"Right Back at It Again" is the second track and the first single from

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's fifth album, ''

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'' (2013). In October 20, 2015, the song was featured in

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rhythm-music game, ''

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''.

Music and lyrics

Vocalist,

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wrote the lyrics, while the music was written by McKinnon, former guitarist

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, guitarist Neil Westfall and producer

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. "Right Back at It Again" almost wasn't included on the album as it was one of the excess songs the band had recorded, "we realised that it sounded great, so on it went."Winwood 2013, p. 45

Release and reception

"Right Back at It Again" was announced on October 7, 2013 to be broadcast as part of

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's ''Rock Show'' the following midnight, with the band calling the song their "brand new single". The song impacted radio on November 11. "Right Back at It Again" charted at number 33 on the

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chart. McKinnon, Westfall and guitarist Kevin Skaff performed a surprise acoustic show for

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UK on November 17, and another acoustic set, this time at Banquet Records the following day, both in London; band played "Right Back at It Again" on both occasions. Tamsyn Wilce for Alter the Press! noted that the way "Right Back at it Again" follows on from opening track "City of Ocala" "continues the catchy hardcore beats" that is present in all of the band's albums. ''

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s Andy Ritchie called the song "unmistakably the 'All I Want' of 'Common Courtesy'". A music video for the song was released on 19 December 2013. The music video was nominated for Best Video at the

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Track listing

;Promotional CD #"Right Back at It Again" (alternative edit) #"Right Back at It Again" (active rock edit)

Personnel

Personnel per digital booklet. ;A Day to Remember *

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lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

*Josh Woodard —

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

*Neil Westfall —

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a guitar technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse (music), pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., d ...

*Alex Shelnutt —

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

*Kevin Skaff —

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

and vocals ;Production *Jeremy McKinnon,

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*Andrew Wade –

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– mixing *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' '' Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Early life ...

– mastering

Chart positions

References

;Citations ;Sources * {{Authority control 2013 songs 2013 singles A Day to Remember songs Song recordings produced by Chad Gilbert Song recordings produced by Andrew Wade Song recordings produced by Jeremy McKinnon Songs written by Jeremy McKinnon