"Let Me Back"
Single by Zarif
from the album Box of Secrets
Released6 April 2009
Recorded2008
Length3:41
LabelRCA / Sony BMG
Songwriter(s)Zarif, Dan Radclyffe & Alan Spenner
Producer(s)Utters, Tommy D
Zarif singles chronology
"Let Me Back"
(2009)		 "Box of Secrets"
(2010)

"Let Me Back" is the debut single by UK singer-songwriter Zarif. It was released on 5 April 2009.[1] It is the first single taken from her debut album Box of Secrets.

Background

"Let Me Back" was written by Zarif and produced by Utters, with additional production by Tommy D who has worked with Kanye West and Corinne Bailey-Rae.[2] It features a sample from the song "I´m Sorry Babe" by Kokomo.

Before the official release date, Zarif gave out free copies of "Let Me Back" on limited edition pink cassette at her gigs.[3] There are official remixes of the song by Toddla T, Paul Jackson, Bobby & Klein, Love to Infinity, Afroganic and Sticky. There is also an acoustic version of the song which was released free, as a download, on Zarif's website.[3]

"Let Me Back" was also announced as BBC Radio 2's Record of the Week for the week commencing 21 March 2009.[4][5]

Critical reception

Music video

The music video for "Let Me Back" was released in March 2009 and was directed by Rebel Alliance.[9][10]

Track listings

UK CD single[11]
  1. "Let Me Back" - 3:41
  2. "Stop What You're Doing" (Acoustic Version)
UK Digital download[12]
  1. "Let Me Back" (Radio Edit) - 3:41
  2. "Let Me Back" (Bobby & Klein Remix) - 5:15
  3. "Let Me Back" (Love To Infinity Club Mix) - 6:44
  4. "Let Me Back" (Paul Jackson Remix) - 6:29
  5. "Let Me Back" (Toddla T Remix) - 4:37
  6. "Let Me Back" (Sticky Remix) - 6:22

References

  1. ↑ The Guardian ' You're at the mercy of the audience'
  2. ↑ RCA: Zarif Archived 2009-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Zarif's Comic Blog Episode 2 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ BBC Radio 2: Records of the Week
  5. ↑ "thelondonpaper". 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  6. ↑ Attitude Magazine Jan '09: 'The Z Factor'
  7. ↑ "Zarif". Hit Sheet. 2008-12-19. Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  8. ↑ "Single of the Week: Let Me Back". thelondonpaper. 2009-05-06. Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  9. ↑ Zarif - "Let Me Back" Video)
  10. ↑ "Music Videos". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  11. ↑ "Let Me Back (2009)". hmv.com. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  12. ↑ Let Me Back: Zarif: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
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