You Came


"You Came" is the second single from the album Close by Kim Wilde. The song was written by Wilde and Ricky Wilde, after the birth of his first child, Marty.
The single became one of the biggest hits of Wilde's career, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart and reaching the top 10 in several other European countries, including Denmark, where it reached number one for five weeks. In the United States, it was her fourth single to reach the top 50, peaking at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
The song was released during the summer of 1988, while Wilde was supporting Michael Jackson on the European leg of his Bad tour. With the Close album becoming a best-seller, this was arguably the point where Wilde was at the pinnacle of her career as "You Came" reached the top ten in charts all over the world.
It has sold 393,000 copies in France.

Remixes and B-sides

The version of the song used for the 7" single in Europe and Australia was an edited version of the original found on the Close album. An extended version was also released on the 12" and CD-single format.
In North America, a remix by Shep Pettibone was found on both formats, with an edited version on the 7" and two different dub versions. The full length Pettibone remix was also released on a separate 12" single in Europe.
In the countries where "You Came" was the first Close single, the B-side used was an exclusive non-album track called "Tell Me Where You Are," which in the rest of the world had been the B-side to the first Close single "Hey Mister Heartache". In these countries the B-side to "You Came" was a track from the album entitled "Stone."

Track listing

7": MCA / KIM 8 (UK)

  1. "You Came" - 3:29
  2. "Stone" - 4:41
  1. "You Came" - 6:43
  2. "You Came" - 3:29
  3. "Stone" - 4:41
  1. "You Came" - 7:37
  2. "You Came" - 6:43

    12": MCA-23884 (USA & Canada)

  3. "You Came" - 7:37
  4. "You Came" - 4:52
  5. "You Came" - 4:52

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

2006 version

"You Came " is the first single from the album Never Say Never by Kim Wilde and is a re-recording of the original 1988 song.
Wilde released her new album in selected countries in 2006, consisting of new songs plus re-workings of some of her hit singles from the 1980s. The re-working of "You Came" was a top 30 hit in several European countries. It has sold 36.000 Copies in Germany.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "You Came "
  2. "Maybe I'm Crazy"
CD maxi single
  1. "You Came "
  2. "Maybe I'm Crazy"
  3. "You Came "
  4. "You Came "
Promo CD single
  1. "You Came "

    Chart performance

Cover versions

"You Came" has been covered several times and in several different languages. A Greek version entitled "Eisai oti agapo" was released by Bessy Argyraki, a Finnish version entitled "Niin tein" was released by the band Hausmylly, and the original English version has been covered by German band Aura, Estonian singer Hylene, the B. City Crew, Baz and Candy Warhol.