Back to God

"Back to God" is a song performed by American singer, Reba McEntire. It was released as the second single from her 2017 album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, on January 20, 2017.^[2] A duet version with Lauren Daigle was released on April 2, 2017.^[3] The song became McEntire's first Hot Christian Songs No. 1, and Daigle's second. The track held the No. 1 position for one week.^[4]

"Back to God"
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope
Released	January 20, 2017[1]
Genre	Christian country
Length	4:50
Label	Nash Icon Big Machine Capitol Christian
Songwriter(s)	Randy Houser Dallas Davidson
Producer(s)	Doug Sisemore Reba McEntire ]]
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"Softly and Tenderly" (2016) "Back to God" (2017) "God and My Girlfriends" (2017)
Lauren Daigle singles chronology
"Come Alive (Dry Bones)" (2016) "Back to God" (2017) "O'Lord" (2017)
Music video
"Back To God" on YouTube

Background

"Back to God" was originally released on January 20, 2017 as the second single from McEntire's twenty-ninth studio album "Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope." The song was written by Dallas Davidson and Randy Houser. McEntire produced the track with Doug Sisemore].^[5] McEntire performed the song alongside Lauren Daigle at the 2017 American Country Music Awards.^[6] The performance was met with great praise, prompting them to release an official duet version of the song on April 2, 2017.^[7]

Houser originally recorded the song for his 2008 album, Anything Goes. McEntire found it, and said the song had a special place in her heart. “When Randy didn’t release it as a single, I thought, hmm, maybe someday I get to do that,” she said. “I had to make it different because his [version] was so good … So we got it on there, but it’s a great song! Everybody was saying, ‘Oh my gosh, we need this, we need this song right now.’ Well, we’ve always needed this song.” The track is about getting closer to God, when you seem to have drifted away.^[8]

Music video

The music video for the single was released on January 24, 2017.^[9] In the video, directed by Mason Dixon and filmed at the Tulip Street United Methodist Church in East Nashville, scenes of McEntire alone in the church are scattered with shots of different people feeling loss and hurt of faith, ultimately united by their collective experience within the church during a service, where they (McEntire included) start to heal.^[10]

Track listing

• Digital download^[11]

1. "Back To God" – 4:49

• Digital download (with Lauren Daigle)^[12]

1. "Back To God" – 4:03

• Digital download (acoustic)^[13]

1. "Back To God" – 4:55

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[14] 11 US Christian Songs (Billboard)[15] 1 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[16] 41 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[17] 25 US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[18] 37

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Peak position US Christian Songs (Billboard)[19] 30

References

1. "Reba McEntire - Back to God". PlayMPE.
2. "Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope by Reba McEntire". ITunes. February 3, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
3. "Back to God - Single". ITunes. April 2, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
4. "Back To God - Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle". Billboard. February 18, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
5. "Reba McEntire - Back To God". Genius. January 20, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
6. "Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle Give Powerful Performance of 'Back To God' at the 2017 ACM Awards". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
7. "Video: Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle to release new version of 'Back to God' Sunday". NewsOk. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
8. "Reba Offers Solution for Today's Hardships: Get 'Back to God'". WideOpenCountry. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
9. "Reba McEntire - Back To God". YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
10. "Watch Reba McEntire's Spiritual 'Back to God' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
11. "Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
12. "Back To God/Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
13. "My Kind Of Christmas TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
14. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
15. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
16. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
17. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
18. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
19. "Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2017 - Billboard". Retrieved May 24, 2018.