Come Back To Me

Written by Janet Jackson, James Harris, and Terry Lewis, and produced by Harris and Lewis, this song was released on June 19, 1990 and was the fifth single from Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). A remix of the original song appears on Jackson's first greatest hits compilation Design of a Decade: 1986-1996 (1996). The single contains the B-side "The Skin Game Pt. 1". "The Skin Game Pt. 2" is an instrumental track which appears exclusively on selected releases. Jackson also recorded the song in Spanish, titled "Vuelve a Mi", which also appears on selected releases. In the UK, the song was released as a double A-side single co-featuring "Alright". In 2008, the song was sampled on Plies featuring Ne-Yo's "Bust It Baby Pt. 2". Janet was even featured on the official remix to the song. Chart performance The song reached #2 on the U.S. Hot 100, becoming another top five single from Rhythm Nation 1814. It also became Jackson's first - and so far only - #1 hit on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. Internationally, it failed to reach the top ten in Canada, peaked at twenty on the UK Singles Chart, and did poorly in Australia. Music video Directed by Dominic Sena, the video is set in Paris, where Jackson deals with the former lover leaving her. In the video, she reminisces about the good moments spent with her former lover, played by René Elizondo, Jr., to whom she would be married a year later. The video appears on the video compilation Design of a Decade: 1986-1996 and was released on iTunes on May 4, 2007.

[Intro] Come... [Verse 1] Looking through my old drawer Came across the letter you wrote Said you needed time away That was so long ago [Pre-Chorus] All my life, I've waited To see your smile again In my mind, I've hated Not able to let go [Chorus] Come back to me I'm begging you please Come back to me I want you to Come back to me I'm begging you please Come back to me [Verse 2] Lord knows that I have tried To live my life as one Friends tell me to hold on Tough times don't last for long [Pre-Chorus] My abandoned heart Just doesn't understand My undying love for you Won't let me wait [Chorus] Come back to me I'm begging you please Come back to me I want you to Come back to me I'm begging you please Come back to me I want you to Come back to me (Come back to me) Come back I want you to Come back to me Come back [Spoken Interlude] Please come back to me I miss you so much Wherever you are I love you [Bridge] All my life, I've waited To see your smile again In my mind, I've hated Not able to let go Not able to let go Oh, no, I won't let you go No, oh [Outro] I don't know what else to say No, no, no, no