"Back to Life" is a song recorded by American

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. It is their 39th single release overall, and its release is intended to be a standalone single, as opposed to their previous singles which were all included on studio albums.

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, Shay Mooney, and Fred Wilhelm are the song's writers.

History

"Back to Life" was written by

, Fred Wilhelm,

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. The song is similar to many previous Rascal Flatts singles such as " Easy" and "

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" by being a ballad with a 6/8

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. Rascal Flatts produced the song by themselves. Mooney said that the decision for Rascal Flatts to record the song came after they had been on tour with Dan + Shay. ''

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'' Country writer Jon Freeman said of the song that " glides on a gently swinging rhythm and lists a series of reasons large and small that create a sense of renewal in love, from dancing around the living room to falling asleep five minutes into a movie." Unlike previous Rascal Flatts singles, "Back to Life" is intended to be a standalone single, as opposed to being included on an album.

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