Song · Echo and the Bunnymen
“I Want to Be There When You Come” by Echo and the Bunnymen
From the album Evergreen (1997)
“I Want to Be There When You Come” by Echo and the Bunnymen appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1997 and 2021. It was first released in 1997 on the album Evergreen. Its best result is #68 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #272 alternative song of 1997.
"I Want to Be There When You Come" sits on Evergreen, the 1997 album that brought Echo & the Bunnymen back after they split in 1993, and it was one of two singles, with "Don't Let It Get You Down", that followed the record into the shops. The reunion grew out of Electrafixion, where Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant had been working together, before Les Pattinson rejoined them under the old name early that year.
Those three share the writing credit. McCulloch sings and plays guitar alongside Sergeant, Pattinson is on bass, Michael Lee drums and Adam Peters adds keyboards. The album was cut at Doghouse Studios in Henley-on-Thames, produced by McCulloch and manager Paul Toogood but credited to the whole band, and Clif Norrell mixed this track.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 68 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 | 100 |
| 1997 | 85 | KNRK Portland, OR | KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 | 94 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 474 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
Also listed as: I Want to be There When You Come.
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