Come Back to Me (Hikaru Utada song)
Encyclopedia
"Come Back to Me" is a pop
and R&B
song by Japanese American pop singer Utada. The song was written by Utada and Stargate
and was produced by Utada, Stargate and her father, Sking U
. "Come Back to Me" is the first single from her second English-language album This Is the One
. In the United States, the song has peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
and number 93 on the Pop 100
chart.
had produced and just started to write. "Come Back to Me" was chosen as the lead single
because Utada felt the song "enters the listener naturally" and "comes into them easily".
-esque" song, that is musically reminiscent of "We Belong Together
". Michael Botsford of AudioScribbler said that the song is "cheesier than your local pizzeria’s finest, but it knows it. It’s a not a song that we warmed to, but I imagine every teenage girl in the country who’s suffered a break up will well up at the eyes when they hear it."
and Hot Dance Club Play
chart on the issue date of March 28, 2009 at number 75 and number 43 respectively. The single peaked at number 69 and number 5 on their respective charts. On the Billboard Pop 100
chart, the single debuted at number 93 on the issue date of April 11, 2009. On the issue date of May 9, 2009, "Come Back to Me" entered the Rhythmic Airplay Chart
at number 39.
and was filmed in two days, January 27 and 28, 2009. The theme of the video comes from the fashion style of 1920s. The video premiered on February 27, 2009.
The video starts with Utada playing a Vox
piano. As she sings she reminisces on the times shared with her ex-boyfriend
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
song by Japanese American pop singer Utada. The song was written by Utada and Stargate
Stargate (production team)
This is a list of songs written and produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate.-Produced singles:-1999:5ive - Invincible*05. "Two Sides to Every Story"*06. "You Make Me a Better Man"Noora Noor - Curious*01. "Curious"...
and was produced by Utada, Stargate and her father, Sking U
Teruzane Utada
is a Japanese music executive producer and attendant.He married Junko Utada and worked as her attendant. Their daughter and only child is the singer Hikaru Utada, one of Japan’s most successful pop music singers of all time. The couple have been married and divorced to each other seven times. He...
. "Come Back to Me" is the first single from her second English-language album This Is the One
This Is the One (album)
This Is The One is the second Island Records English studio album by Japanese American pop singer-songwriter Utada, released by Island in 2009. The album was originally set to be released in Japan on March 4 but was pushed back to March 14. In the United States, the album was digitally released on...
. In the United States, the song has peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
and number 93 on the Pop 100
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...
chart.
Background
The production of "Come Back to Me" started in 2008. Utada took a few demo tracks that StargateStargate (production team)
This is a list of songs written and produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate.-Produced singles:-1999:5ive - Invincible*05. "Two Sides to Every Story"*06. "You Make Me a Better Man"Noora Noor - Curious*01. "Curious"...
had produced and just started to write. "Come Back to Me" was chosen as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
because Utada felt the song "enters the listener naturally" and "comes into them easily".
Critical reception
Adam Benjamin Irby of Bleu Magazine called the song a "MariahMariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
-esque" song, that is musically reminiscent of "We Belong Together
We Belong Together
"We Belong Together" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi . The song was released on March 29, 2005, through Island Records as the second single from the album. "We Belong Together" was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel...
". Michael Botsford of AudioScribbler said that the song is "cheesier than your local pizzeria’s finest, but it knows it. It’s a not a song that we warmed to, but I imagine every teenage girl in the country who’s suffered a break up will well up at the eyes when they hear it."
Chart performance
The single entered the Billboard Pop 100 AirplayPop 100 Airplay
The Pop 100 Airplay was a chart created in 2005 and released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It measured mainstream radio airplay, and was one of the three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Singles Sales and Hot Digital Songs charts, that determined the chart positions of singles...
and Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart on the issue date of March 28, 2009 at number 75 and number 43 respectively. The single peaked at number 69 and number 5 on their respective charts. On the Billboard Pop 100
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...
chart, the single debuted at number 93 on the issue date of April 11, 2009. On the issue date of May 9, 2009, "Come Back to Me" entered the Rhythmic Airplay Chart
Rhythmic Airplay Chart
The Rhythmic Airplay Chart is an airplay chart that is featured weekly in Billboard Magazine. The chart tracks and measures the airplay of songs played on Rhythmic stations, whose playlist includes mostly hit-driven R&B/Hip-Hop, Rhythmic pop, and some Dance tracks...
at number 39.
Music video
The music video for "Come Back to Me" was directed by Anthony MandlerAnthony Mandler
Anthony Mandler is a commercial and music video director, who has written and directed music videos for several artists. His most notable and frequent collaborator is Rihanna...
and was filmed in two days, January 27 and 28, 2009. The theme of the video comes from the fashion style of 1920s. The video premiered on February 27, 2009.
The video starts with Utada playing a Vox
Vox (musical equipment)
Vox is a musical equipment manufacturer which is most famous for making the Vox AC30 guitar amplifier, the Vox Continental electric organ, and a series of innovative but commercially unsuccessful electric guitars and bass guitars...
piano. As she sings she reminisces on the times shared with her ex-boyfriend
Versions
- Both Come Back to Me (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit) and Come Back to Me (Quentin Harris Radio Edit) were featured as bonus tracks on the Japanese release of This Is the One.
- Come Back to Me (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Radio Edit) was featured on Utada's first English compilation album, Utada the BestUtada the BestUtada the Best is Japanese pop/R&B singer-songwriter Utada Hikaru's first English language compilation album, released on November 24, 2010, the same day as Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2...
.
- Mike RizzoMike RizzoMichael "Mike" Rizzo, is an American DJ/remixer from New York City since the early 1990s. He is well known for working with various artists such as Jennifer Green and Sun, all of whom scored hits on both Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Airplay charts.He also achieved success on both...
also did another remix titled Come Back to Me (Mike Rizzo Funk Generation Club Mix) (7:57), however it wasn't officially released, so was leaked by Rizzo himself.
Charts
| Charts (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com .... |
3 |
| Japan RIAJ Digital Track Chart RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads .... Top 100 |
32 |
| Japan RIAJ Reco-kyō ringtones Top 100 | 34 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
69 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 39 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Hot Dance Airplay Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it... |
11 |
| U.S. Billboard Global Dance Tracks | 28 |
Certification
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads | 100,000+ |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Airplay | |
| Digital Download | ||
| United States | February 10, 2009 | Airplay, Digital Download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |