Peak
4
Weeks
28
Score
4,368
Chart Year
1989
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position4
Peak DateDec 16, 1989
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted28
Weeks in Top 4018
Weeks in Top 107
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc1,807
Weekly Calc2,561
Total Score4,368
Rankings
Year Ranking#4
Decade Ranking#90
Billboard Year#8
Top 5000#1,540
Details
- Album
- Single
- Label
- Virgin Records
- Genre
- Rhythm & Blues
- Composer(s)
- Jazzie B;Caron Wheeler;Nellee Hooper;Simon Law
- Entered Chart
- Sep 23, 1989
- Peak Date
- Dec 16, 1989
- Released
- 29 May 1989
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- Virgin 7-99171
- B-Side
- (instrumental)
Music Video
[Intro] Back to life, back to reality Back to life, back to reality [Verse 1] Back to life, back to reality Back to the here and now, oh yeah Show me how Decide what you want from me Tell me maybe I could be there for you [Chorus] However do you want me However do you need me, how However do you want me However do you need me, how However do you want me However do you need me However do you want me However do you need me [Verse 2] Back to life Back to the present time Back from a fantasy, yes Tell me now, take the initiative I'll leave it in your hands Until you're ready [Chorus] However do you want me However do you need me, how However do you want me (Hold me now, do you want me) However do you need me However do you want me (However) However do you need me, how However do you want me However do you need me [Interlude] [Chorus] However do you need me However do you need me However do you need me However do you need me [Bridge] I live at the top of the block No more room for trouble and fuss (No no no there's not) Need a change, a positive change Look, it's my writing on the wall [Chorus] Oh oh tell me now how do you want me to be, yeah However do you want me However do you need me, how However do you want me However do you need me, how, how However do you want me However do you need me, how However do you want me However do you need me [Verse 3] Back to life back to the day we had Let's end this foolish game Hear me out, don't let it waste away Make up your mind so I know where I stand [Chorus] However do you want me However do you need me, how However do you want me However do you need me However do you want me However do you need me, how However do you want me However do you need me However do you want me However do you need me, how However do you want me However do you need me However do you want me However do you need me, how However do you want me However do you need me...
Chart History (28 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 23, 1989 | 70 | 56 |
| 2 | Sep 30, 1989 | 52 | 74 |
| 3 | Oct 7, 1989 | 45 | 81 |
| 4 | Oct 14, 1989 | 38 | 88 |
| 5 | Oct 21, 1989 | 28 | 98 |
| 6 | Oct 28, 1989 | 25 | 101 |
| 7 | Nov 4, 1989 | 20 | 106 |
| 8 | Nov 11, 1989 | 16 | 110 |
| 9 | Nov 18, 1989 | 10 | 116 |
| 10 | Nov 25, 1989 | 8 | 118 |
| 11 | Dec 2, 1989 | 7 | 119 |
| 12 | Dec 9, 1989 | 6 | 120 |
| 13 | Dec 16, 1989 | 4 | 122 |
| 14 | Dec 23, 1989 | 6 | 120 |
| 15 | Dec 30, 1989 | 6 | 120 |
| 16 | Jan 6, 1990 | 11 | 115 |
| 17 | Jan 13, 1990 | 18 | 108 |
| 18 | Jan 20, 1990 | 25 | 101 |
| 19 | Jan 27, 1990 | 29 | 97 |
| 20 | Feb 3, 1990 | 34 | 92 |
Weeks 1–20 of 28
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