38]	2× Platinum	140,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[39]	2× Platinum	160,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[40]	Gold	45,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[41]	Gold	400,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[42]	6× Platinum	6,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	November 8, 2016	Rhythmic and Urban contemporary radio^[43]	GOOD Def Jam

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