"Back to Life" is a song by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, released on September 1, 2016, for the soundtrack of the sports drama film Queen of Katwe, directed by Mira Nair.

According to OkayAfrica "[t]he new track kicks off with piano, swaying guitars and a subdued melody before shifting gears into a synth-backed dance beat" and "[i]ts second half ends up moving towards the sonic world of Keys’ previous single “In Common,”.

[12] Rap-Up was positive, commenting that the song features "inspirational strings" over which Keys "belts out a moving ode to resilience".

[16] Sarah Murphy from Exlaim wrote that the song features a "cinematic feel with sparse instrumentation and breathy vocals", adding that midway a "drum beat kicks in and gets matched with bubbling synths and booming bass".

[17] Ryan Reed from Rolling Stone commented that the song features Keys "tossing out confessional lyrics through melismatic vocal swoops" before acknowledging that the "cathartic track morphs from a minimalist piano ballad to an uptempo electro-pop jam".