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"Lover Come Back to Me" is a 1985 single by English pop band Dead or Alive, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was released as the second single from the band's second album, Youthquake, and the single mix features slightly different instrumentation to the album version but is generally the same. The single peaked at No. 11 in the UK, 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
Released	April 1985 (U.K.)
Recorded	1984
Genre	Dance-pop synth-pop new wave Hi-NRG
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 (the latter of which included a sleeve which could be opened up in to a poster), 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 first album.

Like "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", the song was re-recorded in 2003 for the band's retrospective compilation Evolution: The Hits.

Critical reception

The single generally received positive reviews, being described as "appealing" by Ira Robbins[1] 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."[2]

Track listing

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	13
Canadian RPM Top Singles	95
Finnish Single Chart[4]	21
German Singles Chart	21
Irish Singles Chart	6
Italian Singles Chart	24
Japanese Singles Chart	9
South African Singles Chart	3
Swiss Chart	5
UK Singles Chart	11
Dutch Top 40	30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	75
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	13

References

External links

• "Lover Come Back to Me" at Discogs (list of releases)

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