"Lover Come Back to Me" is a 1985 single by the English pop band Dead or Alive, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was released as the second single from the band's second studio album, Youthquake. The single peaked at No. 11 on the UK singles chart, No. 3 in South Africa, No. 5 in Switzerland, No. 21 in Germany, No. 13 in Australia and No. 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In addition to the standard 7" and 12" formats, a fan-shaped picture disc was also released in the UK. The B-side to the single was "Far Too Hard", a song from the band's debut studio album Sophisticated Boom Boom. As with "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", the song was re-recorded in 2003 for the band's retrospective compilation album Evolution: The Hits.

Critical reception

The single generally received positive reviews, being described as "appealing" by Ira Robbins of Trouser Press while Ned Raggett of AllMusic said, "When Burns commands at the end of the chorus, 'Kick it right down, right down!' it's as memorable as mass media pop of any stripe ever gets." Members of pop duo Strawberry Switchblade Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall criticized the song, saying that they "don't like it very much" and "it's horrible".

Track listing

Charts