Baby, Come Back
The Equals
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Come back Baby, come back Baby, come back Baby, come back This is the first time [unintelligible] today That you have run away I'm asking you for the first time Love me [unintelligible] stay (all right) Hey (all right) Hey (all right!) Hey, yeah Come back Baby, come back Baby, come back Baby, come back There ain't no use in you crying Cause I'm more hurt than you I shoulda not been out flirting But now my love is true Ooh (all right) Ooh (OK!) Ooh, yeah Come back Baby, come back Baby, come back Baby, come back Come back, baby, don't you leave me Baby, baby, please don't go Oh, won't you give me a second chance Baby, I love you so (all right) Oh (oh, yeah) Oh [unintelligible] Oh, yeah Come back I said baby, come back I said baby, come back Oh won't you please come back Oh won't you please come back
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Written by: Eddy Grant
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12 facts about this song
Historical Context"Baby, Come Back" is a song composed by The Equals, a British rock band largely popular during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Chart PerformanceThe song was first released in 1966 and then re-released in 1968 where it seized the top spot on the UK Singles Chart in July of that year.
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International SuccessThe track saw success beyond the UK, topping charts in many countries including Germany, Ireland, Australia, and the Netherlands.
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Band's IdentityThe Equals were a racially diverse group, unprecedented for British pop music at the time. Eddy Grant, one of the band's founding members who later found solo success, was born in Guyana.
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Song CompositionThe track is characterized by its catchy beat and memorable lyrics set to the theme of a man pleading for his love to return.
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Musical GenreThe song mixes elements of rock, pop, and reggae genres, reflecting the band's diverse backgrounds and innovative style.
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Influence and Covers"Baby, Come Back" has been covered multiple times by different artists, perhaps most famously by Pato Banton in 1994 who took it to number 1 in the UK again.
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LegacyDespite The Equals not being widely known today, "Baby, Come Back" remains their most famous song and is still enjoyed as a classic pop hit.
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Soundtrack AppearancesThe song featured in the soundtracks of several movies and TV series, including "The Martian", "Grown Ups", and "Men in Trees".
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Band's SuccessThe song was a breakthrough for The Equals, enabling their music to reach global audiences and solidifying them as one of the notable British bands of their era.
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Song LyricsThe lyrics evoke strong feelings of longing and remorse, which were embedded with an infectiously upbeat rhythm – a stylistic contrast that played a big part in the song's appeal
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Cultural RelevanceThe track is often associated with the mod subculture in the UK owing to its roots in 1960s rock.
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