Back to You

## Music Video

"**Back to You**" is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Louis Tomlinson, featuring Albanian-American singer and songwriter Bebe Rexha and British DJ and producer Digital Farm Animals. It was written by Tomlinson, Digital Farm Animals, Pablo Bowman, Richard Boardman, and Sarah Blanchard, while the production was handled by Digital Farm Animals and Tommy Danvers. The single was released on 21 July 2017; its accompanying music video premiered the same date.

## Background and release

"Back to You" is the second solo single released by Louis Tomlinson after the announced hiatus of One Direction. The song is set to be included on his debut studio album, which will be released via his own label, 78 Productions. It was later confirmed Tomlinson signed a solo recording deal with Epic Records.

On 26 June, it was announced via two consecutive tweets from Tomlinson's Twitter that the song would be released at the end of July. The release date was later confirmed as 21 July. Parts of the music video were shot at Doncaster Rovers Football Club's Keepmoat Stadium. As of June 2018, the music video has received more than 270 million views on YouTube.

## Critical reception

Mike Wass of Idolator wrote in his review, "As far as 1D solo offerings go, this is fairly solid." Mark Savage of BBC Music described the track as "a brooding pop concoction." In Entertainment Weekly, Ariana Bacle called it "[an] infectious jam."

## Lyrics

[Verse 1: Bebe Rexha]

I know you say you know me, know me well

But these days I don't even know myself, no

I always thought I'd be with someone else

I thought I would own the way I felt, yeah

[Pre-Chorus 1: Bebe Rexha]

I call you but you never even answer

I tell myself I'm done with wicked games

But then I get so numb with all the laughter

That I forget about the pain

[Chorus: Bebe Rexha]

Whoa, you stress me out, you kill me

You drag me down, you fuck me up

We're on the ground, we're screaming

I don't know how to make it stop

I love it, I hate it, and I can't take it

But I keep on coming back to you

[Verse 2: Louis Tomlinson]

I know my friends, they give me bad advice

Like move on, get you out my mind

But don't you think I haven't even tried?

You got me cornered and my hands are tied

[Pre-Chorus 2: Louis Tomlinson & Bebe Rexha]

You got me so addicted to the drama

I tell myself I'm done with wicked games

But then I get so numb with all the laughter

That I forget about the pain

[Chorus: Louis Tomlinson]

Whoa, you stress me out, you kill me

You drag me down, you fuck me up

We're on the ground, we're screaming

I don't know how to make it stop

I love it, I hate it, and I can't take it

But I keep on coming back to you (back to you)

Oh, no, no, I just keep on coming back to you (back to you)

Oh, no, no, I just keep on coming back to you

[Bridge: Louis Tomlinson & Bebe Rexha]

And I guess you'll never know

All the bullshit that you put me through

And I guess you'll never know, no

Yeah, so you can cut me up and kiss me harder

You can be the pill to ease the pain

'Cause I know I'm addicted to your drama

Baby, here we go again

[Chorus: Bebe Rexha & Louis Tomlinson]

Whoa, you stress me out, you kill me

You drag me down, you fuck me up

We're on the ground, we're screaming

I don't know how to make it stop

I love it, I hate it, and I can't take it

But I keep on coming back to you (back to you)

Oh, no, no, I just keep on coming back to you (back to you)

Oh, no, no, I just keep on coming back to you (back to you)

I just keep on coming back to you