Come Back to Me (Janet Jackson song)

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“Come Back to Me”
American and Japanese CD single cover
Single by Janet Jackson from the album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
B-side	See track listings
Released	June 19, 1990
Format	CD single, 7" single, 12" maxi single
Genre	R&B, pop, adult contemporary
Length	5:32 (LP version) 5:38 (Design of a Decade version)
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
Producer	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"Alright" (1990) "Come Back to Me" (1990) "Black Cat" (1990)
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 track listing
"Lonely" (17) "Come Back to Me" (18) "Someday Is Tonight" (19)
Design of a Decade 1986/1996 track listing
"That's the Way Love Goes" (13) "Come Back to Me" (14) "Let's Wait Awhile" (15)
Alternate covers
UK CD single cover
UK 12" vinyl cover
UK 2 x 12" promo vinyl cover

"Come Back to Me" is a song by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson.

Contents 1 Song information 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Track listings and formats 5 Charts 6 Official remixes 7 References

[edit] Song information

Written by Jackson, James Harris, and Terry Lewis and produced by Harris and Lewis, the song was released on June 19, 1990 and was the fifth single from Jacksons' fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). A remix of the original song appears on Jackson's first greatest hits compilation "Design of a Decade 1986/1996" (1996).

The single contains the B-side "The Skin Game Pt. 1". "The Skin Game Pt. 2" is an instrumental which appears exclusively on selected releases. Jackson also recorded the song in Spanish, titled "Vuelve a Mi" which also appears on selected releases. In the UK, the song was released as a double A-side single co-featuring "Alright".

In 2008, the song was sampled on Plies featuring Ne-Yo's "Bust It Baby Pt. 2". Janet was even featured on the official remix to the song.

[edit] Chart performance

The song reached number two on the U.S. Hot 100, becoming another top five single from Rhythm Nation 1814. It also became Jackson's first—and so far only—number-one hit on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. Internationally, it failed to reach the top ten in Canada, peaked at twenty on the UK Singles Chart, and did poorly in Australia.

[edit] Music video

Directed by Dominic Sena, the video is set in Paris, where Jackson deals with the former lover leaving her. She reminisces about her and the good moments spent with her former lover. The male lead in the video was René Elizondo, Jr., whom she would marry a year later. The video appears on the video compilation Design of a Decade 1986/1996 and was released on iTunes on May 4, 2007.

[edit] Track listings and formats

UK 2 x 12" Promo Vinyl (USAT 681)^[1]

1. "Alright" (12" House Mix) - 7:07
2. "Alright" (Hip House Dub) - 6:40
3. "Alright" (Acappella) - 3:26
4. "Alright" (12" R&B Mix) - 7:17
5. "Alright" (House Dub) - 5:58
6. "Alright" (7" House Mix With Rap) - 5:35
7. "Alright" (7" House Mix) - 4:21
8. "Alright" (R&B Mix) - 4:34
9. I'm Beggin' You Mix - 5:33
10. The Abandonned Heart Mix - 5:19
11. LP Instrumental - 5:15

UK 12" Vinyl (USAF681)^[2]

1. The Abandonned Heart Mix - 5:19
2. "Alright" (12" R&B Mix) - 7:17
3. "Alright" (House Dub) - 5:58

UK CD Single (USACD681)^[3]

1. 7" I'm Beggin' You Mix - 4:46
2. "Alright" (7" R&B Mix) - 4:34
3. "Alright" (7" House Mix With Rap) - 5:35

US 12" Vinyl (SP-12345)^[4]

1. 7" I'm Beggin' You Mix - 4:46
2. I'm Beggin' You Mix - 5:33
3. LP Instrumental - 5:15
4. "The Skin Game, Part I" - 6:43
5. "The Skin Game, Part II" - 6:37

Japanese 3" CD single (PCDY-10015)^[5]

1. 7" I'm Beggin' You Mix - 4:46
2. "Vuelve a Mi" - 5:15

Japanese Maxi-CD (PCCY-10131)^[6]

1. 7" I'm Beggin' You Mix - 4:46
2. I'm Beggin' You Mix - 5:33
3. "Vuelve a Mi" - 5:15
4. The Abandonned Heart Mix - 5:19
5. LP Version - 5:35
6. LP Instrumental - 5:15
7. "Vuelve a Mi" (Castillian) - 5:21
8. "The Skin Game, Part I" - 6:43
9. "The Skin Game, Part II" - 6:37

[edit] Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	78
Canadian Singles Chart	27
German Singles Chart	43
UK Singles Chart	20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	17
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	1
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	1

[edit] Official remixes

• Album Version – 5:33
• Album Version (Remix on Design of a Decade) – 5:38
• Instrumental – 5:17
• 7" I'm Beggin' You Mix – 4:47
• 12" I'm Beggin' You Mix – 5:34
• The Abandoned Heart Mix – 5:18
• "Vuelve a Mi" – 5:13
• "Vuelve a Mi" (Castillian) – 5:21

[edit] References

v • d • e Janet Jackson Studio albums Janet Jackson · Dream Street · Control · Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 · janet. · The Velvet Rope · All for You · Damita Jo · 20 Y.O. · Discipline Compilation albums Control: The Remixes · janet. Remixed · Design of a Decade 1986/1996 Video releases janet. · Design of a Decade 1986/1996 · The Velvet Rope Tour - Live in Concert · Live in Hawaii · From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos Tours Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour · janet. Tour · The Velvet Rope Tour · All for You Tour · Rock Witchu Tour Related articles Discography · Singles · Videography · Unreleased songs · Filmography · Awards and accolades · Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy · Janet Jackson as gay icon

v • d • e Janet Jackson singles discography Janet Jackson "Young Love" · "Come Give Your Love to Me" · "Say You Do" · "Love and My Best Friend" · "Don't Mess Up This Good Thing" Dream Street "Don't Stand Another Chance" · "Fast Girls" · "Two to the Power of Love" · "Start Anew" Control "What Have You Done for Me Lately" · "Nasty" · "When I Think of You" · "Control" · "Let's Wait Awhile" · "The Pleasure Principle" · "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 "Miss You Much" · "Rhythm Nation" · "Escapade" · "Alright" · "Come Back to Me" · "Black Cat" · "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" · "State of the World" janet. "That's the Way Love Goes" · "If" · "Again" · "Because of Love" · "Any Time, Any Place" · "Throb" · "You Want This" · "Whoops Now" · "What'll I Do" Design of a Decade 1986/1996 "Runaway" · "Twenty Foreplay" The Velvet Rope "Got 'Til It's Gone" · "Together Again" · "I Get Lonely" · "Go Deep" · "You" · "Every Time" All for You "Doesn't Really Matter" · "All for You" · "Someone to Call My Lover" · "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" · "Come on Get Up" Damita Jo "Just a Little While" · "I Want You" · "All Nite (Don't Stop)" · "R&B Junkie" 20 Y.O. "Call on Me" · "So Excited" · "Enjoy" · "With U" Discipline "Feedback" · "Rock with U" · "Luv" · "Can't B Good" Other collaborations "Diamonds" · "The Best Things in Life Are Free" · "Scream" · "Luv Me, Luv Me" · "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" · "What's It Gonna Be?!" · "Feel It Boy" · "Don't Worry" Promotional releases "Ask for More" · "Janet Megamix 04"