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"Hit the Back"
Single by King Princess
from the album Cheap Queen
ReleasedOctober 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)
Genre
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)Mikaela Straus
Producer(s)
  • King Princess
  • Mike Malchicoff
King Princess singles chronology
"Happy Together"
(2019) 		"Hit the Back"
(2019) 		"Ohio"
(2020)

"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]

References

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