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"Come Back and Stay"
Single by Paul Young
from the album No Parlez
B-side
"Yours"
Released
2 September 1983 [1]
Genre
New wave[2]
blue-eyed soul[2][3]
Length
4:57 (album version)
3:30 (single version)
7:26 (extended club version)
7:56 (scratch mix)
Label
CBS (United Kingdom)
Columbia (United States)
Songwriter
Jack Lee
Producer
Laurie Latham
Paul Young singles chronology
"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" (1983)
"Come Back and Stay" (1983)
"Love of the Common People" (1983)
"Come Back and Stay" is a 1981 song written and originally recorded by the American musician Jack Lee.[4] In 1983, the English singer Paul Young, with female backing singers The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts (Marilyn "Maz" Roberts and Kim Lesley),[5][6] released his version as a single from his album No Parlez, and it became an international hit, reaching number one in Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland and West Germany, and the top three in several other countries. The song reached number four on the UK singles chart.[7]
Chart performance
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Weekly charts
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Weekly chart performance for "Come Back and Stay"
Chart (1983–1984)
Peakposition
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8]
18
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9]
3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10]
1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[11]
22
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12]
42
France (IFOP)[13]
5
Ireland (IRMA)[14]
3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15]
2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16]
2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17]
1
Norway (VG-lista)[18]
3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19]
16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]
1
UK Singles (OCC)[7]
4
US Billboard Hot 100[21]
22
US Cash Box[22]
29
West Germany (GfK)[23]
1
Year-end charts
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1983 year-end chart performance for "Come Back and Stay"
Chart (1983)
Rank
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[24]
30
Germany (Official German Charts)[25]
48
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26]
21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27]
28
West Germany (Official German Charts)[28]
48
1984 year-end chart performance for "Come Back and Stay"
Chart (1984)
Rank
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[29]
24
France (IFOP)[30]
21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[31]
50
Certifications and sales
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Certifications and sales for "Come Back and Stay"
Region
Certification
Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[32]
Gold
500,000*
Germany (BVMI)[33]
Gold
500,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]
Silver
250,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Cover versions
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James Morrison recorded a version of the song for the Radio 1 Established 1967 CD.
The song was re-worked by Chicane and released as a dance track entitled "Come Back" in 2010 and was featured on the album Giants.
See also
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List of number-one hits (Belgium)
List of number-one hits of 1983 (Germany)
List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand)
List of number-one singles of the 1980s (Switzerland)
References
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^"Paul Young BPI certifications".
^ abThomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Various Artists – Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80's, Vol. 12". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^"Paul Young – Super Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
^Come Back And Stay (original) - Jack Lee 1981.wmv. YouTube. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
^"The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts". Discogs. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
^"Released today in 1983: Come Back And Stay". If You Were There. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
^ ab"Official Singles Chart on 24/9/1983 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989, part 2". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Paul Young – Come Back And Stay" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Paul Young – Come Back And Stay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 6739". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Top RPM Singles: Image 6730". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Le Détail par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Paul Young" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Come Back And Stay". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Nederlandse Top 40 – Paul Young - Come Back And Stay" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Paul Young – Come Back And Stay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Paul Young – Come Back And Stay". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Paul Young – Come Back And Stay". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Paul Young – Come Back And Stay". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"Paul Young – Come Back And Stay". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"No Parlez – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^"CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending APRIL 21, 1984". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012.
^"Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^"Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
^"Jahrescharts – 1983" (in German). Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
^"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^"Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
^"Top 100 Single-Jahrecharts: 1983". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^"Jahreshitparade 1984" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
^"TOP – 1984" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
^"Top Selling Singles of 1984". Official NZ Music Charts.com. Recorded Music New Zealand Limited. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^"French single certifications – Paul Young – Come Back and Stay" (in French). InfoDisc. Select PAUL YOUNG and click OK.
^"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Paul Young; 'Come Back and Stay')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^"British single certifications – Paul Young – Come Back and Stay". British Phonographic Industry.
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Paul Young
Discography
Studio albums
No Parlez
The Secret of Association
Between Two Fires
Other Voices
The Crossing
Reflections
Paul Young
Compilation albums
From Time to Time – The Singles Collection
Singles
"Toast"
"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"
"Come Back and Stay"
"Love of the Common People"
"Love Will Tear Us Apart"
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down"
"Everything Must Change"
"Everytime You Go Away"
"Softly Whispering I Love You"
"Oh Girl"
"Calling You"
"Senza una donna (Without a Woman)"
"Both Sides Now"
"Don't Dream It's Over"
"Now I Know What Made Otis Blue"
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
Other songs
"I've Been Lonely for So Long"
"Pale Shelter"
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