Lover Come Back to Me (Dead or Alive song)

"Lover Come Back to Me"
Single by Dead or Alive
from the album Youthquake
B-side	"Far Too Hard"
Released	12 April 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	3:06
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Pete Burns Mike Percy Tim Lever Steve Coy
Producer(s)	Stock Aitken Waterman
Dead or Alive singles chronology
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1984) "Lover Come Back to Me" (1985) "In Too Deep" (1985)
Music video
"Lover Come Back to Me” on YouTube

"Lover Come Back to Me" is a 1985 single by the English pop band Dead or Alive, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was released as the second single from the band's second studio album, Youthquake. The single peaked at No. 11 on the UK singles chart, No. 3 in South Africa, No. 5 in Switzerland, No. 21 in Germany, No. 13 in Australia and No. 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In addition to the standard 7" and 12" formats, a fan-shaped picture disc was also released in the UK. The B-side to the single was "Far Too Hard", a song from the band's debut studio album Sophisticated Boom Boom. As with "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", the song was re-recorded in 2003 for the band's retrospective compilation album Evolution: The Hits.

Critical reception

The single generally received positive reviews, being described as "appealing" by Ira Robbins of Trouser Press[2] while Ned Raggett of AllMusic said, "When Burns commands at the end of the chorus, 'Kick it right down, right down!' it's as memorable as mass media pop of any stripe ever gets."[1] Members of pop duo Strawberry Switchblade Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall criticized the song, saying that they "don't like it very much" and "it's horrible".[3]

Track listing

UK 7"

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lover Come Back to Me"	3:08
2.	"Far Too Hard"	4:32

UK 12"

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lover Come Back to Me (Extended Remix)"	5:50
2.	"Far Too Hard"	4:32
3.	"Lover Come Back to Me (7" Version)"	3:08

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Love Come Back to Me"

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	13
Canadian RPM Top Singles[5]	95
Finnish Single Chart[6]	21
Irish Singles Chart[7]	6
Italian Singles Chart[8]	24
Japanese Singles Chart[9]	9
Netherlands (Dutch Charts)[10]	30
South African Singles Chart [11]	3
Switzerland (Hitparade)[12]	5
UK (OCC)[13]	11
US Billboard Hot 100[14]	75
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[15]	13
West Germany (Media Control Charts)[16]	21

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Dead or Alive: Youthquake > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
2. "Dead or Alive".
3. Strawberry Switchblade (28 March – 10 April 1985). "Singles reviewed by Strawberry Switchblade" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 7, no. 7. p. 19. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 8 January 2024 – via World Radio History.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
5. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
6. "Artistit DE - DIA" (in Finnish). Suomen listalevyt. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
7. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
8. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Dead or Alive".
9. SINGLE CHART-BOOK COMPLETE EDITION 1968–2010. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2012. ISBN 4871310884.
10. Hung, Steffen. "Dead Or Alive - Lover Come Back To Me". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
11. "South African Charts 1969-1989: Artists (D)". rock.co.za. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
12. Dead Or Alive - Lover Come Back To Me, retrieved 2024-11-03
13. "Official Charts > Dead or Alive". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
14. "Dead or Alive Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
15. "Dead or Alive Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
16. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

External links

• "Lover Come Back to Me" at Discogs (list of releases)