Back to God

"Back to God"
"Back to God"
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope
Released	January 20, 2017
Genre	Christian country
Length	4:50
Label	Nash Icon; Big Machine; Capitol Christian;
Songwriter(s)	Randy Houser; Dallas Davidson;
Producer(s)	Doug Sisemore; Reba McEntire;
Reba McEntire singles chronology
Lauren Daigle singles chronology
Music video
	"Back To God" on YouTube

"Back to God" is a song performed by American singer, Reba McEntire. It was released as the second single from her 2017 album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, on January 20, 2017.^[2] A duet version with Lauren Daigle was released on April 2, 2017.^[3] The song became McEntire's first Hot Christian Songs No. 1, and Daigle's second. The track held the No. 1 position for one week.^[4]

Background

"Back to God" was originally released on January 20, 2017 as the second single from McEntire's twenty-ninth studio album "Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope." The song was written by Dallas Davidson and Randy Houser. McEntire produced the track with Doug Sisemore].^[5] McEntire performed the song alongside Lauren Daigle at the 2017 American Country Music Awards.^[6] The performance was met with great praise, prompting them to release an official duet version of the song on April 2, 2017.^[7]

Houser originally recorded the song for his 2008 album, Anything Goes. McEntire found it, and said the song had a special place in her heart. “When Randy didn’t release it as a single, I thought, hmm, maybe someday I get to do that,” she said. “I had to make it different because his [version] was so good … So we got it on there, but it’s a great song! Everybody was saying, ‘Oh my gosh, we need this, we need this song right now.’ Well, we’ve always needed this song.” The track is about getting closer to God, when you seem to have drifted away.^[8]

Music video

The music video for the single was released on January 24, 2017.^[9] In the video, directed by Mason Dixon and filmed at the Tulip Street United Methodist Church in East Nashville, scenes of McEntire alone in the church are scattered with shots of different people feeling loss and hurt of faith, ultimately united by their collective experience within the church during a service, where they (McEntire included) start to heal.^[10]

Track listing

Digital download^[11]

"Back To God" – 4:49

Digital download (with Lauren Daigle)^[12]

"Back To God" – 4:03

Digital download (acoustic)^[13]

"Back To God" – 4:55

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[14]	11
US Christian Songs (Billboard)^[15]	1
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[16]	41
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[17]	25
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[18]	37

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)^[19]	30

References

^ "Reba McEntire - Back to God". PlayMPE.
^ "Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope by Reba McEntire". ITunes. February 3, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Back to God - Single". ITunes. April 2, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Back To God - Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle". Billboard. February 18, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Reba McEntire - Back To God". Genius. January 20, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle Give Powerful Performance of 'Back To God' at the 2017 ACM Awards". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Video: Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle to release new version of 'Back to God' Sunday". NewsOk. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Reba Offers Solution for Today's Hardships: Get 'Back to God'". WideOpenCountry. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Reba McEntire - Back To God". YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Watch Reba McEntire's Spiritual 'Back to God' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Back To God/Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "My Kind Of Christmas TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ "Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2017 - Billboard". Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[1] "Reba McEntire - Back to God". PlayMPE.

[2] "Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope by Reba McEntire". ITunes. February 3, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[3] "Back to God - Single". ITunes. April 2, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[4] "Back To God - Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle". Billboard. February 18, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[5] "Reba McEntire - Back To God". Genius. January 20, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[6] "Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle Give Powerful Performance of 'Back To God' at the 2017 ACM Awards". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[7] "Video: Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle to release new version of 'Back to God' Sunday". NewsOk. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[8] "Reba Offers Solution for Today's Hardships: Get 'Back to God'". WideOpenCountry. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[9] "Reba McEntire - Back To God". YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[10] "Watch Reba McEntire's Spiritual 'Back to God' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[11] "Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[12] "Back To God/Reba McEntire & Lauren Daigle TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[13] "My Kind Of Christmas TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[sc_Billboardbubbling100_Reba_McEntire-14] "Reba McEntire Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[sc_Billboardchristiansongs_Reba_McEntire-15] "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_Reba_McEntire-16] "Reba McEntire Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Reba_McEntire-17] "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[sc_Billboarddigitalsongs_Reba_McEntire-18] "Reba McEntire Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[19] "Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2017 - Billboard". Retrieved May 24, 2018.

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v t e Reba McEntire singles
Albums Singles Videos
1970s	"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (with Jacky Ward) "Sweet Dreams"
1980s	"(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" "I Can See Forever in Your Eyes" "I Don't Think Love Ought to Be That Way" "Today All Over Again" "Only You (And You Alone)" "I'm Not That Lonely Yet" "Can't Even Get the Blues" "You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving" "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)" "There Ain't No Future in This" "Just a Little Love" "He Broke Your Memory Last Night" "How Blue" "Somebody Should Leave" "Have I Got a Deal for You" "Only in My Mind" "Whoever's in New England" "Little Rock" "What Am I Gonna Do About You" "Let the Music Lift You Up" "One Promise Too Late" "The Last One to Know" "Love Will Find Its Way to You" "A Sunday Kind of Love" "I Know How He Feels" "New Fool at an Old Game" "Cathy's Clown" "'Til Love Comes Again" "Little Girl"
1990s	"Walk On" "You Lie" "Rumor Has It" "Fancy" "Fallin' Out of Love" "For My Broken Heart" "Is There Life Out There" "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" "Take It Back" "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Vince Gill) "It's Your Call" "Does He Love You" (with Linda Davis) "They Asked About You" "Why Haven't I Heard from You" "She Thinks His Name Was John" "Till You Love Me" "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" "And Still" "On My Own" "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" "Starting Over Again" "You Keep Me Hangin' On" "The Fear of Being Alone" "How Was I to Know" "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" "What If It's You" "If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Love" "Wrong Night" "One Honest Heart" "What Do You Say"
2000s	"I'll Be" "We're So Good Together" "I'm a Survivor" "Sweet Music Man" "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain" "Somebody" "He Gets That from Me" "My Sister" "You're Gonna Be (Always Loved by Me)" "Love Needs a Holiday" "Because of You" (with Kelly Clarkson) "The Only Promise That Remains" (with Justin Timberlake) "Every Other Weekend" (with Kenny Chesney or Skip Ewing) "Strange" "Consider Me Gone"
2010s	"I Keep On Loving You" "Turn On the Radio" "If I Were a Boy" "When Love Gets a Hold of You" "Somebody's Chelsea" "Going Out Like That" "Until They Don't Love You" "Just Like Them Horses" "Softly and Tenderly" "Back to God" "God and My Girlfriends" "Freedom"
2020s	"Does He Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "I Can't"
Other singles	"Mind Your Own Business" (with Hank Williams Jr.) "Oklahoma Swing" (with Vince Gill) "What If" "Cowgirls Don't Cry" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Country" (with Various artists) "Be a Light" (with Thomas Rhett)

v t e Lauren Daigle
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	How Can It Be Behold: A Christmas Collection Look Up Child Lauren Daigle
Other releases	How Can It Be (EP)
Singles	"Trust in You" "Back to God" "O'Lord" "You Say" "The Christmas Song" "Look Up Child" "Rescue" "Still Rolling Stones" "Hold On to Me" "Thank God I Do"