Come Back and Stay

"Come Back and Stay"
Single by Paul Young
from the album No Parlez
B-side Yours
Released 1983
Genre New wave, blue-eyed soul[1]
Label CBS (United Kingdom)
Columbia (United States)
Writer(s) Jack Lee
Producer(s) Laurie Latham
Certification Silver (BPI)
Gold (BVMI, SNEP)

"Come Back and Stay" is a song that was first recorded in 1981 by its writer Jack Lee.[2] In 1983, singer Paul Young released his version as a single from his album, No Parlez, and it became an international hit.

James Morrison recorded a version of the song for the Radio 1 Established 1967 CD.

The song was featured in the 2006 video game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and can be heard on the in-game radio station Flash FM.

The song was re-worked by Chicane and released as a dance track entitled "Come Back" in 2010. It features on the album Giants.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 18
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[6] 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 22
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 42
France (IFOP)[9] 5
Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 3
Poland (LP3)[16] 17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 22
US Cash Box[21] 29

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] 30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 28
Chart (1984) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[25] 24
France (IFOP)[26] 21

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[27] Gold 484,000[28]
Germany (BVMI)[29] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Silver 250,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Order of precedence
Preceded by
"All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie		 Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number-one single (first run)
10 December 1983 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" by Rock Steady Crew
Preceded by
"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" by Rock Steady Crew		 Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number-one single (second run)
24 December 1983 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Happy Station" by Fun Fun
Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number-one single
24 December 1983 (1 week)
Preceded by
"I Like Chopin" by Gazebo		 German number-one single
14 November 1983 – 26 December 1983 (7 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Jenseits von Eden" by Nino de Angelo
Preceded by
"Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel		 New Zealand number-one single
29 January 1984 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Waterfront" by Simple Minds
Preceded by
"Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club		 Swiss number-one single
4 December 1983 – 1 January 1984 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"? (Fragezeichen)" by Nena

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Come Back And Stay (original) - Jack Lee 1981.wmv. YouTube. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989, part 2". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Paul Young – Come Back And Stay" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Paul Young – Come Back And Stay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 december 1983" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6739." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6730." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Paul Young" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Paul Young – Come Back And Stay". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Come Back And Stay". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Paul Young - Come Back And Stay search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul Young – Come Back And Stay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Paul Young – Come Back And Stay". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Paul Young – Come Back And Stay". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "COME BACK AND STAY – Paul Young" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Paul Young – Come Back And Stay". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Paul Young – Come Back And Stay". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1983-09-24" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  20. ↑ "No Parlez – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  21. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending APRIL 21, 1984 at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "Single Top 100 1983" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  24. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  25. ↑ "Jahreshitparade 1984" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  26. ↑ "TOP – 1984" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  27. ↑ "French single certifications – Paul Young – Come Back and Stay" (in French). InfoDisc. Select PAUL YOUNG and click OK
  28. ↑ "Les Singles en Or" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  29. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Paul Young; 'Come Back and Stay')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  30. ↑ "British single certifications – Paul Young – Come Back and Stay". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Come Back and Stay in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search