Hit the Back

"Hit the Back"
"Hit the Back"
Single by King Princess
from the album Cheap Queen
Released	October 2, 2019
Genre	Indie pop; dance-pop; funk;
Length	3:23
Label	Columbia; Zelig;
Songwriter	Mikaela Straus
Producers	King Princess; Mike Malchicoff;
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"Hit the Back" is a song by the American singer-songwriter King Princess released as the fourth pre-release single from her first studio album Cheap Queen. On Twitter, Straus claimed the song was "the anthem for bottoms everywhere".^[3]

Live performances

The song was performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Saturday Night Live on November 8 and November 23, 2019, respectively, alongside her other single "1950".^[4]

Remix

A remix by Channel Tres was released on January 17, 2020.^[5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[6]

King Princess – vocals, songwriting, production, bass guitar, keyboards
Mark Malchicoff – production, recording engineer
Jonah Finegold – guitar
Emily Lazar – mastering engineer
Rob Kinelski – mixing engineer
Casey Cuayo – assistant engineer

References

^ Sterling, Scott T. (October 3, 2019). "LISTEN: King Princess Wants You to "Hit the Back"". Flood Magazine. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^ Cliff, Aimee (October 25, 2019). "King Princess: Cheap Queen review – hyped pop royal exposes her heart". The Guardian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ Daw, Stephen (October 3, 2019). "King Princess Proudly Unleashes 'The Anthem For Bottoms Everywhere'". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^ Zemler, Emily (November 9, 2019). "Watch King Princess Perform 'Hit the Back,' '1950' on 'Colbert'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- Lavin, Will (November 25, 2019). "Watch King Princess perform '1950' and 'Hit the Back' in her 'SNL' debut". NME. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^ "Hit the Back (Channel Tres Remix)". Spotify. 17 January 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^ "Cheap Queen (Deluxe) by King Princess". Tidal. 25 October 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

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[1] Sterling, Scott T. (October 3, 2019). "LISTEN: King Princess Wants You to "Hit the Back"". Flood Magazine. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

[Guardian-2] Cliff, Aimee (October 25, 2019). "King Princess: Cheap Queen review – hyped pop royal exposes her heart". The Guardian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[3] Daw, Stephen (October 3, 2019). "King Princess Proudly Unleashes 'The Anthem For Bottoms Everywhere'". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

[4] Zemler, Emily (November 9, 2019). "Watch King Princess Perform 'Hit the Back,' '1950' on 'Colbert'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- Lavin, Will (November 25, 2019). "Watch King Princess perform '1950' and 'Hit the Back' in her 'SNL' debut". NME. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

[5] "Hit the Back (Channel Tres Remix)". Spotify. 17 January 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

[6] "Cheap Queen (Deluxe) by King Princess". Tidal. 25 October 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

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Studio albums	Cheap Queen Hold On Baby Girl Violence
Extended plays	Make My Bed
Songs	"1950" "Talia" "Hit the Back" "Only Time Makes It Human"

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