Come Back

Come Back
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album Sounds Of The Universe Songwriter Dave Gahan Christian Eigner Andrew Philpott Produced by Ben Hillier Recorded at Sound Design (Santa Barbara) Chung King (New York) Label Mute Records Length (mm:ss) 5:15 Tempo 144 BPM Time signature 4/4 Key F♯ Minor Programming Luke Smith Engineering Ferg Peterkin Engineering assistance Josh Garcia Jesse Gladstone Anthony Palazzole Pre-production assistance Sie Medway-Smith Mastering Stephen Marcussen Art direction Anton Corbijn Design ShaughnessyWorks Tea Design Recorded May - December, 2008 Originally released April 17, 2009 Played live 38 times * Total live plays 38 times *

Notes

Dave Gahan says in the 'Sounds Of The Universe' EPK:

"I do have my favourite tracks on the album at the moment but they change all the time! I think my favourite is actually 'Come Back' which is a song that I wrote with Andrew and Christian which has really come a long way from the demo."

Dave Gahan told the April 2009 of Rolling Stone Germany (translated from German):

"Martin helped a lot [with my songs], he invested a lot of time, trying a lot. Sometimes I had to pressure him a little bit, but he had this idea with the backing vocals in 'Come Back', which is wonderful."

Dave Gahan told Interia.pl (translated from Polish):

"'Come Back' was originally in a gospel atmosphere, but eventually we decided on a big wall of sound."

Lyrics

Come Back

Come back, come back to me

I'll be waiting, patiently

Come back, come back to me

I'll be waiting here patiently

Walking a thin white line between love and hate

Wasting all of my time in another world

In another place

I could use a little company

A little kindness could go a long way

Weeks turn into months

Months turn into years

Reaching the same conclusions

Gathering up the fear

Come back, come back to me

I'll be waiting, patiently

Come back, come back to me

I'll be waiting here patiently

Light will always shine in the heart of you

In truth and in reality

Only blindness can hide it away

I could use a little restraint

A little kindness can go a long way

Weeks turn into months

Months turn into years

Reaching the same conclusions

Gathering up the fear

Living the same delusion

Gathering up the fear

Come back

Songwriter: Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
Publishing Information: ©2009 Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd licensed by JJSR Productions Inc. All rights reserved.

Dates with available recordings of Come Back

There are currently 19 recordings of Come Back available.

• 2009-04-23 Jimmy Kimmel Live, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2009-04-28 Later... with Jools Holland, BBC Television Centre, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2009-04-28 Later... with Jools Holland, BBC Television Centre, London, England, UK/Source 2
• 2009-04-xx Tour Of The Universe Tour Rehearsals, SIR Studios, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2009-04-xx Tour Of The Universe Tour Rehearsals, SIR Studios, New York, NY, USA/Source 3
• 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg/Source 1
• 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg/Source 2
• 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg/Source 3
• 2009-06-16 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy/Source 1
• 2009-06-23 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
• 2009-06-30 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 2009-07-24 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 2009-08-03 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2009-08-10 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 1
• 2009-11-21 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
• 2010-01-20 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2010-02-11 Łódź Arena, Łódź, Poland/Source 1
• 2010-02-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK/Source 1
• Something Went Wrong (compilation)

Dates where Come Back was played

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

Come Back was played 38 times during this tour.

• 2009-04-23 Jimmy Kimmel Live, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA, USA
• 2009-04-28 Later... with Jools Holland, BBC Television Centre, London, England, UK
• 2009-04-xx Tour Of The Universe Tour Rehearsals, SIR Studios, New York, NY, USA
• 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
• 2009-05-10 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel
• 2009-06-08 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany
• 2009-06-10 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
• 2009-06-12 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
• 2009-06-13 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
• 2009-06-16 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
• 2009-06-18 Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy
• 2009-06-20 TW Classic Festival, Werchter, Belgium
• 2009-06-22 Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
• 2009-06-23 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
• 2009-06-25 Slavia Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic
• 2009-06-27 Stade de France, Paris, France
• 2009-06-28 Zenith Amphitheatre, Nancy, France
• 2009-06-30 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2009-07-01 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany
• 2009-07-03 Arvika Festival, Arvika, Sweden
• 2009-07-06 Esplanade Gambetta, Carcassonne, France
• 2009-07-08 Jose Zorilla Stadium, Valladolid, Spain
• 2009-07-09 Bilbao BBK Live Festival, Bilbao, Spain
• 2009-07-24 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2009-07-25 Bell Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada
• 2009-07-28 Nissan Pavilion, Washington DC, MD, USA
• 2009-07-31 Comcast Center, Boston, MA, USA
• 2009-08-01 Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
• 2009-08-03 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
• 2009-08-07 Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL, USA
• 2009-08-10 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA
• 2009-08-16 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2009-08-19 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA, USA
• 2009-10-04 Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
• 2009-11-21 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
• 2010-01-20 Bercy, Paris, France
• 2010-02-11 Łódź Arena, Łódź, Poland
• 2010-02-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• Come Back was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• Come Back was not played during this tour.

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