Come Back to Me (Vanessa Hudgens song)
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"Come Back to Me" is the debut single by American actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens. The song was written and produced by Antonina Armato
and 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 an R&B
and pop
song with an urban beat, string instruments and hand-claps.
Critical reception of "Come Back to Me" was generally positive; some the critics praised the inclusion of the Player sample and named the song one of the album's best tracks. However, the song was criticized for holding a manufactured and overproduced sound. "Come Back to Me" performed moderately in the United States, where it peaked at number 55 on the Billboard
Hot 100
and number 18 on the Pop Songs chart. The song fared better internationally as it peaked in the top twenty in several countries, including France, Italy, New Zealand and Spain. The song's music video was directed by Chris Applebaum
and features Hudgens dancing in front of colorful backdrops and hanging out with her friends.
and Tim James
, who are known for their numerous Disney music projects. The strings
were arranged by Nicky Scappa and Read, and performed by the latter. Hudgens performs backing vocals alongside singer-songwriter Char Licera. The song was mixed
by Serban Ghenea
at Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virgina and mastered by Steven Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Los Angeles
, California. Musically, "Come Back to Me" is an R&B
and pop
song with an instrumentation consisting of urban beats, strings and hand-claps. The song opens with a string-laden intro. Bill Lamb of About.com
noted Hudgens' vocals as "loose" and "friendly" on the track. The song samples American rock band Player
's hit single "Baby Come Back" (1977), written by Peter Beckett
and J.C. Crowley, who both received writing credits on the song.
The song was released as Hudgens' debut single on September 12, 2006 through digital distribution
. On October 10, 2006, it was serviced for mainstream
airplay in the United States. It was first released physically on December 15, 2006, in Germany, alongside the B-side
"Don't Talk". The song was later released via digital download in European countries on December 18, 2006. An enhanced 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.
, Nick Cavalieri named the song one of the best tracks on V.
Kyle Anderson of MTV Newsroom
deemed "Come Back to Me" a song with "a clever sample and a particularly infectious hook". 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'." 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. 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."
Hot 100
on the issue dated September 30, 2006. The song ascended and descended on the chart for several weeks before reaching its peak position of number 55, on the issue dated December 9, 2006. The song also reached number 18 on the Pop Songs chart, number 22 on Pop 100 Airplay
, number 57 on the now defunct Pop 100
and number 63 on Radio Songs
. Across Europe, the song fared better on the charts; it reached number 43 on European Hot 100 Singles. In France, it peaked at number twelve and remained on the chart for a total of 25 weeks before falling off. In Italy, the song debuted at number eight, which became its peak position, and stayed on the chart for two weeks. "Come Back to Me" achieved its highest peak position in New Zealand, where it reached number six and spent five weeks in the top ten. In total, the song appeared on the chart for 17 weeks. The song also reached number 36 in Australia, number 58 in Germany and number 118 on the UK Singles Chart
.
for "Come Back to Me" was directed by Chris Applebaum
. The video was first shown on Disney Channel
on August 25, 2006, following the premiere of The Cheetah Girls 2
. Hudgens walks onto the set of a music video, applies her makeup, changes her shoes from flip-flops to high heels and performs the song while dancing against a brightly lit backdrop. Next, she is shown performing and dancing in a black room with numerous chandelier
s flickering on and off. Afterwards, she appears on a red stage with circles flickering in various colors. After that, more shots of the black room is shown, including one in which she is swinging on a chandelier. In the last scene, she is sings and dances in front of the 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. 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." A director's cut
version of the video appears on the physical release of the single.
As part of promotion, Hudgens performed "Come Back to Me" on several occasions. She first performed it while serving as the opening act for The Cheetah Girls' during the The Party's Just Begun Tour during the fall of 2006. On September 28, 2006, she performed it on an episode of Good Morning America
, and on Live with Regis & Kelly later the same day. She also performed the song at the nationwide tour High School Musical: The Concert
, which she toured alongside her High School Musical cast mates.
Credits are adapted from Vs album liner notes.
Antonina Armato
Antonina Armato is a songwriter and music producer who is most known for co-writing the #1 single "I Still Believe" and co-writing another #1 single "She Ain't Worth It." She has written or produced over 20 Top Ten singles...
and Tim James
Tim James (music producer)
Timothy James Price is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. James is the co-founder of Rock Mafia. James co-wrote the songs "Potential Breakup Song" by Aly & AJ, "Come Back to Me" by Vanessa Hudgens, "See You Again" by Miley Cyrus, and "Naturally" by Selena Gomez & the Scene. James...
. It was released on September 12, 2006, through Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
from Hudgens' debut studio album, V
V (Vanessa Hudgens album)
V is the debut studio album by American pop singer Vanessa Hudgens, first released on September 26, 2006, via Hollywood Records. V had sold 570,000 copies in the U.S. as of August 2009 and one million copies worldwide...
(2006). The song is built around a sample of "Baby Come Back
Baby Come Back
"Baby Come Back" is a song by 1970s group Player from their self-titled second album of the same name. It was written by lead singer Peter Beckett and J.C. Crowley. The song was their biggest single, hitting number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the soul charts, in 1978...
" (1977) by American band Player
Player (band)
Player is an American rock band that made their mark during the late 1970s. The group scored a few US Hot 100 hits, three of which went into the Top 40 -two of those single releases went Top 10, including the #1 hit "Baby Come Back". That song was written by group members Peter Beckett and J.C....
. Due to the inclusion of the sample, the original song's writers, Peter Beckett
Peter Beckett
Peter Beckett is an English musician and songwriter who has recorded written songs for many prominent recording artists and for several films, as well as produced solo work. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist for 1970s soft rock group Player, which scored a U.S...
and J.C. Crowley, obtained writing credits. Musically, "Come Back to Me" is an R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song with an urban beat, string instruments and hand-claps.
Critical reception of "Come Back to Me" was generally positive; some the critics praised the inclusion of the Player sample and named the song one of the album's best tracks. However, the song was criticized for holding a manufactured and overproduced sound. "Come Back to Me" performed moderately in the United States, where it peaked at number 55 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and number 18 on the Pop Songs chart. The song fared better internationally as it peaked in the top twenty in several countries, including France, Italy, New Zealand and Spain. The song's music video was directed by Chris Applebaum
Chris Applebaum
Chris Applebaum is an American music video director, who has worked with a diverse range of artists, among them Rihanna, Hilary Duff, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mandy Moore, Natasha Bedingfield, Fountains of Wayne and Britney Spears...
and features Hudgens dancing in front of colorful backdrops and hanging out with her friends.
Background and composition
"Come Back to Me" was written and produced by Antonina ArmatoAntonina Armato
Antonina Armato is a songwriter and music producer who is most known for co-writing the #1 single "I Still Believe" and co-writing another #1 single "She Ain't Worth It." She has written or produced over 20 Top Ten singles...
and Tim James
Tim James (music producer)
Timothy James Price is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. James is the co-founder of Rock Mafia. James co-wrote the songs "Potential Breakup Song" by Aly & AJ, "Come Back to Me" by Vanessa Hudgens, "See You Again" by Miley Cyrus, and "Naturally" by Selena Gomez & the Scene. James...
, who are known for their numerous Disney music projects. The strings
String instrument
A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
were arranged by Nicky Scappa and Read, and performed by the latter. Hudgens performs backing vocals alongside singer-songwriter Char Licera. The song was mixed
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
by Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea is a four-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy Award-winning mixer. He has mixed songs for such artists as Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Jewel, Santana, Ozomatli, Shakira, Jill Scott, R. Kelly, Rod Stewart, and Dave Matthews Band...
at Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virgina and mastered by Steven Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California. Musically, "Come Back to Me" is an R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song with an instrumentation consisting of urban beats, strings and hand-claps. The song opens with a string-laden intro. Bill Lamb of About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
noted Hudgens' vocals as "loose" and "friendly" on the track. The song samples American rock band Player
Player (band)
Player is an American rock band that made their mark during the late 1970s. The group scored a few US Hot 100 hits, three of which went into the Top 40 -two of those single releases went Top 10, including the #1 hit "Baby Come Back". That song was written by group members Peter Beckett and J.C....
's hit single "Baby Come Back" (1977), written by Peter Beckett
Peter Beckett
Peter Beckett is an English musician and songwriter who has recorded written songs for many prominent recording artists and for several films, as well as produced solo work. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist for 1970s soft rock group Player, which scored a U.S...
and J.C. Crowley, who both received writing credits on the song.
The song was released as Hudgens' debut single on September 12, 2006 through digital distribution
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
. On October 10, 2006, it was serviced for mainstream
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
airplay in the United States. It was first released physically on December 15, 2006, in Germany, alongside the B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
"Don't Talk". The song was later released via digital download in European countries on December 18, 2006. An enhanced CD
Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players....
single was released in Germany on February 2, 2007, featuring the song's music video, the album track "Too Emotional" and a photo gallery.
Critical reception
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". Moreover, Lamb wrote: "'Come Back to Me' is unlikely to linger too long in your memory, but it also fails to generate any annoying after taste. Program it into your listening when you need a contemporary, breezy, light pop confection... Sure, you are being manipulated by the corporate music establishment, but the song is fun." He also noted that the "Baby Come Back" sample was possibly added to "trigger pleasant deja vu in parents listening along with their kids". In an editorial review for RhapsodyRhapsody (online music service)
Rhapsody is an online music store subscription service, launched in December 2001, and available in the United States only. On April 6, 2010, Rhapsody officially declared its independence from RealNetworks. Downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced by Helix, Rhapsody's version...
, Nick Cavalieri named the song one of the best tracks on V.
Kyle Anderson of MTV Newsroom
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
deemed "Come Back to Me" a song with "a clever sample and a particularly infectious hook". Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
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'." In a more mixed review, Fraser McAlpine of BBC Music
BBC Music
BBC Music is a team working in the department of Audio and Music Interactive at the BBC. Responsible for the BBC Music website - the portal site to music content across the BBC website....
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. 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."
Chart performance
In the United States, "Come Back to Me" made its debut at number 79 on the BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
on the issue dated September 30, 2006. The song ascended and descended on the chart for several weeks before reaching its peak position of number 55, on the issue dated December 9, 2006. The song also reached number 18 on the Pop Songs chart, number 22 on Pop 100 Airplay
Pop 100 Airplay
The Pop 100 Airplay was a chart created in 2005 and released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It measured mainstream radio airplay, and was one of the three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Singles Sales and Hot Digital Songs charts, that determined the chart positions of singles...
, number 57 on the now defunct Pop 100
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...
and number 63 on Radio Songs
Radio Songs
Radio Songs is an album of duo Robin and Linda Williams on the Red House Records label, released in 2007.Radio Songs consists of recordings made when performing on Garrison Keillor's NPR radio program A Prairie Home Companion. Although Robin and Linda first appeared on the show regularly in 1976,...
. Across Europe, the song fared better on the charts; it reached number 43 on European Hot 100 Singles. In France, it peaked at number twelve and remained on the chart for a total of 25 weeks before falling off. In Italy, the song debuted at number eight, which became its peak position, and stayed on the chart for two weeks. "Come Back to Me" achieved its highest peak position in New Zealand, where it reached number six and spent five weeks in the top ten. In total, the song appeared on the chart for 17 weeks. The song also reached number 36 in Australia, number 58 in Germany and number 118 on the 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 ...
.
Music video and live performances
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Come Back to Me" was directed by Chris Applebaum
Chris Applebaum
Chris Applebaum is an American music video director, who has worked with a diverse range of artists, among them Rihanna, Hilary Duff, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mandy Moore, Natasha Bedingfield, Fountains of Wayne and Britney Spears...
. The video was first shown on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
on August 25, 2006, following the premiere of The Cheetah Girls 2
The Cheetah Girls 2
The Cheetah Girls 2 is the 2006 sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Cheetah Girls. Its premiere received the highest ratings of all Disney Channel Movies at its time, a total of over 8.1 million viewers, beating the premiere ratings of High School Musical , and beating previous highest...
. Hudgens walks onto the set of a music video, applies her makeup, changes her shoes from flip-flops to high heels and performs the song while dancing against a brightly lit backdrop. Next, she is shown performing and dancing in a black room with numerous chandelier
Chandelier
A chandelier is a branched decorative ceiling-mounted light fixture with two or more arms bearing lights. Chandeliers are often ornate, containing dozens of lamps and complex arrays of glass or crystal prisms to illuminate a room with refracted light...
s flickering on and off. Afterwards, she appears on a red stage with circles flickering in various colors. After that, more shots of the black room is shown, including one in which she is swinging on a chandelier. In the last scene, she is sings and dances in front of the colorful background. Black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
shots of her and her friends are interspersed throughout the video, and Hudgens' friend, actress Alexa Nikolas
Alexa Nikolas
Alexa Helen Nikolas is an American actress. Her most notable is that of Nicole Bristow on the Nickelodeon TV show Zoey 101, in which she appeared from 2005 to 2006.-Career:...
, makes an appearance. The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix. Circulated throughout Arizona, it is the state's largest newspaper. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Gannett newspaper chain. It was ranked tenth in US daily newspapers by circulation in 2007.-Early years:The newspaper was founded...
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." A director's cut
Director's cut
A director's cut is a specially edited version of a film, and less often TV series, music video, commercials, comic book or video games, that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit...
version of the video appears on the physical release of the single.
As part of promotion, Hudgens performed "Come Back to Me" on several occasions. She first performed it while serving as the opening act for The Cheetah Girls' during the The Party's Just Begun Tour during the fall of 2006. On September 28, 2006, she performed it on an episode of Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, and on Live with Regis & Kelly later the same day. She also performed the song at the nationwide tour High School Musical: The Concert
High School Musical: The Concert
High School Musical: The Concert was a 40-city concert tour based on the popular hit Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical, sponsored by AEG Live and presented by Buena Vista Concerts...
, which she toured alongside her High School Musical cast mates.
Formats and track listings
- CD single
- "Come Back to Me" – 2:46
- "Don't Talk" – 2:34
- Digital download
- "Come Back to Me" – 2:47
- Enhanced CD single
- "Come Back to Me" – 2:46
- "Too Emotional" – 2:50
- "Come Back to Me" (Photo Gallery)
- "Come Back to Me" (Director's Cut Video) – 2:45
- Remix download
- "Come Back to Me" (Bimbo JonesBimbo JonesBimbo Jones is a UK dance music group comprising producers Lee Dagger and Marc JB and vocalist Katherine Ellis. Known for their remix work and white label releases, they produced a remix of Meck's 2006 UK number-one single "Thunder in My Heart Again"...
Radio Edit) – 2:55
Credits and personnel
- Vanessa Hudgens – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, background vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Antonina ArmatoAntonina ArmatoAntonina Armato is a songwriter and music producer who is most known for co-writing the #1 single "I Still Believe" and co-writing another #1 single "She Ain't Worth It." She has written or produced over 20 Top Ten singles...
– production, songwritingSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer... - Tim JamesTim James (music producer)Timothy James Price is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. James is the co-founder of Rock Mafia. James co-wrote the songs "Potential Breakup Song" by Aly & AJ, "Come Back to Me" by Vanessa Hudgens, "See You Again" by Miley Cyrus, and "Naturally" by Selena Gomez & the Scene. James...
– production, songwriting - Peter BeckettPeter BeckettPeter Beckett is an English musician and songwriter who has recorded written songs for many prominent recording artists and for several films, as well as produced solo work. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist for 1970s soft rock group Player, which scored a U.S...
– songwriting - J.C. Crowley – songwriting
- Nigel Lundemo – engineering, programming
- Nicky Scappa – programming
- Read – engineer, stringsString instrumentA string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
- Char Licera – background vocals
Credits are adapted from Vs album liner notes.
Charts
| Chart (2006–07) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Germany (Media Control AG Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
58 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company | 118 |
| US Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
57 |
Radio dates and release history
| Country | Release date | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | September 12, 2006 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
| October 10, 2006 | Mainstream Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts... airplay |
|
| Germany | December 15, 2006 | CD single |
| United Kingdom | December 18, 2006 | Digital download |
| Germany | February 2, 2007 | Enhanced CD Enhanced CD Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players.... single |