In June 2008, Bruce Waynne and Kevin Risto from production duo Midi Mafia announced that they would produce the majority of the project.

Fantasia performed the song on American Idol's result night on March 31, 2011,[24][25] and it was officially released as a radio single on April 11, 2011.

[27] Boston Globe critic Ken Capobianco declared the record "a strong comeback" and went on to say that "Fantasia has matured [and] appears to be an artist reborn.

"[2] Mariel Concepcion, writing for Billboard, called it the project a "soulful, laid-back album with tinges of gospel" and noted that "her distinct voice is most enjoyable when singing heartfelt ballads.

He found that "everybody expands upon the cool stainless sheen of 2006's Fantasia, keeping the surfaces smooth and giving Barrino plenty of room to emote, smudging all the slickness with her throaty growl, grabbing attention even as the music drifts toward the generic.

In fact, this is a pretty damn good album showcasing a more refined, yet vocally uninhibited, Barrino [...] Back to Me is a definite step forward.

"[30] SoulTracks editor Melody Charles called the album "a good place for her to dwell and, for the fans, an authentic, if not exciting, journey to endeavor.

"[29] Michaelangelo Matos from Rolling Stone found that the "revelations are few on Back to Me and noted that "on her third album, she's more contained as a singer than the Idol norm, which fits the modestly scaled material.

"[31] Melanie Sims from Associated Press felt that while Fanastia "shows off her bellowing, raspy vocals on the latest album, [...] the singer reveals nothing of herself.

"[1] In his review for Slant Magazine Jonathan Keefe stated "the material [Fantasia] has been saddled with has been extraordinarily awful" but still described her positively as an "uninhibited, intuitive soul singer with a truly distinctive sense of phrasing and boundless passion".