Come into My Life (Joyce Sims song) explained

Come into My Life
Cover:	Joyce_Sims-Come_into_My_Life.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Joyce Sims
Album:	Come into My Life
B-Side:	All in All
Released:	1987
Genre:	Funk R&B electronic soul
Length:	3:35
Label:	Sleeping Bag Records
Producer:	Kurtis Mantronik
Prev Title:	Lifetime Love
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Walk Away
Next Year:	1987

"Come into My Life" is a song by American singer-songwriter Joyce Sims, released in 1987 by Sleeping Bag Records as the second single from the singer's debut album, Come into My Life (1987). Written by Sims and produced by Jamaican-born hip hop and electronic-music artist, DJ, remixer and producer Kurtis Mantronik, it was her most successful song and a sizeable hit in Europe. It peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and number ten on the US Billboard R&B singles chart. Elsewhere in Europe, the song charted at number four in West Germany, number seven in the Netherlands and Switzerland, and number nine in Belgium. In both 1995 and 2004, "Come into My Life" was re-released with new remixes. German magazine Spex included the song in their "The Best Singles of the Century" list in 1999.^[1]

Critical reception

Andy Kellman from AllMusic wrote retrospectively that "Come into My Life" is "easily the best surrogate, low-budget Loose Ends song recorded".^[2] The American magazine Billboard noted that the singer "weaves seductive passages that spin their magic" on the track. The reviewer added, "Sims grasps dance dynamics and club appeal better than most and consistently creates ear-fetching grooves."^[3] James Hamilton from Music Weeks RM Dance Update described it as a "sweetly warbled early Eighties style soul swayer".^[4] NME wrote, "The real trance dance of the insidious "Come into My Life" carries a beautiful tune."^[5]

Track listing

• 7" single, US (1987)

1. "Come into My Life" (Radio Version) — 3:35
2. "Come into My Life" (Dub Version) — 5:08

• 12", Germany (1987)

1. "Come into My Life" (Club Version) — 8:19
2. "Come into My Life" (Dub Version) — 5:04
3. "Lifetime Love"/"All in All" (Megamix) — 5:08

• 12" maxi, US (1987)

1. "Come into My Life" (Club Version) — 8:20
2. "Come into My Life" (Radio Version) — 3:39
3. "Come into My Life" (Dub Version) — 5:08
4. "Come into My Life" (Bonus Beats) — 2:32

• 12" (Remixes), US (2004)

1. "Come into My Life" (Club Mix) — 7:25
2. "Come into My Life" (Deep Mix) — 7:17
3. "Come into My Life" (Supaflyas Mix) — 3:20
4. "Come into My Life" (Sanz Remix) — 6:56

• 12", US (1995)

1. "Come into My Life" (Radio Version) — 3:40
2. "Come into My Life" (Club Version) — 7:21
3. "Come into My Life" (Hip Hop Version) — 5:05
4. "Come into My Life" (Spanish Version) — 4:31
5. "All and All" (Radio Version) — 4:00
6. "All and All" (Extended R&B Version) — 6:31

• CD maxi, Europe (1995)

1. "Come into My Life" (Radio Version) — 3:50
2. "Come into My Life" (Super Club Mix) — 6:00
3. "Come into My Life" (US Club Mix) — 5:08
4. "Come into My Life" (Parkside Late Night Club Mix) — 7:50
5. "Come into My Life" (Spanish Version) — 4:30
6. "Come into My Life" (Piano Acapella) — 3:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	72
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[8]	14
UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week)^[9]	31

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[10]	99
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	64
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	54
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	27

In media

• The song was used in the HBO mini-series Show Me a Hero, and can be heard playing on the radio in a scene during the 1995 film Species.
• The track influenced the Indian song "Dheere Dheere" by Nadeem–Shravan.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Die besten Singles aller Zeiten at home.rhein-zeitung.de. June 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20120706022353/http://home.rhein-zeitung.de/~tommi.s/spex20jh.htm#singles. July 6, 2012. dead.
2. Web site: Andy . Kellman . Joyce Sims — Come into My Life: The Best of Joyce Sims . . September 5, 2021 .
3. Album Reviews . . November 21, 1987 . 74 . September 5, 2021 .
4. James . Hamilton . Dj directory . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert) . May 6, 1995 . 11 . September 5, 2021 . James Hamilton (DJ and journalist).
5. Sims like a nice girl. NME. March 5, 1988. 11. October 28, 2023.
6. Web site: The Irish Charts – all there is to know. irishcharts.ie. October 9, 2021.
7. Web site: JOYCE SIMS – full Official Chart History . Official Charts Company. September 5, 2021.
8. The RM Club Chart . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert) . April 22, 1995 . 6 . September 5, 2021.
9. The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert) . May 6, 1995 . 8 . September 5, 2021.
10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1988. Ultratop. February 22, 2022.
11. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1988. Dutch Top 40. February 22, 2022.
12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988. Dutch Charts. February 22, 2022.
13. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. February 22, 2022.