“Way Back” by TLC (ft. Snoop Dogg)

TLC has more or less been on hiatus since the turn of the century. They are a beloved girl group from the 1990s and as such have been sort of intrinsically imbued with this sisterhood image. And that is something they have capitalized on in more recent times, i.e. presenting themselves as established buddies. 

That said, this song (“Way Back”) is based on such a motif, one that, as explained by T-Boz, centers on the concept of a loved one remaining so, even if you haven’t seen them for a long time.  And you can see from the first verse that said loved one is in fact a fellow female. Meanwhile Snoop Dogg takes it in a different direction with his verse, rather harping on his desire to lockdown a true love.

When did TLC release “Way Back”?

“Way Back” is a track performed by American female music group, TLC featuring California-born rapper, Snoop Dogg. This was officially released, on April 13 of 2014, via record label 852 Musiq in conjunction with Cooking Vinyl on. The song was put out as a single from the collective’s fifth, self-named studio album.

In June 2017, the group released an accompanying music video for this single. The video was shot in California.

Credits for “Way Back”

“Way Back” was composed by TLC’s T-Boz alongside other songwriters including Snoop. British singer and songwriter JHart and American record producer and songwriter D’Mile are the other co-writers of this track.

The production of this single was solely handled by D’Mile.

The “TLC” Album

“TLC” was officially made public, by 852 Musiq, on June 30 of 2017. Aside from “Way Back”, this project was promoted by two other singles. “Joy Ride” was the first single issued from this album. It was released on October 26 of 2016. The album’s second single, “Haters”, was also issued on the same date.

This project performed moderately on the album charts across the globe. It peaked at #38 and #40 in the US and the UK, respectively.