Global music scene’s most-anticipated act teams up with Brazilian superstar and global sensation Anitta for brand new single
World premiere performance of the track to take place at 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12
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SEOUL – September 5, 2023 – Global Gen Z Icons TOMORROW X TOGETHER (SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN, and HUENINGKAI) are set to release a collaborative single “Back for More (with Anitta)” with Brazilian superstar and global sensation Anitta on September 15. The iconic collaboration announced on the band’s official social media channels today acts as a pre-release track ahead of their 3rd Studio Album The Name Chapter: FREEFALL, slated for release on October 13.
The track scheduler that was unveiled on the same day confirmed the release of the collaborative track with Anitta along with a performance version on September 15. This will be followed by three additional versions of “Back for More (with Anitta)” including “Back for More (TXT Ver.),” house remix and afrobeats remix of the original track due out on September 18. Additionally, the trailblazing quintet released a dance challenge video with Anitta, enhancing the heated excitement around the collaboration.
“Back for More (with Anitta)” is a disco track with a groovy baseline and playful whistling sounds, adorned with the colorful hues of trendy Latin pop. As enchanting miracles can be woven into the ordinary moments of our lives, “Back for More (with Anitta)” encapsulates how a magical reunion with “you” could do just that.
Prior to the release of the collaborative track, TOMORROW X TOGETHER will be joined by Anitta to give a world premiere performance of “Back for More (with Anitta)” at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12 at The Prudential Center in New Jersey.
About TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TOMORROW X TOGETHER are regarded as Global Gen Z Icons who share musical narratives that focus on the common experiences and emotions of youth across the globe through their iconic performances. Debuted in 2019, TOMORROW X TOGETHER—consisting of SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN, and HUENINGKAI—have been listed at the top of Billboard’s “25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2021: Critics’ Picks” with their 2021 release, The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE, and the subsequent album The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE was featured on Rolling Stone’s “The 50 Best Albums of 2021” as the only album by a Korean act. TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s May 2022 release, minisode 2: Thursday’s Child, debuted at No.4 on the Billboard 200 and charted for 14 weeks. In 2022, the trailblazing global phenomenons wrapped up their first world tour with 20 shows across 14 cities and became the first K-pop group to perform at LOLLAPALOOZA in Chicago in July 2022. Notably, TOMORROW X TOGETHER have been nominated at prestigious awards such as the American Music Awards and People’s Choice Awards, and won at the 2022 MTV EMAs (Best Asia Act) and BandLab NME Awards 2022 (Hero of the Year). The band’s newest EP, The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart. In August 2023, TOMORROW X TOGETHER became the first K-pop group to headline Chicago’s LOLLAPALOOZA festival. The band is set to release their highly-anticipated 3rd studio album The Name Chapter: FREEFALL on October 13, 2023.
About Anitta
Since breaking through in Brazil six years ago, Grammy-nominated global superstar Anitta has become the leading artist of a new generation of Latin American music. Anitta’s first single of 2022, “Envolver,” became the biggest solo debut by a Brazilian artist in the history of the Spotify Global Chart and broke Anitta’s record by reaching #1 on iTunes in 19 countries. She also released her latest album Versions of Me in April 2022. The 15-track album was released in Spanish, English, and Portuguese and holds the record of biggest streaming week for a Brazilian artist on Spotify. It now has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. Last summer, she won a 2022 MTV Music Video Award®️ in the category of “Best Latin” for “Envolver,” further making history and earning her second Guinness World Record as the “first Brazilian solo artist to win the MTV VMA for Best Latin (female).” The win followed an explosive performance by Anitta, who made her VMA broadcast performance debut with “Envolver.” In 2019, she also won “Best Female Artist” at the Latin AMAs. Starting in 2014, Anitta was named “Best Brazilian Act” at the MTV Europe Music Awards for five consecutive years. Most recently, Anitta released Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story, a Brazilian Funk inspired trilogy to tease what’s to come from her highly anticipated forthcoming album.
