Backfield in Motion (song)

"Backfield in Motion"
Single by Mel and Tim
from the album Good Guys Only Win in the Movies
B-side"Do Right Baby"
Released1969
Recorded1969
LabelBamboo BMB 107
Songwriter(s)
  • M. McPherson
  • M. Harden
Producer(s)Karl & Chandler Productions
Mel and Tim singles chronology
"Backfield in Motion"
(1969)
"Good Guys Only Win in the Movies"
(1970)

"Backfield in Motion" is a 1969 song by the vocal duo Mel & Tim. It uses American football terminology to describe the nature of a relationship between a man and woman. It made the Cash Box and Billboard charts that same year.