"If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" is a song by Australian band Mental As Anything, released in May 1981 as the lead single from their third studio album Cats & Dogs. The song peaked at number 4 on the Kent Music Report.[1]
| "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" | ||||
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| Single by Mental As Anything | ||||
| from the album Cats & Dogs | ||||
| B-side | "Assault And Flattery" | |||
| Released | May 1981 (Aus) | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Regular Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Martin Plaza | |||
| Producer(s) | Russell Dunlop, Bruce Brown | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" on YouTube | ||||
At the 1981 Countdown Music Awards, the song won Best Australian Single.[2]
Reception
editJunkee Media described it as, "a gonzo anti-break-up song with a melody line as big and gaudy as one of Jeff Koons' flower dogs, is a cartoon in and of itself. It’s the kind of thing you'd expect to see scribbled on the side of a wall, rather than playing on the radio. And that's its genius."[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" | Martin Plaza | 2:16 |
| 2. | "Assault And Flattery" | Reg Mombassa | 2:45 |
Personnel
edit- Martin Plaza – lead vocals, guitar
- Greedy Smith – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
- Reg Mombassa – guitar, vocals
- Peter O'Doherty – bass, guitar, vocals
- Wayne de Lisle – drums
Charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4][5] | 4 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 16 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 39 |
References
edit- ^ Mental As Anything - If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too? at Australian Music Database
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". users.ncable.net.au. Ron Jeff. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ Joseph Earp. "The 200 Greatest Australian Songs Of All Time, Part Two". Junkee.
- ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1981". Kent Music Report. 4 January 1982. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Mental As Anything – If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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