"Back and Forth" is a song by American hip hop recording artist

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. It was released on August 13, 2015, in promotion of his experimental project, ''

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'' (2015).

Composition

"Back and Forth" is a

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and

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, up-tempo record with a heavily Auto-Tuned chorus. The song was compared by many critics to works of French electronic music duo

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and American rapper

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Track listing

; Digital single

Release history

References

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