Turn Back Time (Diplo and Sonny Fodera song) explained
| Turn Back Time |
| Cover: | Diplo Turn Back Time.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Diplo and Sonny Fodera |
| Album: | Wide Awake and the EP Do You Dance? |
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| Length: | 2:27 |
| Label: | Higher Ground |
| Producer: |
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| Chronology: | Diplo |
| Prev Title: | Daylight |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | Never Gonna Forget |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
"Turn Back Time" is a song by American DJ and record producer Diplo and Australian producer Sonny Fodera. It was released on November 20, 2020, via Higher Ground Records. Diplo and Sonny wrote the song with King Henry and Sasha Sloan, the latter providing uncredited vocals, and co-produced it.[3]
Background
In a press release, Fodera explained: "Turn Back Time' was born out of a late night session with me & Diplo. I was on tour in LA at the time, playing some amazing shows, meeting some really cool people and feeling super inspired by my surroundings. I played Turn Back Time in some of my last live shows and the response was so crazy, we knew we had to release it!"[4]
Composition
Nina Chiang of EDMTunes explained that the track includes "old-school piano riffs, plus a sexy deep bassline", and described it is "a catchy, deep house track."[5] The song is written in the key of B♭ Minor, with a tempo of 124 beats per minute.[6]
Music video
The music video was released on February 11, 2021. According to the description by Rugby Scruggs of Dancing Astronaut, the video follows "an office employee who can't seem to escape a mysterious woman."[7]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[8]
- Henry Allen – composer
- Diplo – composer, primary Artist, producer, programmer
- Sonny Fodera – composer, primary Artist, producer, programmer
- Cass Irvine – mastering
- Noizu – producer, remix engineer
- Sasha Sloan – composer, vocalist
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Diplo & Sonny Fodera – Turn Back Time. EDM Reviewer. December 3, 2020. October 13, 2021. October 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027005759/https://edmreviewer.com/2020/12/03/diplo-sonny-fodera-turn-back-time/. live.
- Web site: Diplo & Sonny Fodera Release UK House Collaboration 'Turn Back Time. Rave Jungle. Gelevski. Alex. November 22, 2020. October 13, 2021. March 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304024958/https://www.ravejungle.com/2020/11/22/diplo-sonny-fodera-turn-back-time/. live.
- Web site: Diplo & Sonny Fodera Release New Song "Turn Back Time". Pm Studio. December 10, 2020. October 13, 2021. December 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214053905/https://www.pmstudio.com/music/music.html?page=20201210-12686. live.
- Web site: Diplo and Sonny Fodera release UK House collaboration 'Turn Back Time'. Groove Cartel. November 23, 2020. October 13, 2021. October 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027161018/https://thegroovecartel.com/news/diplo-sonny-fodera-turn-back-time/. live.
- Web site: Diplo, Sonny Fodera – Turn Back Time. EDMTunes. Chiang. Nina. November 21, 2020. October 13, 2021. January 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125210422/https://www.edmtunes.com/2020/11/diplo-sonny-fodera-turn-back-time/. live.
- Web site: Archived copy . October 13, 2021 . October 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027161001/https://tunebat.com/Info/Turn-Back-Time-Diplo-Sonny-Fodera/1J2OlTIPluzOmf3RX8eKhT . live .
- Web site: Diplo and Sonny Fodera 'Turn Back Time' in mind-bending music video. Dancing Astronaut. Scruggs. Rugby. February 17, 2021. October 13, 2021. March 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305051601/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/02/diplo-and-sonny-fodera-turn-back-time-in-mind-bending-music-video/. live.
- Web site: Diplo / Sonny Fodera – Turn Back Time / Credits. AllMusic. October 13, 2021. October 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027161001/https://www.allmusic.com/album/turn-back-time-mw0003452343/credits. live.
- Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2021. February 3, 2022. Mahasz.
- Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
