Back It Up (Caro Emerald song)

"Back It Up"
Single by Caro Emerald
from the album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor
Released July 6, 2009
Format Digital download
Genre Hip hop, R&B, Jazz
Length 3:52 (Album Version)
3:34 (Radio Edit)
3:34 (Madcon Radio Edit)
Label Grandmono Records
Caro Emerald singles chronology
"Back It Up"
(2009)		 "A Night like This"
(2009)

"Back It Up" is the debut single by Dutch jazz singer Caro Emerald from her debut album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor. It was released on 6 July 2009.[1] The single was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[2]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Eva Zanen and edited by Jurjen van Blokland and was shot in Café Schiller, Amsterdam. The video features Caro Emerald as barmaid and several old men, presumably guests. While polishing the glasses and serving her guests, Caro Emerald sings and dances together with the old men. There are several scenes that show alcoholic beverages with references to the lyrics of the song as well as gramophones and instruments such as trombones and contrabasses. The video is sepia toned.[3] On July 8 an alternative, 'international', music video premiered. This video features Caro Emerald in a black & white performance, an old newspaper and a black & white film.

Track listing

Back It Up – EP[4]
  1. "Back It Up" – 3:52
  2. "Back It Up" (radio edit) – 3:34
  3. "Back It Up" (instrumental) – 3:51
  4. "Back It Up" (a cappella) – 3:25
Back It Up (Kraak & Smaak Remix) - Single[5]
  1. "Back It Up" (Kraak & Smaak remix) – 5:26
Back It Up (Hitmeister D Remix)[6]
  1. "Back It Up" (Hitmeister D remix) – 4:29

Charts

Chart (2009–2010) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) 33
Dutch Top 40[7] 12
German Singles Chart [8] 70

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Dutch Singles Chart[9] 100
Italian Singles Chart[10] 100

References

  1. ↑ "News". Caro Emerald – Official website. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  2. ↑ "Italian single certifications" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Select Online in the field Sezione. The certification will load automatically
  3. ↑ "Caro Emerald - Back It Up - Official Video". YouTube. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  4. ↑ "Back It Up – EP van Caro Emerald". iTunes (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  5. ↑ "Back It Up (Kraak & Smaak Remix) – Single van Caro Emerald". iTunes (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  6. ↑ "Back It Up (Hitmeister D Remix) van Hitmeister D Vs Caro Emerald". iTunes (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  7. ↑ "Dutch Top 40 - week 39". αCharts.us. 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  8. ↑ ":: MTV | Hitlist Germany KW 2 | charts". Mtv.de. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  9. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  10. ↑ "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Ricerche e dati di mercato". Fimi.it. Retrieved 2012-01-15.

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