"Let Me Back" is the debut single by UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 singer-songwriter Zarif

Zarif

Zarif Davidson, known professionally as Zarif, is a British singer-songwriter of Scottish-Iranian-Jewish descent whose music ranges from soul to funk to pop. She performs with a nine piece band and sometimes plays keyboard and guitar.-Biography:...

. It was released on 5 April 2009. It is the first single taken from her debut album Box of Secrets.

Background

"Let Me Back" is written by Zarif

Zarif

Zarif Davidson, known professionally as Zarif, is a British singer-songwriter of Scottish-Iranian-Jewish descent whose music ranges from soul to funk to pop. She performs with a nine piece band and sometimes plays keyboard and guitar.-Biography:...

, produced by Utters, with additional production by Tommy D who has worked with Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

 and Corinne Bailey-Rae. It features a sample from the song "I´m Sorry Babe" by Kokomo

Kokomo (band)

-Career:Formed in May 1973 by ex-members of the pop group Arrival , Kokomo's ten-piece line-up became: Dyan Birch , Frank Collins , Paddy McHugh , Tony O'Malley , Alan Spenner , Neil Hubbard , Mel Collins , Jody Linscott , Terry Stannard and Jim Mullen...

.

Before the official release date, Zarif

Zarif

Zarif Davidson, known professionally as Zarif, is a British singer-songwriter of Scottish-Iranian-Jewish descent whose music ranges from soul to funk to pop. She performs with a nine piece band and sometimes plays keyboard and guitar.-Biography:...

 gave out free copies of Let Me Back on limited edition pink cassette at her gigs. There are official remixes of the song by Toddla T, Paul Jackson, Bobby & Klein, Love to Infinity, Afroganic and Sticky. There is also an acoustic version of the song which was released free, as a download, on Zarif

Zarif

Zarif Davidson, known professionally as Zarif, is a British singer-songwriter of Scottish-Iranian-Jewish descent whose music ranges from soul to funk to pop. She performs with a nine piece band and sometimes plays keyboard and guitar.-Biography:...

's website .

"Let Me Back" was also announced as BBC Radio 2's

BBC Radio 2

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 Record of the Week for the week commencing 21 March 2009.

Critical reception

• Attitude Magazine
  Attitude (magazine)
  Attitude is a British gay lifestyle magazine owned by Vitality Publishing. It is sold worldwide as a physical magazine and a digital download for the iPad and iPhone via the App Store. The first issue appeared in May 1994....
  
  - "an upbeat slice of sunshine soul that contains glorious horns, a touch of doo wop and a lovely ode to Burt Bacharach
  Burt Bacharach
  Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
  
   at the end".

• Hit Sheet - "fabulously catchy".

• thelondonpaper
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  - 'Single of the Week' (6 April 2009).

Music video

The music video for "Let Me Back" was released in March 2009 and was directed by Rebel Alliance.

Track listings

UK CD single

1. "Let Me Back" - 3:41
2. "Stop What You're Doing" (Acoustic Version)

UK Digital download

1. "Let Me Back" (Radio Edit) - 3:41
2. "Let Me Back" (Bobby & Klein Remix) - 5:15
3. "Let Me Back" (Love To Infinity Club Mix) - 6:44
4. "Let Me Back" (Paul Jackson Remix) - 6:29
5. "Let Me Back" (Toddla T Remix) - 4:37
6. "Let Me Back" (Sticky Remix) - 6:22