 " Running Back " is the debut single by Australian R & B recording artist Jessica Mauboy , which features American rapper Flo Rida . It was written by Mauboy , Audius Mtawarira , and Sean Ray Mullins , and was produced by Audius . " Running Back " was released for digital download on 19 September 2008 , as the lead single from Mauboy 's debut studio album , Been Waiting . Mauboy felt " so excited and honoured " to work with Flo Rida , calling it a dream come true . 
