I Wanna Go Back
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"I Wanna Go Back" | ||||
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Single by Billy Satellite | ||||
from the album Billy Satellite | ||||
B-side | "Rockin' Down the Highway" | |||
Released | December 1984 | |||
Genre | AOR, pop rock | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Label | Capitol Capitol 5409 | |||
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Producer(s) | Don Gehman | |||
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"I Wanna Go Back" on YouTube | ||||
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Released | December 1986 | |||
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Length | 3:59 | |||
Label | Columbia Columbia 38-06569 | |||
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"I Wanna Go Back" is a 1984 song by American rock band Billy Satellite, written by band members Monty Byrom, Danny Chauncey, and Ira Walker, that achieved major popularity when recorded by Eddie Money in 1986. Another version was recorded by former Santana/Journey keyboardist/singer Gregg Rolie for his self-titled 1985 debut solo album.
Billy Satellite version
Released in 1984 as the band's debut single, it reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 8, 1984, charting for three weeks and peaking at number 78,[3] and number 72 Cash Box. The mid-tempo song is reliant on synthesizers but contains a short guitar solo in the bridge and some guitar in the outro. The music video begins with the members of Billy Satellite driving a jeep to Alameda, California to the site of a previous live show; the latter portion features the band playing in a bar there.
Eddie Money version
American rock singer
Critical reception
Upon its release, Billboard described "I Wanna Go Back" as a "hard rock ballad" which "capsulizes grown-up regret".[6] Cash Box called it a "hook-laden mid-tempo rocker" which shows off Money's "grainy, expressive voice" and provides a "solid follow up" to "Take Me Home Tonight".[7]
Charts
Chart (1986–87) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 3 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 33 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 42 |
References
- ^ Sorgi, Jay (13 September 2019). "Singer Eddie Money dead after battle with cancer". WTMJ. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Reviews - Singles". Billboard. Vol. 98. 13 December 1986. p. 61.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 82.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 173.
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Can't Hold Back - Eddie Money | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ISSN 0006-2510.
- ISSN 0008-7289.