Come Back to Me (Hikaru Utada song) explained

Come Back to Me
Cover:Come Back To Me Cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Utada
Album:This Is the One
Recorded:2008
Genre:Pop, R&B
Length:3:58
Label:Island Def Jam
Producer:Stargate, Utada, Sking U
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"Come Back to Me" is a pop and R&B song by Japanese American pop singer Hikaru Utada, released under the mononymous moniker 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 69 on the Pop 100 chart.

Background

The production of "Come Back to Me" started in 2008. Utada took a few demo tracks that Stargate had produced and just started to write.[1] "Come Back to Me" was chosen as the lead single because Utada felt the song "enters the listener naturally" and "comes into them easily".[2]

Critical reception

Adam Benjamin Irby of Bleu Magazine called the song a "Mariah-esque" song, that is musically reminiscent of "We Belong Together".[3] 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."[4]

Chart performance

The single entered the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay 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.[5] [6] On the Billboard Pop 100 chart, the single debuted at number 93 on the issue date of April 11, 2009.[7] On the issue date of May 9, 2009, "Come Back to Me" entered the Rhythmic Airplay Chart at number 39.[8]

Music video

The music video for "Come Back to Me" was directed by Anthony Mandler and was filmed in two days, January 27 and 28, 2009.[9] [10] The theme of the video comes from the fashion style of the 1920s.[11] 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.

Track listing

Other versions

  1. 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.
  2. "Come Back to Me (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Radio Edit)" was featured on Utada's first English compilation album, Utada the Best.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[12] 3
Japan Digital Track Chart (RIAJ)[13] 32
Japan Reco-kyō Ringtones (RIAJ)[14] 34
US Global Dance Tracks (Billboard)28
US Pop 100 (Billboard)69

Certification

Release history

RegionDateFormat
JapanJanuary 21, 2009Airplay
February 18, 2009Digital Download
United StatesFebruary 10, 2009Airplay, Digital Download

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Utada is Crossing back to North America. Asiance Magazine. May 7, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090305201912/http://asiancemagazine.com/2009/02/28/utada-is-crossing-back-to-north-america. 2009-03-05. dead.
  2. Web site: Utada Exclusive Interview . Kiwibox . May 7, 2009 . February 20, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228061705/http://www.kiwibox.com/article/39246 . February 28, 2009 .
  3. Web site: Bleu Critic: Utada 'This Is The One' . Bleu Critic . Irby Benjamin . Adam . May 7, 2009 . April 20, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090601053442/http://www.thebleumag.com/2009/03/bleu_critic_utada_this_is_the.html . June 1, 2009 .
  4. Web site: Utada - This Is The One . AudioScribbler . Botsford . Michael . May 7, 2009 . March 26, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090422053000/http://www.audioscribbler.co.uk/reviews/9906 . April 22, 2009 .
  5. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=utada|chart=Pop 100 Airplay}} Pop 100 Airplay week of April 11, 2009]. Billboard. May 7, 2009.
  6. Hot Dance Club Play week of May 9, 2009 . . May 7, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131226174815/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-05-09/dance-club-play-songs . December 26, 2013 .
  7. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=utada|chart=Pop 100}} Pop 100 week of April 11, 2009]. Billboard. May 7, 2009.
  8. Rhythmic Top 40 week of May 9, 2009. Billboard. May 7, 2009.
  9. Web site: Hikaru Utada: "This Is The One" avec "Come Back To Me". Swisscom. May 7, 2009. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706222902/http://www.bluewin.ch/fr/index.php/680/?id=7733. 2011-07-06. dead.
  10. Web site: This is Utada. MySpace. May 7, 2009. January 31, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090204150859/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=443472705&blogID=467774845. 2009-02-04. dead.
  11. Web site: Utada Interview with Gossip Girls. Gossip Girls. May 7, 2009.
  12. Japan Hot 100 Singles week of March 20, 2009 . March 18, 2009 . . February 18, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419175417/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=03&day=23 . April 19, 2023 . live .
  13. Web site: レコード協会調べ 2009年04月15日～2009年04月21日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞ . 2010-04-24 . . 2010-09-17 . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722105944/http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2009f&weeklyCd=20090421&rankKbn=50 . 2011-07-22 .
  14. Web site: レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信チャート（「着うた（R）」）＜略称：2月度レコ協チャート（「着うた（R）」）＞ . 2010-03-10 . . 2010-09-17 . Japanese.
  15. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：5月度認定＞ . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w090620.html . . Japanese . 2010-06-20 . 2010-09-17.

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