"Back to Sleep" | ||||
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Single by Chris Brown | ||||
from the album Royalty | ||||
Released | November 5, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Studio | The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Chris Brown singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Back to Sleep" on YouTube |
"Back to Sleep", also known by the censored version title "Sex You Back to Sleep",[1] is a song by American singer Chris Brown from his seventh studio album Royalty. The song was released as the album's third single and its first urban single on November 5, 2015. Three official remixes of the song were released during the first months of 2016: The first featuring Usher and Zayn, the second featuring Miguel, August Alsina, and Trey Songz, and the final featuring Tank, R. Kelly and Anthony Hamilton.
The song received universal acclaim from contemporary music critics, noting it as one of the album's highlights, celebrating its production and Brown's vocal performance. Some critics defined it as the best R&B song of its decade. The song received comparisons to Brown's previous singles "Take You Down" (2008) and "No Bullshit" (2011), and also to Marvin Gaye's 1982 song "Sexual Healing", for its similar musical direction. The song became the most successful one from the Royalty album, peaking at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Its music video was released on December 14, 2015, and is part of Royalty music videos storyline, following the conclusion of Brown's "Fine by Me" music video. The videoclip displays an intimate sexual situation between Brown and his love interest .