Come Back Around
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"Come Back Around" was the first single released from British
rock band Feeder
's 2002 album Comfort in Sound
. It was their first release after drummer Jon Lee's death earlier in the year. The promo video featured 4 female drummers as a tribute to Jon Lee.
It reached #14 in the UK charts, and became their 10th top 40 hit in the process.
Feeder also has a B-Side with the same name which has recently been released on their B-Sides album "Picture Of Perfect Youth
".
knew that Jon would like the idea of a series of women playing drums together, and so a group of female drummers appeared in the video, all playing at the same time with Grant Nicholas and Taka Hirose
both in their usual band roles, facing towards the drummers. To keep the video low-key, it was also filmed in black and white.
Effects in the video include Grant playing his guitar in a windmill motion for a few seconds, and Taka jumping off an equipment box with the landing done in slow motion
.
Jon often complained that there were no girls in their videos. The drumming was shot in slow motion in order to make it almost perfect with each of the four drummers. The video visually shows the message that no matter how many drummers they had, and no matter how each beat was hit in time, they would never be the same as Jon.
A screen-grab from the video, showing Grant jumping in the air, appears as the cover for the later-released Singles compilation album.
The track appeared at #103 on XFM
's all-time list "The X-List" in 2003, being very popular with comedians Ricky Gervais
, Karl Pilkington
& Stephen Merchant
during their time at the station and alongside its video was #35 on MTV Two's top 100 videos of 2002. The track gained a lot of critical success upon release, with Kerrang! naming it their "Single Of The Week". It is played very regularly at Feeder concerts and festival appearances.
. It plays very quietly on the radio during the sports shop scene.
Great Britain
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rock band Feeder
Feeder
-Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
's 2002 album Comfort in Sound
Comfort in Sound
Comfort in Sound is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Feeder, released on October 21, 2002 and also the first to be released by the band after the suicide of drummer Jon Lee earlier in the year...
. It was their first release after drummer Jon Lee's death earlier in the year. The promo video featured 4 female drummers as a tribute to Jon Lee.
It reached #14 in the UK charts, and became their 10th top 40 hit in the process.
Feeder also has a B-Side with the same name which has recently been released on their B-Sides album "Picture Of Perfect Youth
Picture of Perfect Youth
Picture of Perfect Youth is a limited CD and vinyl collection of approximately half of Feeder's B-sides. The official website sold out of the CD edition, though the album was re-released in March 2007...
".
Music video
With "Come Back Around" being Feeder's first single after Jon's death, the band wanted to make it a tribute to him. Frontman Grant NicholasGrant Nicholas
Grant Nicholas is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist of the rock band Feeder, along with bassist Taka Hirose and drummer Karl Brazil.-Early years:...
knew that Jon would like the idea of a series of women playing drums together, and so a group of female drummers appeared in the video, all playing at the same time with Grant Nicholas and Taka Hirose
Taka Hirose
Takashi "Taka" Hirose is a Japanese musician who is the current bass guitarist for the rock band, Feeder.-Biography:...
both in their usual band roles, facing towards the drummers. To keep the video low-key, it was also filmed in black and white.
Effects in the video include Grant playing his guitar in a windmill motion for a few seconds, and Taka jumping off an equipment box with the landing done in slow motion
Slow motion
Slow motion is an effect in film-making whereby time appears to be slowed down. It was invented by the Austrian priest August Musger....
.
Jon often complained that there were no girls in their videos. The drumming was shot in slow motion in order to make it almost perfect with each of the four drummers. The video visually shows the message that no matter how many drummers they had, and no matter how each beat was hit in time, they would never be the same as Jon.
A screen-grab from the video, showing Grant jumping in the air, appears as the cover for the later-released Singles compilation album.
Reception
"Come Back Around" charted in the UK at #14, which was seen by a few people as a disappointment, as it was a single release before the album was due, but was seen by the majority as a success as many albums go top 10 following a top 15 single.The track appeared at #103 on XFM
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
's all-time list "The X-List" in 2003, being very popular with comedians Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, radio presenter, producer, musician, and writer.Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator...
, Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington is a British podcaster, author, television personality and former radio producer. He is best known for the Sky travel series, An Idiot Abroad, which was also presented in the United States on the Science Channel, in Canada on Discovery Channel and in Australia on One HD, and The...
& Stephen Merchant
Stephen Merchant
Stephen James Merchant is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. He is best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais, as the co-writer and co-director of the popular British sitcom The Office, as the co-writer, co-director and a co-star of Extras, and as the...
during their time at the station and alongside its video was #35 on MTV Two's top 100 videos of 2002. The track gained a lot of critical success upon release, with Kerrang! naming it their "Single Of The Week". It is played very regularly at Feeder concerts and festival appearances.
In popular culture
Come Back Around featured on the soundtrack to the gross-out comedy American WeddingAmerican Wedding
American Wedding is a 2003 comedy film that is a sequel to American Pie and American Pie 2 as part of the American Pie series. It was written by Adam Herz and directed by Jesse Dylan...
. It plays very quietly on the radio during the sports shop scene.
CD2
- "Come Back Around" - 3:12
- "Opaque" - 3:56
- "Come Back Around" (Acoustic) - 3:20
- "Come Back Around" (Video/Enhanced Section)
DVD
- "Come Back Around" (Video)
- "Come Back Around - Lyric Screen" (Audio) 3:12
- "Opaque - Photo Gallery" (Audio) 3:56
- "Suffocate" (30 sec video clip)
- "High" (30 sec video clip)
- "Tangerine" (30 sec video clip)
- "Stereo World" (30 sec video clip)
Chart performance
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart | 45 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
14 |
| UK Airplay Chart | 25 |