Back to Us

Back to Us
Studio album by Rascal Flatts
Released May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
Genre Country
Length 35:14
Label Big Machine
Producer
Rascal Flatts chronology
The Greatest Gift of All
(2016)The Greatest Gift of All2016		 Back to Us
(2017)
Singles from Back to Us
  1. "Yours If You Want It"
    Released: January 9, 2017
  2. "Back to Us"
    Released: August 21, 2017

Back to Us is the tenth studio album by American country music trio Rascal Flatts. It was released on May 19, 2017 through Big Machine Records. The group produced the album themselves, save one track on the deluxe edition, which was produced by busbee.[1] "Yours If You Want It" was released in January 2017 as the album's lead single. The album serves as a follow up to 2014's Rewind. Back to Us earned the group their twelfth top-10 album on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Songs

Country singer Lauren Alaina features on the track "Are You Happy Now", which was co-written by all three members of Rascal Flatts.[2] "I Know You Won't" was previously recorded by Carrie Underwood on her 2007 album, Carnival Ride.[3]

Singles

The record's lead single, "Yours If You Want It", was released on January 9, 2017. One of the song's writers, Andrew Dorff, died shortly before its release.[4]

Commercial performance

Back to Us debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart dated June 10, 2017 with 30,000 album equivalent units (of which 25,000 were traditional album sales). The album also entered the Top Country Albums chart the same week at number 2, earning the group their twelfth top-10 album.[5] The album has sold 50,600 copies in the US as of July 2017.[6]

Track listing

Back to Us – Standard edition[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yours If You Want It"
3:25
2."Back to Us"
3:58
3."I Know You Won't"
3:53
4."Hopin' You Were Lookin'"
2:56
5."Dance"
3:21
6."Are You Happy Now" (with Lauren Alaina)
3:59
7."Love What You've Done with the Place"
  • Benjy Davis
  • Mooney
3:31
8."Kiss You While I Can"
3:14
9."Vandalized"
3:22
10."Our Night to Shine"
3:35
Total length:35:14
Notes

Personnel

Rascal Flatts

Additional Musicians

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 24
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[10] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 19
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[12] 5
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 45
UK Country Albums (OCC)[14] 3
US Billboard 200[15] 11
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] 2

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalog no. Ref.
Worldwide May 19, 2017 CD Big Machine TBA [17]
Digital download N/A [8]

References

  1. ↑ Horton, Carrie (March 29, 2017). "Everything We Know About Rascal Flatts' New Album, 'Back to Us'". The Boot. Townsquare Media. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ Konicki, Lisa (March 29, 2017). "Rascal Flatts Announce Track List for New Album, "Back To Us"". Nash Country Weekly. American Media. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Betts, Stephen L. (March 29, 2017). "Rascal Flatts' New Album 'Back to Us' to Include Lauren Alaina Duet". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ McKenna, Brittney (January 6, 2017). "Hear Rascal Flatts' Surging New Song 'Yours If You Want It'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (July 24, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 24, 2017". Roughstock.
  7. ↑ "Back to Us; Rascal Flatts". iTunes Store (CA). May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Back to Us (Deluxe); Rascal Flatts". iTunes Store (CA). May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Rascal Flatts – Back to Us". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ "ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART (WEEK COMMENCING 29 MAY, 2017)" (PDF). ARIA Charts. ARIA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Rascal Flatts. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  12. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 29, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Rascal Flatts. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Rascal Flatts. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Rascal Flatts - Back To Us - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
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