Come with Us/The Test explained

Come with Us" / "The Test
Cover:	come_with_us_the_test.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	the Chemical Brothers
Album:	Come with Us
B-Side:	H.I.A
Studio:	Miloco (South London, England)
Length:	("Come with Us") ("The Test")
Label:	Freestyle Dust Virgin
Producer:	The Chemical Brothers
Prev Title:	Star Guitar
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	The Golden Path
Next Year:	2003

"Come with Us" / "The Test" is a double A-side single from the Chemical Brothers' fourth studio album, Come with Us (2002). The vocals in "The Test" are performed by Richard Ashcroft. When released, the single reached number 11 in Spain, number 14 in the United Kingdom, and number 36 in Ireland. In Italy and the United States, only "Come with Us" was released, peaking at number 41 on the Italian Singles Chart and number eight on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

The spoken-word intro from "Come with Us" is sampled from "The Evidence" by Evidence while "The Test" contains a sample from "Pielgrzym" by Polish singer Czesław Niemen, first released in 1972. In Japan, the two songs were swapped in the single title, making the single's title "The Test" / "Come with Us".

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single^[1]

1. "Come with Us" (edit)
2. "The Test" (edit)
3. "Come with Us" (Fatboy Slim remix)

UK 12-inch single^[2]

A1. "Come with Us"

A2. "Come with Us" (Fatboy Slim remix)

B1. "H.I.A"

UK DVD single^[3]

1. "The Test" (video)
2. "Come with Us" (audio—edit)
3. "H.I.A" (audio)
4. "Hey Boy Hey Girl" (excerpts / live video)

European CD single^[4]

1. "Come with Us" (edit)
2. "The Test" (edit)

US 12-inch single^[5]

A1. "Come with Us"

A2. "H.I.A"

B1. "Come with Us" (Fatboy Slim remix)

B2. "Come with Us" (H Foundation remix)

Japanese CD single^[6]

1. "The Test" (edit)
2. "Come with Us" (edit)
3. "Come with Us" (Fatboy Slim remix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Come with Us album booklet.^[7]

Studios

• Recorded at Miloco Studios (South London, England)
• Edited in the Miloco Studios basement
• Mastered at The Exchange (London, England)

Personnel

• The Chemical Brothers – production
  • Tom Rowlands – writing
  • Ed Simons – writing
• Tony Rallo – writing on "Come with Us" (from "The Evidence")
• Copperman – writing on "Come with Us" (from "The Evidence")
• Peter Krissen – writing on "Come with Us" (from "The Evidence")
• David Fairstein – writing on "Come with Us" (from "The Evidence")
• Richard Ashcroft – writing on "The Test"
• Czesław Niemen – writing on "The Test" (from "Pielgrzym")
• Steve Dub – engineering
• Greg Fleming – assistant engineering
• Cheeky Paul – editing
• Mike Marsh – mastering

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	51
Ireland Dance (IRMA)^[9]	2

Release history

Region	Release date	Format	Label(s)	Catalogue
United Kingdom	22 April 2002	CD		CHEMSD15	^[10]
		12-inch vinyl		CHEMST15
		DVD		CHEMSDVD15
Japan	26 April 2002	CD		VJCP-12155	^[11]
Australia	29 April 2002			CHEMSD15	^[12]

Notes and References

1. Come with Us / The Test. The Chemical Brothers. 2002. UK & Australian CD single liner notes. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. CHEMSD15, 7243 5 46355 2 6.
2. Come with Us. The Chemical Brothers. 2002. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. CHEMST15, 7243 5 46355 6 4.
3. Come with Us / The Test. The Chemical Brothers. 2002. UK DVD single liner notes. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. CHEMSDVD15, 7243 4 92768 9 5.
4. Come with Us / The Test. The Chemical Brothers. 2002. European CD single liner notes. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. CHEMSDE15, 7243 5 46445 2 8.
5. Come with Us. The Chemical Brothers. 2002. US 12-inch single sleeve. Astralwerks. ASW46426-1, 7243 5 46426 1 6.
6. The Test / Come with Us. The Chemical Brothers. 2002. Japanese CD single liner notes. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. VJCP-12155, 7243 5 46355 2 6.
7. Come with Us. Come with Us. The Chemical Brothers. 2002. UK CD album booklet. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. XDUSTCD5, 7243 8 11682 2 6.
8. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 20. 20. 11. 11 May 2002. 14 September 2020.
9. Web site: Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 25 April 2002. GfK Chart-Track. 3 June 2019.
10. New Releases – For Week Starting 22 April 2002. Music Week. 35. 20 April 2002. 23 August 2021.
11. Web site: ザ・テスト ケミカル・ブラザーズ. The Test Chemical Brothers. Oricon. ja. 28 August 2023.
12. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th April 2002. ARIA. 25. 29 April 2002. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020514140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020515-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue635.pdf. 14 May 2002. 29 April 2021.