"Turn Back" is a song by English rapper of

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K Koke Kevin Georgiou (born 22 May 1985), known professionally as K Koke, is an English-Irish-Cypriot rapper. His ''Fire in the Booth'' freestyle on Charlie Sloth's show on BBC Radio 1Xtra has over 25 million YouTube views. Music career His first m ...

, featuring vocals from Irish singer

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. The track was released on 23 November 2012 as a digital download in the United Kingdom. The song was released as the lead single from his debut studio album '' I Ain't Perfect'' (2013). It has peaked to number 70 on the UK Singles Chart and number 7 on the

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. The song samples " Shape of My Heart" by

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, famously sampled in " The Message" by

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Turn Back" was first released onto YouTube on 26 October 2012 at a total length of four minutes and twelve seconds.K Koke - Turn Back ft. Maverick Sabre

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