{{about|the country song|the pop song|Benee}} {{short description|2020 Song by Lindsay Ell}} {{infobox song | name = Want Me Back | artist = Lindsay Ell | album = Heart Theory | type = single | cover = Want Me Back.jpeg | border = | recorded = | studio = | released = {{start date|2020|07|13}} | format = | label = {{hlist|Stoney Creek}} | length = {{duration|m=3|s=13}} | genre = {{hlist|Country pop|pop rock}} | writer = {{hlist|Lindsay Ell|Kane Brown|Matt McGinn|Lindsay Rimes}} | producer = {{hlist|Dann Huff}} | chronology = Lindsay Ell singles | prev_title = I Don't Love You | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = Good on You | next_year = 2021 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Y065nyQJ1u4|"Want Me Back"}}}} }}
"'''Want Me Back'''" (stylized as "'''wAnt me back'''"<ref name="MPE">{{cite web |title=Lindsay Ell - wAnt me back |url=https://daily.plaympe.com/lindsay-ell-want-me-back/|website=Daily Play MPE |date=June 22, 2020|accessdate=January 7, 2021}}</ref>) is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Lindsay Ell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heart Theory - Lindsay Ell |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/heart-theory-mw0003391928 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}</ref> She co-wrote the track with Kane Brown, Matt McGinn, and Lindsay Rimes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Want Me Back - Lindsay Ell|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/want-me-back-mw0003391592|website=AllMusic|accessdate=January 7, 2021}}</ref> The song was the second single off Ell's fifth studio album ''Heart Theory''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lindsay Ell Details New Album, 'Heart Theory' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/lindsay-ell-heart-theory-new-album-1020313/|website=Rolling Stone |accessdate=June 26, 2020}}</ref>
==Background== Ell said of "Want Me Back", "It’s all about stepping into your own power".<ref>{{cite web|title= Lindsay Ell Releases "wAnt me back" and Reveals Album Details |url= https://nycountryswag.com/lindsay-ell-releases-want-me-back-and-reveals-album-details/ |first=Brianna|last=Vacca|website=NY Country Swag|date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> Co-writer Kane Brown stated: "I think Lindsay is an awesome artist. I was excited and grateful to be part of the song".<ref name="MPE"/>
==Critical reception== Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' called the track Ell's "most commercially friendly radio release to date," adding "the clean structure, guitar lines and verses recall and build off of the Brantley Gilbert collaboration 'What Happens in a Small Town'".<ref>{{cite web|first=Billy|last=Dukes|title= Lindsay Ell Checks an Ex During the Confident 'Want Me Back' [Listen]|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/lindsay-ell-want-me-back-kane-brown-co-write/|work=Taste of Country|date=June 26, 2020}}</ref> ''Soundigest'' called the song "upbeat" and an "empowerment anthem".<ref>{{cite web|title=Lindsay Ell's "Want Me Back" is the Empowering Post-Breakup Song We Needed|url=https://soundigest.com/2020/07/01/lindsay-ell-want-me-back/|work=Soundigest|date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== "Want Me Back" reached a peak of #1 on the ''Billboard'' Canada Country chart dated December 12, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2020-12-12 |title=Canada Country chart for December 12, 2020 |work=Billboard |accessdate=December 5, 2020}}</ref> becoming Ell's second number one.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bellesandgals.com/2020/12/11/lindsay-ell-want-me-back/|first=Nick|last=Cantwell|title=Lindsay Ell Wraps Up 2020 With Chart Success For "wAnt me back"|work=Belles and Gals |date=December 11, 2020}}</ref> The song also reached a peak of #89 on the Canadian Hot 100,<ref name="Can Hot 100"/> as well as #35 on Hot Country Songs and #52 on Country Airplay in the United States,<ref name="Hot Country"/><ref name="Country Airplay"/> while it peaked at number 44 on ''The Music Network'''s Country Hot 50 in Australia.<ref name="TMN"/> In March 2021, the song was certified Gold by Music Canada, becoming the first single of Ell's career to achieve this status.<ref name="MC cert"/>
==Music video== The official music video for "Want Me Back" premiered on October 8, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lindsay Ell - wAnt me back|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y065nyQJ1u4|website=YouTube|accessdate=January 7, 2021|format=video|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> The video finds Ell in a fictional duo named "Eddie and Ell" before breaking out as a solo artist herself. Chris Parton of ''Sounds Like Nashville'' said "the glamorous clip sends a powerful message … especially to young girls".<ref>{{cite news|last=Parton|first=Chris|title=LINDSAY ELL FINDS HER POWER IN 'WANT ME BACK' VIDEO|url=https://www.soundslikenashville.com/music/lindsay-ell-finds-stength-want-me-back-video/|accessdate=January 7, 2021|work=Sounds Like Nashville|date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> Ell told ''CMT'': "The video captures the whole story line in which my whole persona changes from an unconfident, held-back woman, to then realizing my own self-power and stepping into it".<ref>{{cite news|title=Lindsay Ell Evokes Cher's Story of Solo Stardom in "wAnt Me Back" Video|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1825707/lindsay-ell-want-me-back-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008130219/http://www.cmt.com/news/1825707/lindsay-ell-want-me-back-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 8, 2020|accessdate=January 7, 2021|work=CMT|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! Chart (2020) ! Peak <br> position |- ! scope="row"| Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)<ref name="TMN">{{cite web |title=TMN Country Hot 50 |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1309/chart/?list=Country-HOT-50 |website=The Music Network |access-date=May 5, 2021 |format=Issue 1309}}</ref> | 44 |- {{single chart|Canada|89|artist=Lindsay Ell|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 7, 2021|refname="Can Hot 100"}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Lindsay Ell|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 7, 2021|refname="Canada Country"}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|35|artist=Lindsay Ell|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 7, 2021|refname="Hot Country"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|52|artist=Lindsay Ell|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 11, 2021|refname="Country Airplay"}} |- |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry |region=Canada |type=single |award=Gold |artist=Lindsay Ell |title=Want Me Back |relyear=2020 |certyear=2021 |certmonth=3 |accessdate=December 6, 2021 |refname="MC cert"}} {{Certification Table Bottom | streaming=true | noshipments=true | nosales=true}}
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