I've Returned
1982 single by Squeeze
| "I've Returned" | ||||
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| Single by Squeeze | ||||
| from the album Sweets from a Stranger | ||||
| Released | 1982 (Netherlands) | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford | |||
| Producer(s) | Squeeze & Phil McDonald | |||
| Squeeze singles chronology | ||||
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"I've Returned" is a single in the Netherlands, released from Squeeze's fifth album, Sweets from a Stranger.
Background
Glenn Tillbrook said of the song, "It's slightly grandiose-sounding, which is not my cup of tea really. On the whole it's not a bad version. It's a bit like Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run'. And yet another song about drinking."[1] Chris Difford said, "'I've Returned' could have been on East Side Story. It's a lyric that reflects our early writing, so I suppose we were beginning to repeat ourselves. We were cocooned in a web of touring and it was suffocating our skills. We didn't have any time to observe".[1]
The song also was a popular live number at the time. Tillbrook said, "We used to do this as the first number in the set, to replace 'In Quintessence'."[1]
Cash Box praised its " sheer playfulness," calling it a "quick 'n clever slab of wry pop/rock."[2]
Track listing
- "I've Returned" (2:36)
- "When the Hangover Strikes" (4:31)
External links
- Squeeze discography at Squeezenet
References
- ^ a b c Tillbrook, Glenn; Difford, Chris; Drury, Jim. Squeeze: Song by Song. Sanctuary.
- ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. 14 August 1982. p. 10. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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- "Is That Love"
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- "Labelled with Love"
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- Difford & Tilbrook (album)
- "Love's Crashing Waves"
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