Lover Come Back to Me (Dead or Alive song)

"Lover Come Back to Me" is a 1985 single by the English pop band Dead or Alive, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was released as the second single from the band's second studio album, Youthquake. The single peaked at No. 11 on the UK singles chart, No. 3 in South Africa, No. 5 in Switzerland, No. 21 in Germany, No. 13 in Australia and No. 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Lover Come Back to Me"
Single by Dead or Alive
from the album Youthquake
B-side	"Far Too Hard"
Released	12 April 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	3:06
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Pete Burns Mike Percy Tim Lever Steve Coy
Producer(s)	Stock Aitken Waterman
Dead or Alive singles chronology
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1984) "Lover Come Back to Me" (1985) "In Too Deep" (1985)
Music video
"Lover Come Back to Me” on YouTube

In addition to the standard 7" and 12" formats, a fan-shaped picture disc was also released in the UK. The B-side to the single was "Far Too Hard", a song from the band's debut studio album Sophisticated Boom Boom. As with "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", the song was re-recorded in 2003 for the band's retrospective compilation album Evolution: The Hits.

Critical reception

The single generally received positive reviews, being described as "appealing" by Ira Robbins of Trouser Press^[2] while Ned Raggett of AllMusic said, "When Burns commands at the end of the chorus, 'Kick it right down, right down!' it's as memorable as mass media pop of any stripe ever gets."^[1]

Track listing

UK 7"

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lover Come Back to Me"	3:08
2.	"Far Too Hard"	4:32

UK 12"

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lover Come Back to Me (Extended Remix)"	5:50
2.	"Far Too Hard"	4:32
3.	"Lover Come Back to Me (7" Version)"	3:08

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Love Come Back to Me"

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	13
Canadian RPM Top Singles[4]	95
Finnish Single Chart[5]	21
Irish Singles Chart[6]	6
Italian Singles Chart[7]	24
Japanese Singles Chart[8]	9
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[9]	8
Netherlands (Dutch Charts)[10]	30
South African Singles Chart [11]	3
Switzerland (Hitparade)[12]	5
UK (OCC)[13]	11
US Billboard Hot 100[14]	75
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[15]	13
West Germany (Media Control Charts)[16]	21