If You Come Back Explained

If You Come Back
Cover:	BlueIfYouComeBack.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Blue
Album:	All Rise
Studio:	Ruffland, Stanley House (London, England)
Length:	3:27
Label:	Virgin, Innocent
Producer:	Ray Ruffin, Pete Craigie
Prev Title:	Too Close
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Fly By II
Next Year:	2002

"If You Come Back" is a song by English boy band Blue, released as the third single from their debut studio album, All Rise (2001). It was written by Ray Ruffin, Nicole Formescu, Ian Hope, and Lee Brennan of boy band 911. The song topped the UK charts for one week becoming their second consecutive number one single release and has received a silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.

Track listings

UK CD single^[1]

1. "If You Come Back" (radio edit) – 3:27
2. "If You Come Back" (8 Jam Streetmix) – 4:56
3. "If You Come Back" (Blacksmith Smooth RnB rub) – 3:54
4. "If You Come Back" (video) – 3:24

UK cassette single and European CD single^{[2] [3]}

1. "If You Come Back" (radio edit) – 3:27
2. "If You Come Back" (The Playa's mix) – 3:57

Australian CD single^[4]

1. "If You Come Back" (radio edit)
2. "If You Come Back" (8 Jam Streetmix)
3. "If You Come Back" (Blacksmith Smooth RnB rub)
4. "Too Close" (live from Rumba, Melbourne)
5. "If You Come Back" (video)

Japanese CD single^[5]

1. "If You Come Back"
2. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—radio edit)
3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—Ruffin Ready Soul mix)
4. "Album Medley"
5. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—studio version video)
6. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—TV version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the All Rise album booklet.^[6]

Studios

• Recorded at Ruffland Studios and Stanley House Studios (London, England)
• Mixed at Stanley House Studios (London, England)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) and Sony Music Studios (London, England)

Personnel

• Ray Ruffin – writing, backing vocals, bass, keys, programming, production
• Nicole Formescu – writing
• Ian Hope – writing
• Lee Brennan – writing
• Blue – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Andrew Smith – guitar
• Damien Egan – acoustic guitars, keys, programming
• Phil Hudson – acoustic guitars
• Ned Douglas – additional beats
• Pete Craigie – additional production and mix
• Stevie Lange – additional vocal production
• Dan Porter – assistant engineering
• Adrian Hall – assistant engineering
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• John Davis – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Czech Republic (IFPI)^[7]	9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	43
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	97

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	12 November 2001			^[12]
Australia	4 March 2002	CD		^[13]
Japan	16 January 2003			^[14]

Notes and References

1. If You Come Back. Blue. 2001. UK CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINCD32, 7243 5 46106 08.
2. If You Come Back. Blue. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINC32, 7243 5 46106 46.
3. If You Come Back. Blue. 2001. European CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINDE32, 7 243 5 46106 2 2.
4. If You Come Back. Blue. 2002. Australian CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 7243 5 46272 0 0.
5. If You Come Back. Blue. 2003. Japanese CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. VJCP-12166.
6. All Rise. All Rise (Blue album). Blue. 2001. UK CD album booklet. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. CDSIN 8, 7243 8 11415 02.
7. Web site: Oficiální Česká Hitparáda – Pro týden. IFPI ČR. cs. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020405134139/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm. April 5, 2002. August 4, 2024.
8. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 19. 49. 11. 1 December 2001. 23 August 2020.
9. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. 21 May 2018.
10. Web site: End of Year Charts 2002. Recorded Music NZ. 23 August 2020.
11. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2002. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 23 August 2020.
12. New Releases – For Week Starting November 12, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 29. 10 November 2001. 18 August 2021.
13. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 4th March 2002. ARIA. 26. 4 March 2002. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020305130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020306-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue627.pdf. 5 March 2002. 2 July 2021.
14. Web site: イフ・ユー・カム・バック ブルー. If You Come Back Blue. Oricon. ja. 29 August 2023.