Back and Forth (Cameo song) explained

Back and Forth
Type:	single
Artist:	Cameo
Album:	Word Up!
Genre:	Dance-pop
Length:	6:33 (album version) 3:54 (single version)
Label:	Atlanta Artists
Prev Title:	Candy
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	She's Mine
Next Year:	1987

"Back and Forth" is a song by American funk band Cameo, released on February 24, 1987 as the third single from their 1986 album Word Up!.

Chart performance

The single was the group's twelfth top 10 soul single peaking at number three for two weeks and peaked at number fifty on the pop charts making it their fourth entry on the Hot 100.^[1] "Back and Forth" was also the group's third top ten on the dance chart, peaking at number six.^[2]

Music video

Jazz musician Miles Davis makes a cameo in the song's music video.^[3]

Popular culture

• The chorus of the song: "Back, back and forth and forth..." is used on the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan's single "Gravel Pit".
• The song appears in video game Grand Theft Auto V on the Space 103.2 radio station.^[4]

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 98.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003 . 2004 . Record Research . 48.
3. Web site: Pat Buchanan (p.5). February 28, 2014. | Web site: Cameo - Back and Forth (Music Video). YouTube. February 28, 2014.
4. Web site: Grand Theft Auto V Reveals Expanded Radio Station Tracklists for Game Relaunch. Goble. Corban. November 17, 2014. Pitchfork. October 26, 2016.
5. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1987. Billboard. November 10, 2021.