Turn Back Time (Sub Focus song)

"Turn Back Time" is a song by British DJ and record producer Sub Focus, featuring uncredited vocals from British singer Yolanda Quartey. It was released independently on 20 December 2013 as the sixth single from his second studio album Torus.[1] However, the song charted prior to independent release and continued to rise, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart for the week of 25 January 2014. Along with "Endorphins", it is his joint highest-charting single to date.

"Turn Back Time"
Single by Sub Focus
from the album Torus
A-side	"Metrik remix"
B-side	"Special Request remix"
Released	20 December 2013
Genre	Electro house rave
Length	3:25 (radio edit) 5:07 (album version)
Label	Virgin EMI Mercury RAM
Songwriter(s)	Nick Douwma Yolanda Quartey Todd Terry Kim English Frankie Feliciano
Producer(s)	Sub Focus
Sub Focus singles chronology
"Turn It Around" (2013) "Turn Back Time" (2013) "Close" (2014)

Background and release

"Turn Back Time" was one of the last songs to be finished on Torus. At the time he was experimenting with 90's rave samples and the song originally used a Todd Terry sample but was re-recorded with session vocalist Yolanda Quartey and worked into a new song.[2] The song contains elements of the composition "Brass Disk", as written by Todd Terry and performed by Duprée, and lyrics from the song "Missing You", as performed by Kim English and produced by Frankie Feliciano.[3] It is a fan favourite during his live sets, and one of the few songs that he uses the smoke machine during. The track received a surge in popularity upon the album release and entered the UK Singles Chart, working its way up to number 85 and then later number 35, number 15 and eventually number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

An official video to accompany the release of the single was premiered on YouTube on 19 December 2013, at a total duration of three minutes and fifty-eight seconds.[4]

Track listing

Digital download[5][6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Turn Back Time" (radio edit)	3:30
2.	"Turn Back Time" (Special Request remix)	5:40
3.	"Turn Back Time" (Metrik remix)	4:14
4.	"Turn Back Time" (Bro Safari and ETC!ETC! remix)	4:08

12" vinyl[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Turn Back Time" (Metrik remix)
2.	"Turn Back Time" (Special Request remix)

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from vinyl release.[3]

• Vocals – Yolanda Quartey
• Writers – Todd Terry, Kim English, Frankie Feliciano
• Producer – Nick Douwma
• Label – Virgin EMI Records, Mercury Records, RAM Records

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 13 Ireland (IRMA)[9] 58 Scotland (OCC)[10] 9 UK Dance (OCC)[11] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 10

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000 Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label
Worldwide	20 December 2013	Digital download	Virgin EMI Mercury
	23 December 2013	12"	RAM

References

1. "Sub Focus - Turn Back Time (Metrik Remix)". YouTube. 19 November 2013.
2. Eddy Temple-Morris (4 October 2013). "Sub Focus on Torus". XFM.
3. "Sub Focus - Turn Back Time (Vinyl)". Discogs.
4. "Sub Focus - Turn Back Time". YouTube. SubFocusVEVO. 19 December 2013.
5. "Timeline Photos". Facebook. Sub Focus. 14 November 2013.
6. "iTunes - Music - Turn Back Time (Remixes) - EP by Sub Focus". iTunes. 20 December 2013.
7. "Turn Back Time". Juno Records.
8. "Ultratop.be – Sub Focus – Turn Back Time" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
9. "Chart Track: Week 04, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "British single certifications – Sub Focus – Turn Back Time". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 November 2015. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Turn Back Time in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.