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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 in music|1973]] [[studio album]], ''[[Touch Me (Gary Glitter 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!)"'''.

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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==

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, it's good to be back" sung repeatedly in the chorus. It peaked at No. 2 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and 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 [[Compilation album|compilation]] and [[live album]]s since, as well as his second [[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==

==Cover versions==

{{Infobox song

*Glitter performed lyrics from "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" in [[The KLF]]'s "Gary In The Tardis", found on the [[1988 in music|1988]] single "[[Doctorin' the Tardis]]".

| name = Did You Miss Me?

*[[They Might Be Giants]] side-project band [[Mono Puff]] covered the song in their 1996 debut LP [[Unsupervised (album)|Unsupervised]].

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

*The opening track of [[United Kingdom|British]] rock group [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]'s [[1995 in music|1995]] album ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]'' "Hello" borrows from the song both lyrically and stylistically.

| alt =

*[[Germany|German]] [[techno]] group [[Scooter (band)|Scooter]] sampled the song in their single "Hello! (Good To Be Back)" from the [[2005 in music|2005]] album ''[[Who's Got The Last Laugh Now?]]''.

| type = single

*The [[United States|American]] band [[Shivaree (band)|Shivaree]] covered the song in their 2007 [[cover album]] ''[[Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs]]''.

| artist === [[The Young Gods cover===]]

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

{{Infobox Single

| B-side = The Irrtum Boys

| Name = Did You Miss Me?

| released = February 1987

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

| recorded = Artag Studio, Zurich

| Artist = [[The Young Gods]]

| studio =

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

| venue =

| B-side(s) = "The Irrtum Boys"

| genre = [[Industrial music|Industrial]]

| Released = February, 1987

| length = 3:22

| Format = [[Gramophone record|Vinyl]]

| label = Organik

| Recorded = Artag Studio, Zurich

| Genrewriter = * [[IndustrialGary Glitter]]

* [[Mike Leander]]

| Length = 3:22

| producer = [[Roli Mosimann]]

| Label = Organik

| prev_title = Envoyé!

| Producer = [[Roli Mosimann]]

| prev_year = 1986

| Writer = [[Gary Glitter]]<br />Mike Leander

| next_title = [[L'Amourir]]

| Last single = "[[Envoyé!]]"<br />(1986)

| next_year = 1988

| This single = "'''Did You Miss Me?'''"<br />(1987)

| misc =

| Next single = "[[L'Amourir]]"<br/>(1988)

{{Extra tracklisting

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

| Type = studio

| prev_track = "Feu"

| prev_no = Track 7

| this_track = "'''Did You Miss Me?'''"

| track_no = Track 8

| next_track = "Si Tu Gardes"

| next_no = Track 9

}}

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===

[[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Industrial music|Industrial]] band [[The Young Gods]] covered the song for their [[1987 in music|1987]] [[debut album]] ''[[The Young Gods (album)|The Young Gods]]'' and released it as a single under the name [[Did You Miss Me?]].

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

#"The Irrtum Boys" – 2:41

====Tracklisting=Chart performance===

{| class="wikitable sortable"

# "'''Did You Miss Me?'''" - 3:22

|-

# "The Irrtum Boys" - 2:41

! 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:The Young Gods songs]]

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