Come Back to Me (Vanessa Hudgens song)

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"Come Back to Me"
Single by Vanessa Hudgens
from the album V
B-side
  • "Don't Talk"
  • "Too Emotional"
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
GenreR&B
Length2:46
LabelHollywood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Antonina Armato
  • Tim James
Vanessa Hudgens singles chronology
"Breaking Free"
(2006) 		"Come Back to Me"
(2006) 		"Say OK"
(2007)

"Come Back to Me" is the debut single by American actress and singer

Tim James. It was released on September 12, 2006, through Hollywood Records as the lead single from Hudgens' debut studio album, V (2006). The song is built around a sample of "Baby Come Back" (1977) by American band Player. Due to the inclusion of the sample, the original song's writers, Peter Beckett and J.C. Crowley, obtained writing credits. Musically, "Come Back to Me" is a R&B
song with an urban beat, string instruments and hand claps.

Critical reception of "Come Back to Me" was generally positive; some critics praised the inclusion of the Player sample and named the song one of the album's best tracks. However, it was criticized for holding a manufactured and overproduced sound. It performed moderately in the United States, where it peaked at number 55 on the

Pop Songs chart. It fared better internationally as it peaked in the top 20 in several countries, including France, Italy, New Zealand and Spain. The accompanying music video was directed by Chris Applebaum
and features Hudgens dancing in front of colorful backdrops and hanging out with her friends.

Background and composition

"Come Back to Me" (2006)
A 17-second sample of "Come Back to Me", with the "Baby Come Back" sample and the instrumentation provided by strings and hand claps.
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"Come Back to Me" was written and produced by

mastered by Steven Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Los Angeles, California.[2] "Come Back to Me" was released as Hudgens' debut single on September 12, 2006, through digital distribution.[3] On October 10, 2006, it was serviced for contemporary hit radio airplay in the United States.[4] It was first released physically on December 15, 2006, in Germany, alongside the b-side track "Don't Talk".[5] The single was later released via digital download in European countries on December 18, 2006.[6] A CD single was released in Germany on February 2, 2007, featuring the song's music video, the album track "Too Emotional" and a photo gallery.[7]

Musically, "Come Back to Me" is an

About.com noted Hudgens' vocals as "loose" and "friendly" on the track.[1] The song samples American rock band Player's single "Baby Come Back" (1977), written by Peter Beckett and J.C. Crowley, who both received writing credits on the song.[2] This song is composed in F major
with a tempo of 88 beats per minute.

Critical reception

Hudgens performing "Come Back to Me" during High School Musical: The Concert

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. About.com writer Bill Lamb rated "Come Back to Me" three and a half stars out of five; he praised its pop sound and Hudgens' "engaging personality", but criticized it for having a manufactured sound from the "Disney pop factory".

Rhapsody, Nick Cavalieri named the song one of the best tracks on V.[10]

Kyle Anderson of MTV Newsroom deemed "Come Back to Me" a song with "a clever sample and a particularly infectious hook".[11] Entertainment Weekly writer Leah Greenblatt considered the song the album's standout and said that it "excellently jacks a sample from soft-rock smash 'Baby Come Back'."[12] In a more mixed review, Fraser McAlpine of BBC Music rated "Come Back to Me" three stars out of five and commented that the song sounded unoriginal and said that several other songs appeared to have been "mashed together" to create it.[8] Furthermore, McAlpine said: "Vanessa acquits herself well on the vocals... but it's a bit overproduced and slightly soulless in that kind of relentlessly-perky way that graduates of the school of Disney stardom sometimes have."[8]

Music video and live performances

Hudgens performing "Come Back to Me" during High School Musical: The Concert

The music video for "Come Back to Me" was directed by Chris Applebaum.[13] The video was first shown on the Disney Channel on August 25, 2006, following the premiere of The Cheetah Girls 2.[14] Hudgens walks onto the set of a music video, applies her makeup and changes her shoes. She then performs while dancing against a brightly lit backdrop. Next, she is shown performing and dancing in a black room with numerous chandeliers flickering on and off. She later appears on a red stage with circles flickering in various colors. Afterwards, more shots of the black room is shown, including one in which she is swinging on a chandelier. In the last scene, she sings and dances in front of a colorful background. Black-and-white shots of her and her friends are interspersed throughout the video, and Hudgens' friend, actress Alexa Nikolas, makes an appearance.[15] The Arizona Republic writer Bill Goodykoontz wrote that Hudgens shows a somewhat mature side in the video: "[W]hen your only context for ever having seen Hudgens is starring as Gabriella, the sweet little brainiac in High School Musical, it's certainly different to see her flouncing around in spaghetti-strap tops, rolling her shoulders and whatnot."[16] A director's cut version of the video appears on the physical release of the single.[7]

As part of promotion, Hudgens performed "Come Back to Me" on several occasions. She first performed it while serving as the opening act for

High School Musical cast mates.[19]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Come Back to Me" made its debut at number 79 on the

UK Singles Chart.[28][29][30]

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the V album liner notes.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Come Back to Me"
Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[28] 36
Canada
CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[32]
 35
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[24] 43
France (
SNEP)[25]
 12
Germany (Official German Charts)[29] 58
Italy (FIMI)[26] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 6
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[33] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[30]
 100
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 55
US
Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[34]
 18
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[35] 28

Radio dates and release history

Release dates for "Come Back to Me"
Country Release date Format(s)
United States[3][4] September 12, 2006 Digital download
October 10, 2006 Contemporary hit radio
Germany[5] December 15, 2006
CD single
United Kingdom[6] December 18, 2006 Digital download
Germany[7] February 2, 2007 CD single

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  30. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
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  35. ^ "Pop 100". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 51. 23 December 2006. p. 50. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

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