Come Back to Me (Janet Jackson song)

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"Come Back To Me"

Single by Janet Jackson
from the album Rhythm Nation 1814
B-side(s)	"The Skin Game"
Released	June 21, 1990 (US) January 1990 (UK)
Format	7" single 12" maxi single
Genre	Pop/R&B
Length	5:32
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Janet Jackson, James Harris, Terry Lewis
Producer(s)	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Certification	N/A
Chart positions
#2 (U.S.) #20 (UK) #78 (AUS)
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"Alright" (1990)	"Come Back to Me" (1990)	"Black Cat" (1990)
Rhythm Nation 1814 track listing
"Lonely" (17)	"Come Back to Me" (18)	"Someday Is Tonight" (19)

"Come Back to Me" was the fifth single released from Janet Jackson's critically and commercially successful album Rhythm Nation 1814.

[edit] Song information

"Come Back to Me" focused on Janet who wants her former lover as she says, "come back to me." The song was written by Jackson, James Harris, and Terry Lewis and produced by Harris and Lewis. The single contains a b-side called "Skin Game, Pt. 1." The b-side was a song about dance, fun, and sex.

The song reached number two on the U.S. Hot 100, becoming another top five from Rhythm Nation 1814. The song was lackluster internationally. It failed to reach the top ten in Canada, peaked at twenty in the UK, and was a disappointment in Australia. "Come Back To Me" became Jackson's only #1 hit on the US Adult Contemporary chart to date.

The video was directed by Dominic Sena, who directed a hand full of Jackson's videos. The video takes place in Paris, where Jackson deals with the former lover leaving her. She reminisces about she and love's past moments. She looks up at her apartment window and realizes everything is going to be fine with her lover. The male lead in the video was Rene Elizondo, who she would marry a year later.

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	1
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
South African Sales Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	20
Canadian Singles Chart	27
German Singles Chart	43
ARIA Top 50	78