Want U Back

"Want U Back" is a song by British singer Cher Lloyd, from her debut studio album Sticks and Stones. It was released on 17 February 2012, as the third and final single from the UK version of the album, and on 22 May 2012 as her debut US single taken from the US version of the album. The UK single version of the song features guest vocals from The X Factor USA contestant Brian "Astro" Bradley, while new US and Snoop Dogg versions were released in the United States. It was written by Shellback and Savan Kotecha, and it was produced by Shellback. Musically, "Want U Back" is a dance-pop song, with elements of bubblegum and synthpop, while the lyrics are about a girl who's in denial of the fact that she's jealous that her ex-boyfriend has moved on to another girl. Even though she was apparently who the one who dumped him in the first place, she makes various attempts to sabotage her ex-boyfriend's new relationship.