Baby Come Back (Player song)

Infobox Single
Name = Baby Come Back


Artist = Player
from Album = Player
B-side =
Released = 1977
Format = vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded =
Genre = soft rock
Length = 4:13
Label = RSO Records
Writer = J.C. Crowley and Peter Beckett
Producer =
Certification =
Last single =
This single =
Next single =

"Baby Come Back" is a song by the late 1970s group Player. The song was their biggest single, hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. It was the breakthrough single for the band, gaining them mainstream success, and the only #1 hit of their career. The song, whose key and structure are reminiscent of Hall & Oates' "She's Gone" (original release 1973, charted 1976), is notable for its infectious riffs, and its memorable hook of "Baby Come Back" during the chorus.

Uses in other media

The song was used for humor in the "Homer Alone" episode of "The Simpsons". When Homer calls the lost baby hotline to report that Maggie is missing, he gets put on hold to the tune of "Baby Come Back".

The song also appeared in the "Church Hopping" episode of "King of the Hill". When Hank decides to try Lucky's method of worshiping, they both get drunk at a bar and begin singing the tune, which plays on the jukebox.

In 1986, "Baby Come Back" was covered in the movie " Rad".Fact|Is this the same song? The soundtrack says the song in the movie was written by Eddy Grant (v. J.C. Crowley and Peter Beckett.-- () 01:24, 31 August 2008 (UTC)|date=August 2008

The song was also covered in the 2005 movie "Roll Bounce", starring Bow Wow, Chi McBride, Jurnee Smollett, Mike Epps, Wesley Jonathan, Meagan Good, and Nick Cannon.

In 2006, the song's hook was sampled by Vanessa Hudgens in her single "Come Back to Me".

In 2007, the song was used in the "Transformers" film, in a scene where Bumblebee purposely stalled to a nice romantic location so that the protagonist of the movie, Sam Witwicky (played by Shia LaBeouf), could have some time with his crush, Mikaela Banes (played by Megan Fox). When Mikaela was about to leave, Bumblebee eventually restarted and played this song.

In 2008, the song was used in an ad campaign for Swiffer's line of cleaning products.

In 2008, the song was used in a completely useless manner by Dean Y.