Back and Forth (Cameo song)

"Back and Forth"
"Back and Forth"
Single by Cameo
from the album Word Up!
Released	February 24, 1987
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	6:33 (album version); 3:54 (single version);
Label	Atlanta Artists
Songwriter(s)	Larry Blackmon; Tomi Jenkins; Kevin Kendrick; Nathan Leftenant;
Cameo singles chronology
Music video
	"Back and Forth" on YouTube

"Back and Forth" is a song by American funk band Cameo, released on February 24, 1987 as the third single from their 1986 album Word Up!.

Chart performance edit

The single was the group's twelfth top 10 soul single peaking at number three for two weeks and peaked at number fifty on the pop charts making it their fourth entry on the Hot 100.^[1] "Back and Forth" was also the group's third top ten on the dance chart, peaking at number six.^[2]

Music video edit

Jazz musician Miles Davis makes a cameo in the song's music video.^[3]

Popular culture edit

The chorus of the song: "Back, back and forth and forth..." is used on the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan's single "Gravel Pit".
The song appears in video game Grand Theft Auto V on the Space 103.2 radio station.^[4]

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	40
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	11
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	50
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[8]	6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	3

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1987)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[10]	50

References edit

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 98.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 48.
^ "Pat Buchanan (p.5)". Retrieved February 28, 2014. | "Cameo - Back and Forth (Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
^ Goble, Corban (November 17, 2014). "Grand Theft Auto V Reveals Expanded Radio Station Tracklists for Game Relaunch". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^ "Cameo – Back and Forth" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
^ "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 98.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 48.

[3] "Pat Buchanan (p.5)". Retrieved February 28, 2014. | "Cameo - Back and Forth (Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

[4] Goble, Corban (November 17, 2014). "Grand Theft Auto V Reveals Expanded Radio Station Tracklists for Game Relaunch". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

[sc_Flanders_Cameo-5] "Cameo – Back and Forth" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

[sc_UK_-6] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Cameo-7] "Cameo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Cameo-8] "Cameo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Cameo-9] "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

[10] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

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