"Made It Back" is a song by

Beverley Knight Beverley Knight (born Beverley Anne Smith, 22 March 1973) is an English recording artist and musical theatre actress. She released her first album, ''The B-Funk'', in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and ...

, released as the first single from her second studio

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, ''

Prodigal Sista ''Prodigal Sista'' is the second studio album by British R&B singer-songwriter Beverley Knight. It was released by Parlophone on 17 August 1998 in the United Kingdom. The album was the first to be released by Knight under her new contract with l ...

''. It was also the first single Knight released on

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controlled

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Records after she signed a four album deal with the label in 1997 after disagreements with her previous label, Dome Records. The release instantly proved that Knight had made the right decision after it entered the

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at #21 – her highest charting single up to that point. Featuring US rap star Redman, the song was nominated for Best Single at the 1998

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, which Knight lost out on to Another Level's "

Freak Me "Freak Me" is a song by American R&B group Silk. It was released in February 1993 as the second single from their debut album, '' Lose Control''. It was co-written and co-produced by Keith Sweat, for whom Silk was a touring opening act. Tim Camer ...

". However, Knight went on to win Best R&B Act.

Track list

CD: #"Made It Back" (featuring Redman) #"Made It Back" (C Swing Mix) #"Made It Back" (Brooklyn Funk Club Mix) #"Made It Back" (Without Rap) The single also included an enhanced section featuring the

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for ''Made It Back''.

Music video

The video for "Made It Back" was filmed in

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and sees Knight walking through deserted streets. The deserted streets depict the lyrics "I made it back, from a place called nowhere". This version was directed by

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Charts

Personnel

*Written by Knight, Drakes, Shorten, Noble *Lyrics written by Beverley Knight *Melody created by Beverley Knight *Produced by Dodge *All vocals performed and arranged by Beverley Knight *Additional vocals provided by Redman *Recorded at Inside Sound Studio, Roundhouse Recording Studios and Mirror Image West NYC Studios *Engineered by

Sheridan Tongue Sheridan Tongue is aEMMY-winningand BAFTA-nominated television and film music composer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has written and produced soundtracks for many television series including the BBC's '' Wonders of the Universe'' and ''Won ...

, Tommy Uzzo and Jon P. *Mixed by Dodge and Jon P.

Made It Back 99

"Made It Back 99" is a

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ed version of the first single from the Beverley Knight's second studio album, ''

''. The song, released in April 1999, was the first to be taken from a re-packaged version of the album. ''Made It Back 99'' contained the same lyrics and vocals of the original release, but instead featured a more funk/R&B induced production provided by TNT and

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, who introduced a sample of Chic's "

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" into the song. The single became Knight's first top 20 single in the United Kingdom when it peaked at #19 upon its release. It was supported by a re-released version of ''Prodigal Sista'', which contained the single and two other remixes. A second promotional video was also created, but like the original, did not feature Redman.

Track list

CD 1: #"Made It Back '99" (featuring Redman) (TNT Good Times Mix) #"

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" CD 2: #"Made It Back '99" (Featuring Redman & Specialist) (TNT Good Times 12" Mix) #"Made It Back '99" (TNT Good Times 7" Mix – video version, without rap) #"Made It Back '99" (Booker T Night Time Dub) #"Made It Back" (featuring Redman) (Original Album Version)

Charts

Music video

The video for "Made It Back 99" was filmed in an underground club, seemingly in a deserted warehouse with many extras dancing, creating a party atmosphere. This version was shot by

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Personnel

*Written by Knight, Drakes, Shorten, Noble *Lyrics written by Beverley Knight *Melody created by Beverley Knight *Produced by TNT aka Definition of Sound and

*All vocals performed and arranged by Beverley Knight *Additional vocals provided by Redman *Recorded at Inside Sound Studio, Roundhouse Studios and Mirror Image West NYC Studios *Engineered by Sheridan Tongue, Tommy Uzzo and Jon P. *Mixed by Dodge and Jon P. ''"Made It Back 99" contains a sample of "Good Times", performed by Chic and written by Edwards & Rodgers (1979)''

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