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“I've Returned” by Squeeze
From the album Sweets From a Stranger (1982)
“I've Returned” by Squeeze appears on 8 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1982 and 2005. It was first released in 1982 on the album Sweets From a Stranger. Its best result is #101 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #143 alternative song of 1982 and #2,258 alternative song of all time.
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"I've Returned" comes off Sweets From a Stranger, the fifth Squeeze album, out on A&M in 1982, and it was pulled as a single only in the Netherlands. Glenn Tilbrook wrote the tune and Chris Difford the words, and the band produced it with Phil McDonald, John Bentley on bass, Gilson Lavis on drums and Don Snow on keyboards.
Tilbrook later admitted it came out a touch grandiose for his taste, a rush in the vein of Springsteen's "Born to Run", and noted wryly that it was one more song about drinking. Difford reckoned it could have sat on East Side Story and heard the band starting to repeat itself, worn thin by the road. Cash Box liked its playful, clever pop bounce, though, and onstage it did the heavy lifting: for a while it opened the set, taking over from "In Quintessence".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 101 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 865 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 916 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 920 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 920 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 909 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 909 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 910 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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