You Came

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"You Came"
"You Came" cover
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Close
B-side(s) "Stone"

"Tell Me Where You Are" (North America/France)

Released 1988
Format 7", 12", Cassette-single, CD-single
Genre Pop
Label MCA
Writer(s) Kim Wilde, Ricki Wilde
Producer(s) Ricki Wilde, Tony Swain
Chart positions
Kim Wilde singles chronology
Hey Mister Heartache
(1988)
You Came
(1988)
Never Trust a Stranger
(1988)

"You Came" is the second single from the Kim Wilde album Close, and one of the biggest hits of her career. It was released during the summer of 1988, during which time she was supporting Michael Jackson on the European leg of his tour (the video for "You Came" showed material from the concerts as well as backstage footage). With the Close album becoming a best-seller, this was arguably the point where Wilde was at the pinnacle of her career as "You Came" topped the charts all over the world. The song was written by Wilde and her brother after the birth of his first child.

[edit] Remixes and B-sides

The version of the song used for the 7" single in Europe and Australia was an edited version of the original found on the Close album. An extended version of this was also released on the 12" and CD-single format. However in North America a remix by Shep Pettibone was found on these formats, with an edited version on the 7". The full length Pettibone remix was also released on a separate 12" single in the UK. In the countries where "You Came" was the first Close single (namely North America and France), the B-side used was an exclusive non-album track called "Tell Me Where You Are," which in the rest of the world had been the B-side to the first Close single "Hey Mister Heartache". In these countries the B-side to "You Came" was a track from the album entitled "Stone."


"You Came 2006"
"You Came 2006" cover
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Never Say Never
B-side(s) "Maybe I'm Crazy"
Released 2006
Format CD-single
Genre Pop
Label EMI
Writer(s) Kim Wilde, Ricki Wilde
Producer(s) Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Derek von Krogh
Kim Wilde singles chronology
Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime
(2003)
You Came 2006
(2006)
Perfect Girl
(2006)

[edit] 2006 version

"You Came 2006" is the first single from the album Never Say Never by Kim Wilde and is a re-recording of the original 1988 song. Wilde released her new album in selected countries (not including the UK) in 2006, consisting of new songs plus re-workings of some of her hit singles from the 1980s. This single was also released in Germany in August of that year, a month prior to the release of the album.

[edit] Cover versions

"You Came" has been covered several times and in several different languages. A Greek version entitled "Eisai oti agapo" was released by Bessy Argyrakis, a Finnish version entitled "Niin tein" was released by the band Hausmylly, and the original English version has been covered by German band Aura, the B. City Crew, Baz and Candy Warhol.