I Wanna Go Back
1984 single by Billy Satellite
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"I Wanna Go Back" is a 1984 song by American rock band Billy Satellite, written by band members Monty Byrom, Danny Chauncey, and Ira Walker. The single peaked at no. 78. Gregg Rolie recorded a cover of the song in 1985. Another cover of "I Wanna Go Back" was recorded by Eddie Money in 1986. Money's cover of the song reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 33 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number three on the Album Rock Tracks chart. Billboard described Money's cover of "I Wanna Go Back" as a "hard rock ballad" that "capsulizes grown-up regret".
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| Single by Billy Satellite | ||||
| from the album Billy Satellite | ||||
| B-side | "Rockin' Down the Highway" | |||
| Released | December 1984 | |||
| Genre | AOR, pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Capitol Capitol 5409 | |||
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| Producer | Don Gehman | |||
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| Single by Eddie Money | ||||
| from the album Can't Hold Back | ||||
| B-side | "Broken Down Chevy" | |||
| Released | December 1986 | |||
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| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia Columbia 38-06569 | |||
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Billy Satellite version
Released in 1984 as the band's debut single, it reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 8, 1984. The song charted for three weeks, peaking at number 78[3] and at number 72 on Cash Box. Written by band members Monty Byrom, Danny Chauncey, and Ira Walker, the mid-tempo song is reliant on synthesizers but contains a short guitar solo in the bridge and some guitar in the outro. The music video begins with the members of Billy Satellite driving a jeep to Alameda, California to the site of a previous live show; the latter portion features the band playing in a bar there.[citation needed]
Gregg Rolie version
Gregg Rolie recorded a cover of "I Wanna Go Back" in 1985.[4]
Eddie Money version
American rock singer Eddie Money covered the song on his 1986 album Can't Hold Back, and it was released as a follow-up single to the Top 10 hit "Take Me Home Tonight". "I Wanna Go Back" reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 33 on the Adult Contemporary chart,[5] and number three on the Album Rock Tracks chart in early 1987.
Music video
The music video to his version features Money revisiting a high school interspersed with him and his band playing before a concert audience. Money briefly follows a mysterious figure through the crowd at the school dance; that figure represents the girl who got away.[citation needed] The video was filmed on Blackwell Street and the then-Dover High School (now The Kubert School) in Dover, New Jersey.[6][better source needed]
Critical reception
Upon its release, Billboard described "I Wanna Go Back" as a "hard rock ballad" which "capsulizes grown-up regret".[7] Cash Box called it a "hook-laden mid-tempo rocker" which shows off Money's "grainy, expressive voice" and provides a "solid follow up" to "Take Me Home Tonight".[8] AllMusic's Mike DeGagne said that Money's version of the song had "sincere, semi-ballad charm".[9]
Charts
| Chart (1986–87)[citation needed] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 33 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 42 |