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Back for You by One Direction

TRACK

One Direction

Back for You

Release date: 9th November 2012

From Take Me Home (Yearbook Edition)
Track 11
2:58
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About This Track

'Back for You' finds One Direction caught between the road and home, singing to someone left behind. The narrator watches from the stage, picturing a familiar face in every crowd, and the song pivots on that tension: the promise of return against the pull of distance. It's a straightforward pop-rock love song, built on the repetition of its hook and the earnestness of the vocal delivery. The track trades in the language of reassurance. There's no ambiguity in the chorus; the narrator simply won't let go, no matter how long the separation lasts. The arrangement sits somewhere between the band's earlier bubblegum pop and a more guitar-led rock sound, with enough melodic lift to carry the sentiment without irony. It's the kind of song that works best when you're young enough to believe in the certainty it promises.

"Back for You" is a track by One Direction, from the album Take Me Home (Yearbook Edition), released 9th November 2012. The track is 2:58 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about One Direction.

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One Direction

One Direction

Lyrics

Back for You

Whenever I close my eyes, I picture you there
I'm looking out at the crowd, you're everywhere
I'm watching you from the stage, yeah
Your smile is on every face now
But every time you wake up, you're hearing me say

Goodbye

Baby, you don't have to worry
I'll be coming back for you, back for you, back for you, you
Lately, I've been going crazy
So I'm coming back for you, back for you, back for you, you

I've never been so into somebody before
And every time we both touch, I only want more
So tell me nothing's gonna change, yeah
And you won't ever walk away, yeah
'Cause even though every night, you'll know what I'll say

Goodbye

Baby, you don't have to worry
I'll be coming back for you, back for you, back for you, you
Lately, I've been going crazy
So I'm coming back for you, back for you, back for you, you

Right back for you, ooh-oh
Right back for you
Right back for you

Lately, I've been going crazy
So I'm coming back
Yeah, I am coming back
For you

Baby, you don't have to worry
I'll be coming back for you, back for you, back for you, for you (woah)
Lately, I've been going crazy (yeah)
So I'm coming back for you, back for you, back for you, you (Yeah)

Right back for you, right back
Right back for you, right back
Right back for you, right back
Right back for you, you (come on)

Lately, I've been going crazy
So I'm coming back for you, back for you, back for you, you

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Track details

From Take Me Home (Yearbook Edition)

2:582012
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Album
Take Me Home (Yearbook Edition)
Take Me Home (Yearbook Edition)
One Direction
9th November 2012
Track number
11
Release year
2012
  1. 1Live While We're Young
    3:20
  2. 2Kiss You
    3:03
  3. 3Little Things
    3:40
  4. 4C'mon, C'mon
    2:45

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Albin Nedler, BONN, Carl Falk, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Rami, Savan Kotecha
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    Bass
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    Guitar
    BONN, Carl Falk
    Vocals
    Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, ZAYN
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    Albin Nedler, BONN
    Background Vocals
    BONN
    Instrumentation
    Albin Nedler, BONN, Carl Falk, Rami
    Mastering Engineer
    Tom Coyne
    Mixing Engineer
    John Hanes, Șerban Ghenea
    Programmer
    Albin Nedler, BONN, Carl Falk, Rami
    Recording Engineer
    Albin Nedler, BONN
    Vocal Engineer
    Alex Oriet
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