Come Back and Stay

1983 single by Paul Young

"Come Back and Stay"

Single by Paul Young

from the album No Parlez

B-side

"Yours"

Released

2 September 1983 ^[1]

Genre

New wave^[2]
blue-eyed soul^[2]^[3]

Length

4:57 (album version)
3:30 (single version)
7:26 (extended club version)
7:56 (scratch mix)

Label

CBS (United Kingdom)
Columbia (United States)

Songwriter(s)

Jack Lee

Producer(s)

Laurie Latham

Paul Young singles chronology

"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"
(1983)

"Come Back and Stay"
(1983)

"Love of the Common People"
(1983)

"Come Back and Stay" is a song that was first recorded in 1981 by its writer Jack Lee.^[4] In 1983, singer Paul Young released his version as a single from his album No Parlez, and it became an international hit, hitting number 1 in Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland and West Germany and the top 3 in several other countries. The song reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.^[5]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Come Back and Stay"
Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	18
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[7]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[9]	22
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[10]	42
France (IFOP)^[11]	5
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[16]	3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	1
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[19]	22
US Cash Box^[20]	29
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[21]	1

Year-end charts

1983 year-end chart performance for "Come Back and Stay"
Chart (1983)	Rank
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[22]	30
Germany (Official German Charts)^[23]	48
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[24]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[25]	28
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[26]	48

1984 year-end chart performance for "Come Back and Stay"
Chart (1984)	Rank
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[27]	24
France (IFOP)^[28]	21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[29]	50

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Come Back and Stay"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[30]	Gold	500,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[31]	Gold	500,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[32]	Silver	250,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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.

References

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