2016 single by Big Sean
"Bounce Back " is a song by American rapperBig Sean , serving as the lead single from his fourth album,I Decided (2017).[ 1] The song was produced byHitmaka ,Smash David ,Metro Boomin , andAmaire Johnson . It features additional vocals from label bossKanye West and American singerJeremih . 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 forBest Rap Performance at the60th Annual Grammy Awards .
Background and composition [ edit ] Big Sean teased "Bounce Back" on his social media in early October 2016.[ 3] Hitmaka and Smash David also teased the song on their respectiveInstagram accounts a couple weeks before its release.[ 4] On October 30, 2016, he announced on hisTwitter account that he would be releasing new music soon.[ 5] On the following day, Sean released "Bounce Back" along with "No More Interviews" fordigital download throughGOOD Music andDef Jam Recordings .[ 6]
"Bounce Back" is atrap -influencedhip-hop song, written in thekey ofC♯ minor , and atempo of 81.2 BPM.[ 7]
Commercial performance [ edit ] "Bounce Back" has peaked at number six on theBillboard 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 certifiedsix-times platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over six million digital units.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Themusic video for the song, directed by Glenn Michael and Christo Anesti, premiered on December 12, 2016, via Sean'sVevo channel.[ 11] In 2017, the video was nominated forVideo of the Year at theBET Awards and forBest Hip-Hop Video at theMTV Video Music Awards .[ 12] [ 13]
On October 31, 2016, Sean performed the song along with "No More Interviews" onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon .[ 14] He went on to perform the song (along with "Sunday Morning Jetpack") onSaturday Night Live on January 21, 2017.[ 15]
Record producerTM88 claimed on hisTwitter 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" byJuicy J , with the same beat elements and composition in that song that were used for "Bounce Back". TM88 laterdissed all of the producers on the song except Metro Boomin, whom TM88 called "his brother", since they had collaborated numerous times before.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
Chart (2017) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 33] 99 USBillboard Hot 100[ 34] 35 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 35] 19 US Rhythmic (Billboard )[ 36] 6
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