Return of the Mack

Not to be confused with Return of the Mac.
For the album of the same name, see Return of the Mack (album). For the Legends of Tomorrow episode, see Return of the Mack (Legends of Tomorrow).

"Return of the Mack"
Standard UK/European cover art
Single by Mark Morrison
from the album Return of the Mack
Released4 March 1996 (1996-03-04)
GenreR&B
Length
  • 4:34 (UK album version)
  • 7:20 (US album version)
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Mark Morrison
Producer(s)
Mark Morrison singles chronology
"Let's Get Down"
(1995) 		"Return of the Mack"
(1996) 		"Crazy (remix)"
(1996)
Music video
"Return of the Mack" on YouTube
Alternate cover
US single cover

"Return of the Mack" is a song written and recorded by British R&B singer Mark Morrison, released by WEA and Atlantic as the third single from his debut album by the same name (1996). The song was produced by Morrison with Phil Chill and Cutfather & Joe, and topped the UK Singles Chart a month after its release, then became a European and Australian hit. In the United States, it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and went platinum.[1] The music video for the song, directed by Jake Nava, was released in the United Kingdom in March 1996 and in the United States in February 1997. Billboard magazine featured "Return of the Mack" in their lists of "Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s" in 2019[2] and "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in 2023.[3]

  1. ^ "Return of the Mack : Joe Belmaati". Belmaati.com. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Greatest of All Time: Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s". Billboard. 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ^ "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.