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If You Come Back

"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, as of June 2025.

Track listings

UK CD single

  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

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

Australian CD single

  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

  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.

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

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References