Come Back and Stay

{{for|the song by Bad Boys Blue|Come Back and Stay (Bad Boys Blue song)}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Come Back and Stay

| cover = Paul Young - Come Back and Stay.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Paul Young

| album = No Parlez

| B-side = Yours

| released = 2 September 1983 {{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|title=Paul Young BPI certifications}}

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

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| genre = {{hlist|New wave{{cite web|first= Stephen |last= Thomas Erlewine |author-link= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title= Various Artists – Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80's, Vol. 12 |publisher= AllMusic |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/just-cant-get-enough-new-wave-hits-of-the-80s-vol-12-mw0000176933 |accessdate= 20 October 2013}}|blue-eyed soul{{cite web|title= Paul Young – Super Hits |publisher= AllMusic |accessdate= 18 October 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/super-hits-mw0000040964}}}}

| length = {{ubl|4:57 (album version)|3:30 (single version)|7:26 (extended club version)|7:56 (scratch mix)}}

| label = {{ubl|CBS (United Kingdom)|Columbia (United States)}}

| writer = Jack Lee

| producer = Laurie Latham

| prev_title = Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = Love of the Common People

| next_year = 1983

}}

"Come Back and Stay" is a 1981 song written and originally recorded by the American musician Jack Lee.{{cite video|title= Come Back And Stay (original) - Jack Lee 1981.wmv |publisher= YouTube |date= 2 August 2010 |accessdate= 20 July 2013 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxL6o1zL8sM |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/ZxL6o1zL8sM |archive-date= 20 December 2021 |url-status= live}} {{cbignore}} In 1983, the English singer Paul Young, with female backing singers The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts (Marilyn "Maz" Roberts and Kim Lesley),{{Cite web |title=The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/138497-The-Fabulous-Wealthy-Tarts |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Discogs}}{{Cite web |date=2015-09-02 |title=Released today in 1983: Come Back And Stay |url=https://ifyouwerethere1980s.wordpress.com/tag/the-fabulous-wealthy-tarts/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=If You Were There}} released his version as a single from his album No Parlez, and it became an international hit, reaching number one in Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland and West Germany, and the top three in several other countries. The song reached number four on the UK singles chart.

Chart performance

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web\|title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989, part 2 \|publisher=Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien \|accessdate=1 August 2013 \|url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=26517&pages= \|url-status= dead \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130929004432/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=26517&pages= \|archivedate= 29 September 2013}} \|align="center"\|18
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+Weekly chart performance for "Come Back and Stay" !Chart (1983–1984) !Peak position
{{singlechart\|Austria\|3\|artist=Paul Young\|song=Come Back And Stay\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Flanders\|1\|artist=Paul Young\|song=Come Back And Stay\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|22\|chartid=6739\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Canadatopsingles\|42\|chartid=6730\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|France (IFOP){{cite web\|title= Le Détail par Artiste \|publisher= InfoDisc \|id= Select "Paul Young" from the artist drop-down menu \|url= http://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_Y.php \|accessdate= 14 May 2016 \|language= fr}} \|align="center"\|5
{{singlechart\|Ireland2\|3\|song=Come Back And Stay\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Dutch40\|2\|artist=Paul Young - Come Back And Stay\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Dutch100\|2\|artist=Paul Young\|song=Come Back And Stay\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|New Zealand\|1\|artist=Paul Young\|song=Come Back And Stay\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Norway\|3\|artist=Paul Young\|song=Come Back And Stay\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Sweden\|16\|artist=Paul Young\|song=Come Back And Stay\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Switzerland\|1\|artist=Paul Young\|song=Come Back And Stay\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|UK\|4\|date=19830924\|accessdate=1 August 2013\|refname="UK"\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web\|title= No Parlez – Awards \|publisher= AllMusic \|accessdate= 1 August 2013 \|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-parlez-mw0000651012/awards}} \|align="center"\|22
scope="row"\|US Cash Box{{cite magazine\|title= CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending APRIL 21, 1984 \|magazine= Cash Box \|url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19840421.html \|archivedate= 30 September 2012 \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120930234813/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19840421.html}} \|align="center"\|29
{{singlechart\|West Germany\|1\|artist=Paul Young\|song=Come Back And Stay\|songid=1016\|accessdate=16 May 2022\|rowheader=true}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+1983 year-end chart performance for "Come Back and Stay" !Chart (1983) !Rank
scope="row"\|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web\|url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1983 \|title= Jaaroverzichten 1983 \|publisher= Ultratop. Hung Medien \|accessdate= 12 April 2014 \|language= nl}} \|align="center"\|30
scope="row"\|Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web\|title= Jahrescharts – 1983 \|publisher= Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts \|url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1983 \|archivedate= 9 May 2015 \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150509000529/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1983 \|language= de}} \|align="center"\|48
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|title= Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983 \|publisher= Dutch Top 40 \|accessdate= 14 May 2016 \|url= http://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1983 \|language= nl}} \|align="center"\|21
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web\|title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983 \|publisher= Single Top 100. Hung Medien \|accessdate= 12 April 2014 \|url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1983&cat=s \|language= nl}} \|align="center"\|28
scope="row"\|West Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web\|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1983\|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrecharts: 1983\|language=de\|website=Offiziellecharts.de\|access-date=16 May 2022}} \|align="center"\|48

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|+1983 year-end chart performance for "Come Back and Stay"

!Chart (1983)

!Rank

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1983 |title= Jaaroverzichten 1983 |publisher= Ultratop. Hung Medien |accessdate= 12 April 2014 |language= nl}}

|align="center"|30

scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|title= Jahrescharts – 1983 |publisher= Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts |url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1983 |archivedate= 9 May 2015 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150509000529/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1983 |language= de}}

|align="center"|48

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|title= Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983 |publisher= Dutch Top 40 |accessdate= 14 May 2016 |url= http://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1983 |language= nl}}

|align="center"|21

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983 |publisher= Single Top 100. Hung Medien |accessdate= 12 April 2014 |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1983&cat=s |language= nl}}

|align="center"|28

scope="row"|West Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1983|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrecharts: 1983|language=de|website=Offiziellecharts.de|access-date=16 May 2022}}

|align="center"|48

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+1984 year-end chart performance for "Come Back and Stay" !Chart (1984) !Rank
scope="row"\|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web\|title= Jahreshitparade 1984 \|publisher= Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien \|accessdate= 12 April 2014 \|url= http://www.austriancharts.at/1984_single.asp \|language= de}} \|align="center"\|24
scope="row"\|France (IFOP){{cite web\|title= TOP – 1984 \|publisher= Top-france.fr \|accessdate= 12 April 2014 \|url= http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1984.htm \|language= fr}} \|align="center"\|21
scope="row"\|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web\|title=Top Selling Singles of 1984\|publisher=Official NZ Music Charts.com. Recorded Music New Zealand Limited\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1984-12-31\|access-date=16 May 2022}} \|align="center"\|50

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|+1984 year-end chart performance for "Come Back and Stay"

!Chart (1984)

!Rank

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|title= Jahreshitparade 1984 |publisher= Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien |accessdate= 12 April 2014 |url= http://www.austriancharts.at/1984_single.asp |language= de}}

|align="center"|24

scope="row"|France (IFOP){{cite web|title= TOP – 1984 |publisher= Top-france.fr |accessdate= 12 April 2014 |url= http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1984.htm |language= fr}}

|align="center"|21

scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|title=Top Selling Singles of 1984|publisher=Official NZ Music Charts.com. Recorded Music New Zealand Limited|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1984-12-31|access-date=16 May 2022}}

|align="center"|50

=Certifications and sales=

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Come Back and Stay"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Paul Young|title=Come Back and Stay|award=Gold|relyear=1983|certyear=1983|source=infodisc}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Paul Young|title=Come Back and Stay|award=Gold|relyear=1983|certyear=1984}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Paul Young|title=Come Back and Stay|award=Silver|relyear=1983|certyear=1983|id=1458-3441-1}}

Pop culture

The song was featured in the 2006 video game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and can be heard on the in-game radio station Flash FM.

Cover versions

James Morrison recorded a version of the song for the Radio 1 Established 1967 CD.
The song was re-worked by Chicane and released as a dance track entitled "Come Back" in 2010 and was featured on the album Giants.