Always Come Back to Your Love

"Always Come Back to Your Love"
Single by Samantha Mumba
from the album Gotta Tell You
Released19 February 2001 (2001-02-19)
StudioStargate (Norway)
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Tor Erik Hermansen
  • Mikkel S.E.
  • Hallgeir Rustan
Producer(s)Stargate
Samantha Mumba singles chronology
"Body II Body"
(2000) 		"Always Come Back to Your Love"
(2001) 		"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"
(2001)
Music video
"Always Come Back to Your Love" on YouTube

"Always Come Back to Your Love" is a song by Irish singer Samantha Mumba, released as the third single from her debut studio album, Gotta Tell You (2000), on 19 February 2001. The song was written by Hallgeir Rustan and producers Stargate, who recorded it at the producers' Norwegian studio. "Always Come Back to Your Love" was Mumba's second and final song to top the Irish Singles Chart, peaking at number one on the chart dated 22 February 2001. It also entered the top 10 in United Kingdom and Romania, reaching numbers three and 10 on their respective charts.

Music video

The video starts off with Mumba exiting a car that just pulled into a building, and she starts singing. It cuts to a new scene where Mumba is sitting with friends in a blue room while boys walk in; the video switches between this scene and her dancing a routine. These three scenes continue to switch during the rest of the song.

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single[1]

  1. "Always Come Back to Your Love" (with rap)
  2. "Always Come Back to Your Love" (Cevin Fisher vocal mix)
  3. "Always Come Back to Your Love" (DJ Disciple vocal club mix)
  4. "Always Come Back to Your Love" (video)

UK cassette single and European CD single[2][3]

  1. "Always Come Back to Your Love" (with rap) – 3:49
  2. "Always Come Back to Your Love" (Almighty mix) – 8:48

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK and Australian CD single liner notes.[1]

Studio

  • Recorded and mixed at Stargate Studios (Norway)

Personnel

  • Samantha Mumba – vocals
  • Stargate – production, vocal production (as D-Flex)
    • Mikkel S.E. – writing, all instruments
    • Hallgeir Rustan – writing, all instruments
    • Tor Erik Hermansen – writing, all instruments
  • Aaron Chakraverty – mastering
  • Lorenzo Agius – photography
  • Brill Management Dublin – management
  • Louis Walsh – management

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom 19 February 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
[14][15]
Australia 9 April 2001 CD [16]

References

  1. ^ a b Always Come Back to Your Love (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Samantha Mumba. Polydor Records, Wildcard Records. 2001. 587 925-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Always Come Back to Your Love (UK cassette single sleeve). Samantha Mumba. Polydor Records, Wildcard Records. 2001. 587 925-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Always Come Back to Your Love (European CD single liner notes). Samantha Mumba. Polydor Records, Wildcard Records. 2001. 587 668-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Issue 583" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 11. 10 March 2001. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Always Come Back to Your Love". Irish Singles Chart.
  7. ^ "Samantha Mumba – Always Come Back to Your Love". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ^ a b "Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay Chart – Top of the Year 2001" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 9 December 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2002.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Ireland – Top Singles for 2001". Allcharts. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  12. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – Samantha Mumba – Always Come Back to Your Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Samantha Mumba – Always Come Back to Your Love". Can't Stop the Pop. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  15. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting February 19, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 17 February 2001. p. 35. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  16. ^ "The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 9th April 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 9 April 2001. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2021.