If You Come Back

"If You Come Back"
Single by Blue
from the album All Rise
Released	12 November 2001 (2001-11-12)
Studio	Ruffland, Stanley House (London, England)
Length	3:27
Label	Virgin, Innocent
Songwriter(s)	Ray Ruffin, Nicole Formescu, Ian Hope, Lee Brennan
Producer(s)	Ray Ruffin, Pete Craigie (add.)
Blue singles chronology
"Too Close" (2001) "If You Come Back" (2001) "Fly By II" (2002)
Music video
"If You Come Back" on YouTube

"If You Come Back" is a song by English boy band Blue, released as the third single from their debut studio album, All Rise (2001). It was written by Ray Ruffin, Nicole Formescu, Ian Hope, and Lee Brennan of boy band 911. The song topped the UK Singles Chart for one week, becoming Blue's second consecutive number-one single, and has been certified gold in the UK for sales and streaming figures exceeding 400,000 units.

Track listings

UK CD single ^[1]

1. "If You Come Back" (radio edit) – 3:27
2. "If You Come Back" (8 Jam Streetmix) – 4:56
3. "If You Come Back" (Blacksmith Smooth RnB rub) – 3:54
4. "If You Come Back" (video) – 3:24

UK cassette single and European CD single ^{[2] [3]}

1. "If You Come Back" (radio edit) – 3:27
2. "If You Come Back" (The Playa's mix) – 3:57

Australian CD single ^[4]

1. "If You Come Back" (radio edit)
2. "If You Come Back" (8 Jam Streetmix)
3. "If You Come Back" (Blacksmith Smooth RnB rub)
4. "Too Close" (live from Rumba, Melbourne)
5. "If You Come Back" (video)

Japanese CD single ^[5]

1. "If You Come Back"
2. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—radio edit)
3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—Ruffin Ready Soul mix)
4. "Album Medley"
5. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—studio version video)
6. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John—TV version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the All Rise album booklet. ^[6]

Studios

• Recorded at Ruffland Studios and Stanley House Studios (London, England)
• Mixed at Stanley House Studios (London, England)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) and Sony Music Studios (London, England)

Personnel

• Ray Ruffin – writing, backing vocals, bass, keys, programming, production
• Nicole Formescu – writing
• Ian Hope – writing
• Lee Brennan – writing
• Blue – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Andrew Smith – guitar
• Damien Egan – acoustic guitars, keys, programming
• Phil Hudson – acoustic guitars
• Ned Douglas – additional beats
• Pete Craigie – additional production and mix
• Stevie Lange – additional vocal production
• Dan Porter – assistant engineering
• Adrian Hall – assistant engineering
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• John Davis – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [7] 19 Australian Urban (ARIA) [8] 7 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 49 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] 9 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [11] 18 Czech Republic (IFPI) [12] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [13] 13 Europe (European Hit Radio) [14] 24 Germany (GfK) [15] 48 Ireland (IRMA) [16] 13 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 5 Scotland (OCC) [18] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 13 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 71 UK Singles (OCC) [21] 1 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [22] 5 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [23] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position UK Singles (OCC) [24] 50 Chart (2002) Position New Zealand (RIANZ) [25] 43 Sweden (Hitlistan) [26] 97 Taiwan (Hito Radio) [27] 69

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [28]	Gold	400,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	12 November 2001	CD cassette	Virgin Innocent	[29]
Australia	4 March 2002	CD		[30]
Japan	16 January 2003			[31]

References

1. If You Come Back (UK CD single liner notes). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2001. SINCD32, 7243 5 46106 08.
2. If You Come Back (UK cassette single sleeve). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2001. SINC32, 7243 5 46106 46.
3. If You Come Back (European CD single liner notes). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2001. SINDE32, 7 243 5 46106 2 2.
4. If You Come Back (Australian CD single liner notes). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. 7243 5 46272 0 0.
5. If You Come Back (Japanese CD single liner notes). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. VJCP-12166.
6. All Rise (UK CD album booklet). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2001. CDSIN 8, 7243 8 11415 02.
7. "Blue – If You Come Back". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
8. "Issue 633" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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12. "Oficiální Česká Hitparáda – Pro týden" (in Czech). IFPI ČR. Archived from the original on 5 April 2002. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
13. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 19, no. 49. 1 December 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
14. "EHR Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 3. 29 December 2001. p. 36. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – If You Come Back". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
22. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 1 December 2001. p. 31. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
23. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
24. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 21 May 2018.
25. "End of Year Charts 2002". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 23 August 2020.
26. "Årslista Singlar, 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 23 August 2020.
27. "年度百首單曲: 2002" (in Chinese). Hit FM. Voice of Taipei Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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29. "New Releases – For Week Starting November 12, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 10 November 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
30. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 4th March 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 4 March 2002. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
31. "イフ・ユー・カム・バック | ブルー" [If You Come Back | Blue] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 29 August 2023.