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{{Short description|1973 single by Gary Glitter}}

"'''Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again'''" is a [[1973]] hit single performed by [[Gary Glitter]] and co-written by Glitter and his producer Mike Leander. The title of the song is only sung once and as a result other more frequent sung lines have become alternative titles, these include '''"It's Good To Be Back"''' and '''"Did You Miss Me?"''', etc. Sometimes the tile is shortened to simply '''"Hello, Hello"'''. The song is about a man calling his lover after being away for some time and begins with "Did you miss me (yeah), while I was away?", with "Hello, Hello, It's good to be back .. Good to be back" sung repeatedly in the chorus. It reached Number 2 in the [[United Kingdom]], charting in several other countries and remained a popular oldie for decades. The song has been featured on a number of Glitter compilations and live albums since, as well as his 1973 [[studio album]], "Touch Me". In [[1995]] the song returned to the UK charts when Glitter re-recorded it, under the title '''"Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again (Again!)"'''.

{{redirect|Hello, Hello|the song by Elton John with a version featuring Lady Gaga|Gnomeo & Juliet (soundtrack)}}

</br>The opening track of the popular British rock group [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]' album [[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]] "Hello" borrows from the song both lyrically and stylistically.

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{{Infobox song

| name = Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again

| cover = Hellohelloimbackagain.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = [[Gary Glitter]]

| album = [[Touch Me (Gary Glitter album)|Touch Me]]

| B-side = I.O.U.

| released = April 1973

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = [[Glam rock]]

| length = 3:21

| label = [[Bell Records#Bell Records UK|Bell]]

| writer = * Gary Glitter

* [[Mike Leander]]

| producer = Mike Leander

| prev_title = [[Do You Wanna Touch Me]]

| prev_year = 1973

| next_title = [[I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)]]

| next_year = 1973

| misc =

}}

"'''Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again'''" is a song by the English [[glam rock]] singer [[Gary Glitter]], written by Glitter with [[Mike Leander]] and produced by Mike Leander. The precise title of the song is only said twice during the song, and as a result other more frequent sung lines have become alternative titles, these include "Hello, Hello, It's Good to Be Back", "It's Good to Be Back" and "Did You Miss Me?". Sometimes the title is shortened to simply "Hello, Hello".

==Background==

"'''Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again'''" is a [[1973]] hit single performed by [[Gary Glitter]] and co-written by Glitter and his producer Mike Leander. The title of the song is only sung once and as a result other more frequent sung lines have become alternative titles, these include '''"It's Good To Be Back"''' and '''"Did You Miss Me?"''', etc. Sometimes the tile is shortened to simply '''"Hello, Hello"'''. The song is about a man calling his lover after being away for some time and begins with "Did you miss me (yeah), while I was away?", with "Hello, Hellohello, Itit's good to be back, ..it's Goodgood to be back" sung repeatedly in the chorus. It reachedpeaked Numberat No. 2 inon the [[UnitedUK Singles KingdomChart]], chartingand charted in several other countries and remained a popular oldie for decades. It was also often sung at football matches, with the lyrics "Hello, hello" (insert team name) "are back". The song has been featured on a number of Glitter compilations[[Compilation album|compilation]] and [[live albumsalbum]]s since, as well as his 1973second [[studio album]], "''[[Touch Me" (Gary Glitter album)|Touch Me]]'' (1973). In [[1995]] the song returned to the UK charts when Glitter re-recorded it, under the title '''"Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again (Again!)"'''.

==The Young Gods cover==

{{Infobox song

| name = Did You Miss Me?

| cover = The Young Gods Did You Miss Me.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = [[The Young Gods]]

| album = [[The Young Gods (album)|The Young Gods]]

| B-side = The Irrtum Boys

| released = February 1987

| recorded = Artag Studio, Zurich

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = [[Industrial music|Industrial]]

| length = 3:22

| label = Organik

| writer = * [[Gary Glitter]]

* [[Mike Leander]]

| producer = [[Roli Mosimann]]

| prev_title = Envoyé!

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = [[L'Amourir]]

| next_year = 1988

| misc =

}}

Swiss [[Post-industrial music|post-industrial]] band [[the Young Gods]] covered the song for their [[eponym]]ous 1987 debut album ''[[The Young Gods (album)|The Young Gods]]'' under the title "Did You Miss Me?" and released it as a single in the same year.

===Track listing===

#"Did You Miss Me? Hello, Hello I'm Back Again!" – 3:22

#"The Irrtum Boys" – 2:41

===Chart performance===

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! scope="col" | Chart (1987)

! scope="col" | Peak<br />position

|-

| [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Independent Chart]]<ref>{{cite book |first=Barry |last=Lazell |url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/y.htm |title=Indie Hits 1980-1989 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |date=1997 |accessdate=September 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514090320/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/y.htm |archive-date=14 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;"|36

|}

==Certifications==

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Gary Glitter|title=Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again|award=Silver|id=2840-3509-1|type=single|relyear=1973|certyear=1973|access-date=30 November 2022}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{discogs master|232101}}

{{Gary Glitter}}

{{The Young Gods}}

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[[Category:1973 singles]]

[[Category:Gary Glitter songs]]

[[Category:1988 singles]]

[[Category:The Young Gods songs]]

[[Category:Songs written by Mike Leander]]

[[Category:Songs written by Gary Glitter]]

[[Category:1973 songs]]

[[Category:Bell Records singles]]