Comeback When You Hear This Song

On April 29, 2013, JYP Entertainment revealed the title and track list of 2PM's third studio album, Grown, which would feature a double title track: "Comeback When You Hear This Song" and "A.D.T.O.Y."^[1] On May 6, 2013, 2PM released the music video for "Comeback When You Hear This Song" and digitally released the album Grown, minus the second title track, "A.D.T.O.Y."^[2]

A Japanese version of the song with the title "Kono uta o kiite modotte kit" (この歌を聴いて戻ってきて) was released as a bonus track for the group's Japanese single "Winter Games" on October 16, 2013.^[3]

"Comeback When You Hear This Song" is an electropop song with R&B elements written and composed by JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young, with the rap section co-written by 2PM member Ok Taec-yeon.^[4][5][6] The song composed in the key C major at a rate of 125 beats per minute and with a running time of 3 minutes and 38 seconds.^[7] "Comeback When You Hear This Song" is written from the perspective of a man who regrets a breakup.^[2] In contrast to the more masculine and "sexy" "A.D.T.O.Y.", "Comeback When You Hear This Song" portrays a "younger" image of 2PM.^[6]

The music video of "Comeback When You Hear This Song", starring model Stephanie Lee,^[8] features a motif of the seven deadly sins.^[4] It switches between individual scenes of each member in various sets inside or around a building, either losing their love interest or apologizing to her, and choreography scenes with the members dancing on top of a rooftop behind a giant stereo. The choreography of the song was created by foreign choreographers who did not understand the lyrics of the song, primarily featuring beckoning hand gestures and clapping.^[6]

2PM first performed "Comeback When You Hear This Song" on their comeback special, 2PM Returns, aired on MBC on May 12, 2013.^[9][10] On May 16, 2PM held their first comeback stage for the song on Mnet's M Countdown; they promoted the song for two weeks.^[11] On May 24, "Comeback When You Hear This Song" topped the Music Bank K-Chart.^[12]