# Back Here > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Back_Here > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Back_Here.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Here > Source revision: 1336913075 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|1999 single by BBMak}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox song | name = Back Here | cover = BBMak - Back Here (Original UK Single Cover).jpg | alt = BBMak - Back Here.jpg | type = single | artist = [BBMak](/source/BBMak) | album = [Sooner or Later](/source/Sooner_or_Later_(BBMak_album)) | B-side = Miss You More | released = {{start date|1999|8|16|df=y}} | recorded = | studio = Hollywood ([Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California)) | genre = | length = 3:39 | label = * [Telstar](/source/Telstar_Records) (UK) * [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood_Records) (US) | writer = * [Christian Burns](/source/Christian_Burns) * Mark Barry * [Stephen McNally](/source/Stephen_McNally_(musician)) * [Phil Thornalley](/source/Phil_Thornalley) | producer = * Oliver Leiber * [John Shanks](/source/John_Shanks) | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [Still on Your Side](/source/Still_on_Your_Side) | next_year = 2000 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Z7RavdBoR0w|"Back Here"}}}} }} "'''Back Here'''" is a song by English [pop rock](/source/pop_rock) band [BBMak](/source/BBMak). It was written by the three members of the group ([Christian Burns](/source/Christian_Burns), Mark Barry, and [Stephen McNally](/source/Stephen_McNally_(musician))) along with songwriter [Phil Thornalley](/source/Phil_Thornalley). It was originally released in August 1999 as the lead single from their debut studio album, ''[Sooner or Later](/source/Sooner_or_Later_(BBMak_album))'' (2000), but did not experience commercial success until its American release the following year, when it became a top-20 hit in the United States. The song was then re-released in the United Kingdom and entered the top five of the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) in February 2001. ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)'' ranked it as the 63rd-greatest [boy band](/source/boy_band) song of all time.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/boy-band-songs-greatest-1033317/bbmak-back-here-1999-1032391/|title=75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|date=24 July 2020|access-date=21 August 2021}} ==Content== [Stephen McNally](/source/Stephen_McNally_(musician)) told ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' that the song "Back Here" was deceiving due to its uptempo guitar part and the song sounding happy. He went on to say that it was about a "guy and a girl getting together, then the girl leaves the guy and now he can't live without her."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2000/BB-2000-07-08.pdf|title='Sea of Screams' Greets U.K.'s BBMak as Hit 'Back Here' Catches Fire in U.S.|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|volume=112|issue=28|page=76|date=8 July 2000|access-date=19 April 2021}} Of the song's background, [Christian Burns](/source/Christian_Burns) said "['Back Here'] came together really quickly. We were having coffee with [[Phil Thornalley|Phil [Thornalley]]] at his flat, and we were just messing around with chords; we wrote the whole song in about 45 minutes'".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1121825/bbmak-separate-the-men-from-the-boy-bands/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918022411/http://www.mtv.com/news/1121825/bbmak-separate-the-men-from-the-boy-bands/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2017|title=BBMak Separate The Men From The Boy Bands|last=Woodlief|first=Mark|publisher=[MTV News](/source/MTV_News)|date=7 July 2000}} Burns added, “I remember when we heard that guitar intro for the first time. We flew over to Hollywood to go and work on the record in the Hills with [producers] [John Shanks](/source/John_Shanks) and Oliver Leiber, walked into the studio and the intro was on loop. We all looked at each other and knew something magical was cooking here".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles//9344505/where-are-they-now-2000-bbmak-baha-men-2gether|title=Where Are They Now? Catching Up With 2000 Stars BBMak, Baha Men, Evan & Jaron, Nine Days & 2Gether|last=Daw|first=Robbie|magazine=Billboard|date=27 March 2020|access-date=24 August 2021}} ==Release== Originally released in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1999, it reached number 37 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) that same month.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-08-07.pdf|title=News|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|page=3|date=7 August 1999|access-date=9 August 2021}} Japanese radio stations eventually began playing the song which resulted in their overseas label [Telstar](/source/Telstar_Records) scrambling to get the group to Asia for promotion. The song subsequently topped the charts of several Asian countries.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2000/BB-2000-04-22.pdf|title=For Hollywood, BBMak's More Than Boy Band|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Taylor (music journalist)|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=17|pages=14, 18|date=22 April 2000|access-date=6 October 2020}} In the United States, "Back Here" was released on 27 March 2000 and eventually reached number 13 on the US [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100). It became a mainstay on [pop](/source/Pop_music) radio and on the [MTV](/source/MTV) show ''[Total Request Live](/source/Total_Request_Live)'' in the summer of 2000. The song also charted in Canada, peaking at number 11 on the ''[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))'' Top Singles chart. On 12 February 2001, following the song's success in America, the single was re-released in the United Kingdom{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-03-10.pdf|title=Airborne|last=Stavenes Dove|first=Siri|magazine=Music & Media|volume=18|issue=11|page=10|date=10 March 2001|access-date=20 September 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-02-10.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting February 12, 2001: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=10 February 2001|access-date=9 August 2021}} and made the top 10 this time around, debuting and peaking at number five. ==Music videos== There are two versions of the video. The first, made for a UK release, was filmed in Los Angeles and directed by [Dani Jacobs](/source/Dani_Jacobs).{{cite AV media|people=Jacobs, Dani (director)|date=24 October 2018|title=BBMak - Back Here (Official Video)|type=Music video|publisher=Phoenix Music International|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbGegNlgJdE|via=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)}} The second version, intended for a US release, was again directed by Jacobs and was filmed in London in March 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/bbmak/294377/back-here.jhtml#|title=bbmak > Music Videos > Back Here|publisher=[MTV Networks](/source/MTV_Networks)|date=29 October 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116041141/http://www.mtv.com/videos/bbmak/294377/back-here.jhtml|archive-date=16 January 2009|access-date=29 October 2008}} It features the band performing on the platform of [Canary Wharf DLR station](/source/Canary_Wharf_DLR_station) and in the [London Eye](/source/London_Eye) as they try to earn the attention of a woman who passes by and gives them a tip near the end of the video.{{cite AV media|people=Jacobs, Dani (director)|date=25 September 2020|title=BBMak - Back Here (London Version)|type=Music video|publisher=Phoenix Music International|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7RavdBoR0w|via=YouTube}} ==Track listings== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''UK CD1 (1999)'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Back Here|year=1999|type=UK CD1 single liner notes|publisher=[Telstar Records](/source/Telstar_Records)|id=CDSTAS3053}} # "Back Here" # "Back Here" (extended version) # "Back Here" (video) '''UK CD2 (1999)'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Back Here|year=1999|type=UK CD2 single liner notes|publisher=Telstar Records|id=CXSTAS3053}} # "Back Here" # "Miss You More" # "[More Than Words](/source/More_Than_Words)" '''Japanese CD single (1999)'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Back Here|year=1999|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=[Victor](/source/Victor_Talking_Machine_Company)|id=VICP-35038}} # "Back Here" # "Back Here" (extended version) # "Miss You More" '''Australian CD single (2000)'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Back Here|year=2000|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Telstar Records, [Shock Records](/source/Shock_Records), Velocity Records|id=ADICT098CD}} # "Back Here" # "Back Here" (extended version) # "Miss You More" # "Back Here" (video) '''US CD single (2000)'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Back Here|year=2000|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=[Hollywood Records](/source/Hollywood_Records)|id=HR-64040-2}} # "Back Here" – 3:38 # "Miss You More" – 5:08 # "I'm Not in Love" / "Next Time" / "I Can Tell" – 2:46 {{col-2}} '''US cassette single (2000)'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Back Here|year=2000|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Hollywood Records|id=HR-64040-4}} :A1. "Back Here" – 3:38 :A2. "I'm Not in Love" / "Next Time" / "I Can Tell" – 2:46 :B1. "Miss You More" – 5:06 '''European CD single (2001)'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Back Here|year=2001|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Telstar Records|id=0125966 TST}} # "Back Here 2001" – 3:41 # "Back Here" (acoustic version) – 3:39 '''UK and Australian CD single (2001)'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Back Here|year=2001|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Telstar Records|id=CDSTAS3166}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Back Here|year=2001|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Telstar Records, Addiction Records, Velocity Records|id=ADICT098CDX}} # "Back Here 2001" # "Back Here" (acoustic version) # "More Than Words" # Enhanced [CD-ROM](/source/CD-ROM) '''UK cassette single (2001)'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Back Here|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Telstar Records|id=CASTAS3166}} # "Back Here 2001" # "Back Here" (acoustic version) # "More Than Words" {{col-end}} ==Credits and personnel== Credits are adapted from the UK CD1 liner notes. '''Locations''' * Recorded at Hollywood Studios ([Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California)) * Mixed at Royaltone Studios (California) * Artwork designed at Blade {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''BBMak''' * [Christian Burns](/source/Christian_Burns) – writing * Mark Barry – writing * [Stephen McNally](/source/Stephen_McNally_(musician)) – writing '''Additional musicians''' * [John Shanks](/source/John_Shanks) – guitars, production * Mark Browne – bass * [Matt Laug](/source/Matt_Laug) – drums {{col-2}} '''Other personnel''' * [Phil Thornalley](/source/Phil_Thornalley) – writing * Oliver Leiber – production * [Barry Rudolph](/source/Barry_Rudolph) – engineering * Marc DeSisto – mixing * Norman Watson – photography * Nick Foss – styling * Rachel Howarth – make up {{col-end}} ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (1999) !scope="col"|Peak
position |- {{single chart|Scotland|43|date=19990828|rowheader=true|access-date=24 May 2018}} |- {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|37|artist=BBMak|artistid=8198|rowheader=true|access-date=24 June 2021|refname="uk"}} |} {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2000–2001) !Peak
position |- {{single chart|Australia|47|artist=BBMak|song=Back Here|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2018}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|42|artist=BBMak|song=Back Here|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2018}} |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|11|chartid=7188|rowheader=true|access-date=29 September 2018|refname="can"}} |- {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|6|chartid=7262|rowheader=true|access-date=29 September 2018}} |- !scope="row"|Europe ([Eurochart Hot 100](/source/European_Hot_100_Singles)){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-03-03.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=18|issue=10|page=11|date=3 March 2001|access-date=22 June 2020}} |27 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|27|song=Back Here|rowheader=true|access-date=15 January 2020}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|91|artist=BBMak|song=Back Here|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2018}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|18|artist=BBMak|song=Back Here|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2018}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|5|date=20010224|rowheader=true|access-date=24 May 2018|refname="sco"}} |- !scope="row"|Spain (Top 40 Radio){{cite book|author=Fernando Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}} |align="center"|30 |- {{single chart|Sweden|39|artist=BBMak|song=Back Here|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2018}} |- {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|5|artist=BBMak|artistid=8198|rowheader=true|access-date=24 June 2021|refname="uk"}} |- !scope="row"|UK Airplay (''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)''){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-02-24.pdf|title=The Airplay Chart|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|date=24 February 2001|page=33|access-date=23 May 2025}} |style="text-align:center;"| 10 |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|13|artist=BBMak|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2018|refname="hot100"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=BBMak|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|12|artist=BBMak|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|9|artist=BBMak|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2018}} |- !scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)''){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-10-20.pdf|title=R&R AC Top 30|magazine=[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)|page=90|date=October 20, 2000|access-date=November 16, 2025}} |1 |- !scope="row"|US CHR/Pop Top 50 (''[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)''){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-08-11.pdf|title=R&R CHR/Pop Top 50|magazine=[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)|page=39|date=August 11, 2000|access-date=November 16, 2025}} |8 |- !scope="row"|US Hot AC (''[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)''){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-09-01.pdf|title=R&R Hot AC Top 30|magazine=[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)|page=83|date=September 1, 2000|access-date=November 16, 2025}} |11 |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (2000) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100{{cite web|url=https://billboardtop100of.com/2000-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2000|website=Billboardtop100of.com|access-date=20 September 2020}} |33 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard''){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA44|title=The Year in Music 2000: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-98|date=30 December 2000|access-date=16 December 2023}} |21 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard''){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000|magazine=[Airplay Monitor](/source/Airplay_Monitor)|volume=8|issue=51|page=48|date=22 December 2000}} |34 |- !scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard''){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=8|issue=51|page=54|date=22 December 2000}} |24 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Radio & Records''){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-12-15.pdf|title=R&R AC Top 100|magazine=[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)|page=98|date=December 15, 2000|access-date=November 16, 2025}} |20 |- !scope="row"|US Hot AC (''Radio & Records''){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-12-15.pdf|title=R&R AC Top 100|magazine=[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)|page=100|date=December 15, 2000|access-date=November 16, 2025}} |37 |} {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2001) !Position |- !scope="row"|Canada Radio ([Nielsen BDS](/source/Nielsen_BDS)){{cite web|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100page2_2001.html|title=BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001|publisher=[Jam!](/source/Jam!)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020726115818/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100page2_2001.html|archive-date=26 July 2002|access-date=26 March 2022}} |77 |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2001|work=[UKChartsPlus](/source/UKChartsPlus)|access-date=24 May 2018}} |110 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard''){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA39-IA20|title=The Year in Music 2001: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=52|page=YE-81|date=29 December 2001|access-date=16 December 2023}} |12 |} {{col-end}} ==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | 16 August 1999 | 2× CD | [Telstar](/source/Telstar_Records) | align="center"| |- ! scope="row"| Japan | 20 November 1999 | CD | [Victor](/source/Victor_Talking_Machine_Company) | align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/2746/products/289561/1/|title=バック・ヒア {{!}} BBマック|trans-title=Back Here {{!}} BBMak|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=ja|access-date=9 October 2023}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| United States | 27 March 2000 | {{hlist|[Hot adult contemporary](/source/Hot_adult_contemporary)|[modern adult contemporary](/source/modern_adult_contemporary) radio}} | rowspan="3"| [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood_Records) | align="center"| {{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-03-24.pdf|title=BBMak: Back Here|magazine=[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)|issue=1343|page=1|date=24 March 2000|access-date=24 May 2021}} |- | 28 March 2000 | [Contemporary hit radio](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) | align="center"| {{cite magazine|title=Impact Dates|magazine=[Gavin Report](/source/Gavin_Report)|issue=2297|pages=8, 20|date=24 March 2000}} |- | 11 April 2000 | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|CD|cassette}} | align="center"| |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom (reissue) | 12 February 2001 | Telstar | align="center"| |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.discogs.com/release/1317627 Single release info at discogs.com] * [https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/25129598/BBMak/Back+Here Lyrics of this song] at [https://www.lyrics.com/ Lyrics.com] {{BBMak}} {{Authority control}} Category:1999 debut singles Category:1999 songs Category:2001 singles Category:BBMak songs Category:Hollywood Records singles Category:Music videos directed by Dani Jacobs Category:Songs written by Christian Burns Category:Songs written by Phil Thornalley Category:Telstar Records singles Category:Torch songs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Back Here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Here) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Here?action=history)). 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