Bringing It Back (Digga D and AJ Tracey song)

"Bringing It Back"
Single by Digga D and AJ Tracey
from the album Made in the Pyrex and Flu Game
Released4 February 2021 (2021-02-04)
GenreUK drill[1]
Length3:11
LabelCGM
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Elements
  • AOD
Digga D singles chronology
"Chingy (It's Whatever)"
(2020) 		"Bringing It Back"
(2021) 		"Toxic"
(2021)
AJ Tracey singles chronology
"One More Time"
(2020) 		"Bringing It Back"
(2021) 		"Anxious"
(2021)
Music video
"Bringing It Back" on YouTube

"Bringing It Back" is a song by British rappers Digga D and AJ Tracey. It was released as a digital download on 4 February 2021.[2] The single peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, and topped the UK's Official Trending Chart.[3] The song was released as the third single from Digga D's second commercial mixtape, Made in the Pyrex (2021) and AJ Tracey's second studio album Flu Game (2021).[4]

Background

On 16 October 2020, Digga D and AJ Tracey teased the collaboration on social media by posting pictures of the two of them in the studio. The song was produced by The Elements and AOD, and written by Digga D and AJ Tracey.[5]

Music video

The official music video was directed by KC Locke and Digga D, released on 4 February 2021. The video referenced early stages of their careers by re-creating scenes from 1011's "Next Up" freestyle on Mixtape Madness and AJ Tracey's "Packages" Mic Check freestyle on Link Up TV.[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

Charts

Chart performance for "Bringing It Back"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 23
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 5
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[11] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Bringing It Back"
Region Date Format Label
Various 4 February 2021[13]
Self-released

References

  1. ^ "Digga D and AJ Tracey Combine on New Drill Joint 'Bringing It Back'". Trench.
  2. ^ Winter, Courtney (4 February 2021). "Digga D & AJ Tracey Go Back to Back on Huge Collaboration 'Bringing It Back'". GRM Daily.
  3. ^ "Digga D and AJ Tracey score top trending song in the UK". Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ Skinner, Tom (22 March 2021). "AJ Tracey announces new album 'Flu Game' with fake press conference". NME. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Digga D Connects With AJ Tracey For New Drill Heater "Bringing It Back"". Complex.
  6. ^ "Digga D and AJ Tracey Are 'Bringing It Back' With Their Highly-Anticipated Collaboration". The Link Up.
  7. ^ "Credits / West Ten / AJ Tracey – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  9. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  12. ^ "British single certifications – Digga D & AJ Tracey – Bringing It Back". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Bringing It Back - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 April 2021.