Back It Up (song)
Encyclopedia
"Back It Up" is the debut single by Dutch
jazz
singer Caro Emerald
from her debut album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor
. It was released on 6 July 2009.
was directed by Eva Zanen and edited by Jurjen van Blokland and was shot in Café Schiller, Amsterdam
. The video features Caro Emerald as barmaid
and several old men, presumably guests. While polishing
the glasses and serving her guests, Caro Emerald sings and dances together with the old men. There are several scenes that show alcoholic beverages with references to the lyrics of the song as well as gramophones
and instruments such as trombone
s and contrabasses
. The video is sepia toned. On July 8 an alternative, 'international', music video premiered. This video features Caro Emerald in a black & white performance, an old newspaper and a black & white film.
Back It Up (Kraak & Smaak Remix) - Single
Back It Up (Hitmeister D Remix)
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer Caro Emerald
Caro Emerald
Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw , better known by her stagename Caro Emerald, is a Dutch jazz singer. She debuted on 6 July 2009 with her single "Back It Up"...
from her debut album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor
Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor
Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor is the debut album by Dutch singer Caro Emerald. It was released in the Netherlands on January 29, 2010....
. It was released on 6 July 2009.
Music video
The song's music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was directed by Eva Zanen and edited by Jurjen van Blokland and was shot in Café Schiller, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. The video features Caro Emerald as barmaid
Bartender
A bartender is a person who serves beverages behind a counter in a bar, pub, tavern, or similar establishment. A bartender, in short, "tends the bar". The term barkeeper may carry a connotation of being the bar's owner...
and several old men, presumably guests. While polishing
Polishing
Polishing is the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing it or using a chemical action, leaving a surface with a significant specular reflection In some materials polishing is also able to reduce diffuse reflection to...
the glasses and serving her guests, Caro Emerald sings and dances together with the old men. There are several scenes that show alcoholic beverages with references to the lyrics of the song as well as gramophones
Phonograph
The phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...
and instruments such as trombone
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
s and contrabasses
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
. The video is sepia toned. On July 8 an alternative, 'international', music video premiered. This video features Caro Emerald in a black & white performance, an old newspaper and a black & white film.
Track listing
Back It Up – EP- "Back It Up" – 3:52
- "Back It Up" (radio edit) – 3:34
- "Back It Up" (instrumental) – 3:51
- "Back It Up" (a cappellaA cappellaA cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
) – 3:25
Back It Up (Kraak & Smaak Remix) - Single
- "Back It Up" (Kraak & SmaakKraak & SmaakKraak & Smaak are a musical producer trio from the town of Leiden, the Netherlands consisting of Oscar de Jong, Mark Kneppers and Wim Plug.-Biography:...
remix) – 5:26
Back It Up (Hitmeister D Remix)
- "Back It Up" (Hitmeister D remix) – 4:29
Charts
| Chart (2009–2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... (Flanders) |
33 |
| Dutch Top 40 Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is... |
12 |
| German Singles Chart | 70 |
Year-end Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart | 100 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 100 |