Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:51, 22 October 2018

Latest revision as of 18:18, 6 May 2025

(29 intermediate revisions by 19 users not shown)

Line 1:

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

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

{{RefimproveMore citations needed|date=September 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}

Line 11 ⟶ 12:

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

| B-side = I.O.U.

| released = April 1973

| format = [[Single (music)#7-inch format|7"]]

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = [[Glam rock]]

| length = 3:5121

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

| writer = {{hlist|* Gary Glitter|
* [[Mike Leander]]}}

| producer = Mike Leander

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

Line 25 ⟶ 26:

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

| next_year = 1973

| misc = {{Extra track listing

| Album = Touch Me

| Type = Single

| this_track = "'''Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again'''"

| track_no = 1

| next_track = "Sidewalk Sinner"

| next_no = 2}}

}}

"'''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 sungsaid oncetwice 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..., Goodit'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==

Line 47 ⟶ 43:

| B-side = The Irrtum Boys

| released = February 1987

| format = [[Gramophone record|Vinyl]]

| recorded = Artag Studio, Zurich

| studio =

Line 54 ⟶ 49:

| length = 3:22

| label = Organik

| writer = {{hlist|* [[Gary Glitter]]|
* [[Mike Leander]]}}

| producer = [[Roli Mosimann]]

| prev_title = Envoyé!

Line 60 ⟶ 56:

| next_title = [[L'Amourir]]

| next_year = 1988

| misc = {{Extra track listing

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

| Type = Single

| prev_track = "Feu"

| prev_no = 7

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

| track_no = 8

| next_track = "Si tu gardes"

| next_no = 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.

Line 82 ⟶ 70:

! 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}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:1973 singles]]

Line 98 ⟶ 97:

[[Category:Songs written by Gary Glitter]]

[[Category:1973 songs]]

[[Category:Bell Records singles]]