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If You Come Back

{{Short description|2001 single by Blue}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox song

| name = If You Come Back

| cover = BlueIfYouComeBack.jpg

| type = single

| artist = Blue

| album = All Rise

| released = {{start date|2001|11|12|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio = Ruffland, Stanley House (London, England)

| genre =

| length = 3:27

| label = Virgin, Innocent

| writer = Ray Ruffin, Nicole Formescu, Ian Hope, Lee Brennan

| producer = Ray Ruffin, Pete Craigie ({{abbr|add.|additional production}})

| prev_title = Too Close

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Fly By II

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|GjFO5zw7hq4|"If You Come Back"}}}}

}}

"If You Come Back" is a song by English boy band Blue, released as the third single from their debut studio album, All Rise (2001). It was written by Ray Ruffin, Nicole Formescu, Ian Hope, and Lee Brennan of boy band 911. The song topped the UK charts for one week becoming their second consecutive number one single release and has received a silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.

Track listings

UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=If You Come Back|others=Blue|year=2001|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Innocent Records, Virgin Records|id=SINCD32, 7243 5 46106 08}}

  1. "If You Come Back" (radio edit) – 3:27
  2. "If You Come Back" (8 Jam Streetmix) – 4:56
  3. "If You Come Back" (Blacksmith Smooth RnB rub) – 3:54
  4. "If You Come Back" (video) – 3:24

UK cassette single and European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=If You Come Back|others=Blue|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Innocent Records, Virgin Records|id=SINC32, 7243 5 46106 46}}{{cite AV media notes|title=If You Come Back|others=Blue|year=2001|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Innocent Records, Virgin Records|id=SINDE32, 7 243 5 46106 2 2}}

  1. "If You Come Back" (radio edit) – 3:27
  2. "If You Come Back" (The Playa's mix) – 3:57

Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=If You Come Back|others=Blue|year=2002|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Innocent Records, Virgin Records|id=7243 5 46272 0 0}}

  1. "If You Come Back" (radio edit)
  2. "If You Come Back" (8 Jam Streetmix)
  3. "If You Come Back" (Blacksmith Smooth RnB rub)
  4. "Too Close" (live from Rumba, Melbourne)
  5. "If You Come Back" (video)

Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=If You Come Back|others=Blue|year=2003|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Innocent Records, Virgin Records|id=VJCP-12166}}

  1. "If You Come Back"
  2. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—radio edit)
  3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—Ruffin Ready Soul mix)
  4. "Album Medley"
  5. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—studio version video)
  6. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—TV version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the All Rise album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=All Rise|title-link=All Rise (Blue album)|others=Blue|year=2001|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Innocent Records, Virgin Records|id=CDSIN 8, 7243 8 11415 02}}

Studios

  • Recorded at Ruffland Studios and Stanley House Studios (London, England)
  • Mixed at Stanley House Studios (London, England)
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) and Sony Music Studios (London, England)

Personnel

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  • Ray Ruffin – writing, backing vocals, bass, keys, programming, production
  • Nicole Formescu – writing
  • Ian Hope – writing
  • Lee Brennan – writing
  • Blue – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Andrew Smith – guitar
  • Damien Egan – acoustic guitars, keys, programming
  • Phil Hudson – acoustic guitars
  • Ned Douglas – additional beats
  • Pete Craigie – additional production and mix
  • Stevie Lange – additional vocal production
  • Dan Porter – assistant engineering
  • Adrian Hall – assistant engineering
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • John Davis – mastering

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (2001–2002)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|19|artist=Blue|song=If You Come Back|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Australiaurban|7|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222424/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020424-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue633.pdf|urltitle=Issue 633|rowheader=true|access-date=27 February 2022}}
{{single chart|Austria|49|artist=Blue|song=If You Come Back|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Flanders|9|artist=Blue|song=If You Come Back|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|18|artist=Blue|song=If You Come Back|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Czech Republic (IFPI){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|title=Oficiální Česká Hitparáda – Pro týden|publisher=IFPI ČR|language=cs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020405134139/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|archive-date=5 April 2002|access-date=4 August 2024}}

|9

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-01.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=49|page=11|date=1 December 2001|access-date=23 August 2020}}

|13

scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-01-26.pdf|title=EHR Top 50|magazine=Music & Media|volume=20|issue=3|page=36|date=29 December 2001|access-date=16 April 2024}}

|align="center"|24

{{single chart|Germany|48|artist=Blue|song=If You Come Back|songid=4988|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2020}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|13|song=If You Come Back|rowheader=true|access-date=23 August 2020}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Blue|song=If You Come Back|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Scotland|2|date=20011124|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Sweden|13|artist=Blue|song=If You Come Back|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|71|artist=Blue|song=If You Come Back|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=20011124|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|1|date=20011124|rowheader=true}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (2001)

!Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2001|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=21 May 2018}}

|50

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!Chart (2002)

!Position

scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2002-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 2002|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=23 August 2020}}

|43

scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2002&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2002|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=23 August 2020}}

|97

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Certifications and sales

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Blue|title=If You Come Back|award=Silver|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|id=3210-2021-1|access-date=23 August 2020}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

Release history

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!scope="col"|Date

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scope="row"|United Kingdom

|12 November 2001

|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}

|rowspan="3"|{{hlist|Virgin|Innocent}}

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-11-10.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting November 12, 2001: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=10 November 2001|access-date=18 August 2021}}

scope="row"|Australia

|4 March 2002

|rowspan="2"|CD

|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue627.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 4th March 2002|publisher=ARIA|page=26|date=4 March 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020305130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020306-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue627.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2002|access-date=2 July 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

scope="row"|Japan

|16 January 2003

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/311005/products/496215/1/|title=イフ・ユー・カム・バック {{!}} ブルー|trans-title=If You Come Back {{!}} Blue|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=29 August 2023}}

References

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{{Blue (band)}}

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Category:2001 singles

Category:2001 songs

Category:Blue (English band) songs

Category:Innocent Records singles

Category:UK singles chart number-one singles

Category:Virgin Records singles