Right Back (song)

This article is about the Khalid song. For other songs, see Right Back.

"Right Back" is a song by American singer Khalid from his second studio album Free Spirit (2019). It was originally recorded as a solo version and charted as an album track in April before being released as a single featuring American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie on August 2.^[1]

"Right Back"
Single by Khalid featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie
from the album Free Spirit
Released	August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
Length	4:15
Label	RCA
Songwriters	Khalid Robinson Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Denis Kosiak Jamil Chammas Ryan Vojtesak Scribz Riley Japhe Tejeda Jolyon Skinner Joseph Thomas Michele Williams Rodney Jerkins
Producers	Stargate Denis Kosiak Scribz Riley Digi Charlie Handsome
Khalid singles chronology
"Caught Up" (2019) "Right Back" (2019) "Hurts 2B Human" (2019)
A Boogie wit da Hoodie singles chronology
"Big Rich Town" (2019) "Right Back" (2019) "SZNS" (2019)
Music video
"Right Back" on YouTube

Critical reception

Alex Zidel of HotNewHipHop said the song "already sounded complete but Khalid had a thought: What if we add A Boogie wit da Hoodie to this? That would make it a hit, right? It turns out that he was correct."^[2]

Track listing

• Single version

1. "Right Back" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) – 4:15

• Album version

1. "Right Back" – 3:35

Charts

Album version

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4]	37
US Rolling Stone Top 100[5]	56

Remix version

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	58
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	53
Lithuania (AGATA)[8]	51
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9]	5
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	71
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	73
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12]	29
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[13]	40
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[14]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[15]	50

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16]	Gold	35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Solo version	Platinum	30,000‡
United States (RIAA)[19]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	August 2, 2019	Digital download streaming	Remix	RCA	[1]
United States	August 27, 2019	Top 40 radio			[20]