Come Back and Stay

"Come Back and Stay"
	File:Paul Young - Come Back and Stay.jpg
Single by Paul Young
from the album No Parlez
B-side	Yours
Released	1983
Genre	New wave, blue-eyed soul
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.^[3] 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 (1983–84)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	18
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[7]	1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[8]	22
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	42
France (IFOP)^[10]	5
Germany (Official German Charts)^[11]	1
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[16]	3
Poland (LP3)^[17]	17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[20]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[21]	22
US Cash Box^[22]	29

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[23]	30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[24]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[25]	28

Chart (1984)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[26]	24
France (IFOP)^[27]	21

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)^[28]	Gold	484,000^[29]
Germany (BVMI)^[30]	Gold	250,000
United Kingdom (BPI)^[31]	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)	Succeeded by "Happy Station" by Fun Fun
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

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"Come Back and Stay"
File:Paul Young - Come Back and Stay.jpg
Single by Paul Young
from the album No Parlez
B-side	Yours
Released	1983
Genre	New wave,^[1] blue-eyed soul^[1]^[2]
Label	CBS (United Kingdom) Columbia (United States)
Writer(s)	Jack Lee
Producer(s)	Laurie Latham
Certification	Silver (BPI) Gold (BVMI, SNEP)