Come Down Explained

Come Down
Cover:	Come_Down_-_Toad.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Toad the Wet Sprocket
Album:	Coil
Released:	^[1]
Studio:	Master Control (Los Angeles) Gopher Sound (Santa Barbara, California)
Length:	3:13
Label:	Columbia
Composer:	Glen Phillips Todd Nichols Toad the Wet Sprocket
Lyricist:	Glen Phillips Todd Nichols
Producer:	Gavin MacKillop Toad the Wet Sprocket
Prev Title:	Good Intentions
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Whatever I Fear
Next Year:	1997

"Come Down" is a song by American alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket, released as the first single from their fifth studio album, Coil (1997), in April 1997. The song peaked at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and number 38 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.

Track listing

European CD single^[2]

1. "Come Down" (album version) – 3:13
2. "Fall Down" (live) – 3:25
3. "Something's Always Wrong" (live) – 4:37
4. "Woodburning" (live) – 4:23

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Coil liner notes.^[3]

Studios

• Recorded at Master Control (Los Angeles) and Gopher Sound (Santa Barbara, California)
• Mixed at South Beach Studios (Miami Beach, Florida)
• Mastered at Precision Mastering (Los Angeles)

Personnel

• Toad the Wet Sprocket – music, production
  • Glen Phillips – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
  • Todd Nichols – music, lyrics, guitar, vocals
  • Dean Dinning – bass, vocals, keyboards
  • Randy Guss – drums
• Gavin MacKillop – production, recording

• Carrie McConkey – production coordination
• Jeff Robinson – recording assistant
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
• Femio Hernandez – mixing assistant
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)^[4]	51
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[5]	35
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[6]	17
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[7]	13
US Triple-A (Billboard)^[8]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[9]	88
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[10]	65
US Triple-A (Billboard)	19

External links

• Youtube

Notes and References

1. Toad Takes Musical Leap on 'Coil'. Borzillo. Carrie. Carrie Borzillo. Billboard. 109. 16. 18. April 19, 1997. ['Come Down'] will be serviced to triple-A, modern rock, and mainstream rock radio stations late this month..
2. Come Down. Toad the Wet Sprocket. 1997. European CD single liner notes. Columbia Records. COL 664688 2.
3. Coil. Coil (album). Toad the Wet Sprocket. 1997. US CD album liner notes. Columbia Records. CK 67862.
4. Hot 100 Airplay. Billboard. 109. 22. 99. May 31, 1997.
5. Adult Pop Airplay. Billboard. June 28, 1997. subscription. August 30, 2023.
6. Mainstream Rock Airplay. Billboard. July 5, 1997. subscription. August 30, 2023.
7. Alternative Airplay. Billboard. July 5, 1997. subscription. August 30, 2023.
8. Adult Alternative Airplay. Billboard. June 28, 1997. subscription. December 14, 2023.
9. Best of '97. Airplay Monitor. 5. 52. 28. December 26, 1997.
10. Best of '97: Modern Rock Tracks. Airplay Monitor. 5. 52. 30. December 26, 1997.