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"Backseat" is a song written and recorded by American hip hop duo New Boyz featuring American production duo The Cataracs and American singer Dev. The song was released as a single on February 15, 2011 as a digital download in the United States and served as the second single from New Boyz' second album Too Cool to Care. The song contains elements of hip-hop, rap, electropop, and dance music and contains use of Auto-Tune on some of the vocals.
"Backseat" | ||||
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Single by New Boyz featuring the Cataracs and Dev | ||||
from the album Too Cool to Care | ||||
B-side | "Tough Kids" | |||
Released | February 15, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Genre | Hip house | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Shotty, Asylum, Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dominic Thomas, Earl Benjamin, Niles Hollowell Dhar, David Singer Vine, Devin Tailes | |||
Producer(s) | The Cataracs | |||
New Boyz singles chronology | ||||
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The Cataracs singles chronology | ||||
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Dev singles chronology | ||||
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A music video was directed by Jake Davis.[1] It was premiered on March 7, 2011. It features appearances by featured artist Dev in shiny glittering dress, which changes into a white-and-pink dress with a quarter of a pyramid and The Cataracs.[2] The first few scenes were shot with a silver Mercedes-Benz 300SL, with appearance by all artists. The scene changes to a "party in a club" scene after the second chorus, and the back seats of a car, given the title of the song. It ends with New Boyz being covered by the shadows.[2] Ironically, the music video contains cars that actually don't feature back seats as well as a Mustang in place of the Camaro that is not orange. Also in the video, car miniatures were used to create an illusion of it being full-scale models.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Backseat" (featuring The Cataracs & Dev) | Dominic Anthony Thomas, Earl Henry Benjamin, Niles Hollowell Dhar, David Singer Vine, Devin Tailes | The Cataracs | 3:44 |
2. | "Backseat" (Instrumental Version) | The Cataracs | 3:44 |
"Backseat" debuted at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has peaked at #26 in its twelfth week,[4] becoming the duo's third top forty hit in the United States. As of July 2011, the song has now sold over 1,000,000 digital copies.[5]
Charts (2011) | Peak position |
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Australia (Australian Singles Chart)[6] | 89 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] | 44 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 52 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 28 |
Scotland (OCC)[10] | 56 |
UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 55 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[12] | 16 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 26 |
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[13] | 17 |
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[14] | 12 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[15] | 5 |
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