"Bounce Back " is a song by American rapper

Big Sean Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. Anderson began his music career in 2007 and gained popularity in 2010 with his third mixtape '' Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big''. He then s ...

, serving as the lead single from his fourth album, '' I Decided'' (2017). The song was produced by

Hitmaka Christian J. Ward (born September 9, 1985), professionally known as Hitmaka, is an American record producer and former rapper from Chicago, Illinois. Ward began his career as a rapper under the name Yung Berg, having released his debut album ''L ...

and

Smash David Samuel David Jimenez, professionally known as Smash David, is an American record producer and songwriter. He produced Big Sean's " Bounce Back" and " Pills & Automobiles" by Chris Brown from the ''Heartbreak on a Full Moon'' album. Early life ...

, with additional production by

Metro Boomin Leland Tyler Wayne (born September 16, 1993), professionally known as Metro Boomin, is an American record producer, record executive, beatmaker, and DJ. He is known for his dark production style and its influence on modern hip hop and trap. ...

and Amaire Johnson. It features additional vocals from label boss

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and American singer

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. It also has the subtitle "Take No L's", which is featured on the single's cover. This song was released on October 31, 2016. The single received a nomination for

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at the

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Background and composition

Big Sean teased "Bounce Back" on his social media in early October 2016. Hitmaka and Smash David also teased the song on their respective

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accounts a couple weeks before its release. On October 30, 2016, he announced on his

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account that he would be releasing new music soon. On the following day, Sean released "Bounce Back" along with "No More Interviews" for digital download through

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and

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. "Bounce Back" is a

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-influenced hip hop song, written in the

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of C♯ minor, and a

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of 81.2 BPM.

Commercial performance

"Bounce Back" has peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Big Sean's highest charting single to date. As of March 19, 2017, it has sold 374,000 copies in the United States and has been certified six-times platinum by the

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for sales of over six million digital units.

Music video

The

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for the song, directed by Glenn Michael and Christo Anesti, premiered on December 12, 2016 via Sean's

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channel. In 2017, the video was nominated for Video of the Year at the

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and for Best Hip-Hop Video at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Live performances

On October 31, 2016, Sean performed the song along with "No More Interviews" on ''

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''. He went on to perform the song (along with "Sunday Morning Jetpack") on ''

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'' on January 21, 2017.

Controversy

American record producer

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claimed on his

account that he did not get credited for his alleged work on "Bounce Back", due to producing a song with one of the same producers on the song, "Smash David", on another song released earlier called "Act" by

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, with the same beat elements and composition in that song that was used for "Bounce Back". TM88 later dissed all of the producers on the song except Metro Boomin, who TM88 called "his brother", since they had collaborated numerous times before.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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