"I Want to Come Over" is a song by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge. It was released in late January 1996 as the second single from her fifth

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Your Little Secret ''Your Little Secret'' is the fifth album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1995. It was her most successful album on the ''Billboard'' 200, where it peaked at number six. The album also contained three singles, " Your Little ...

'' (1995). The song was a commercial success, reaching number 22 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 29 in both Australia and New Zealand. It also reached number one on the Canadian '' ''RPM'''' Top Singles chart in March 1996. At the end of the year, the song appeared on the American and Canadian year-end charts at numbers 79 and 11, respectively.

Critical reception

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'' felt that the song "should ignite across-the-board radio interest, much in the same way as the mega "

Come To My Window "Come to My Window" is a song by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released as the second single from her fourth studio album, '' Yes I Am'' (1993). This was the first song to become a hit after Etheridge publicly announced that she ...

" did." He added, "Tortured romance is what Etheridge does best, and she offers up a heaping dose of sexually charged tension and yearning—topped with just enough philosophical focus to drive the song to its necessary climax. Rockers will dig the now-familiar blend of Etheridge's growl and the clang of guitars, while popsters will find the hook top tasty for words."

Music video

The accompanying

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for "I Want to Come Over", directed by

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, was shot on-location at an old

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. Actress

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stars in the video. In the clip, Paltrow drives to her lover's apartment, sits outside in her car and breaks down, before collecting herself and going inside the

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. The video is interspersed with scenes of Etheridge performing in the hotel's

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. The hotel had one resident still living in the building at the time of the shoot. To keep him out of the areas of the building where they were filming, the director and crew gave the man a bottle of

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whiskey.

Track listings

* US CD and cassette single # "I Want to Come Over" # "

" * US 7-inch single :A. "I Want to Come Over" :B. "

I'm the Only One "I'm the Only One" is a song by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge from her fourth studio album, '' Yes I Am'' (1993). It was released as the first single in September 1993, reaching number 12 in Canada and number 26 in the Netherlands. ...

" * European CD single # "I Want to Come Over" # "Your Little Secret" # "Let Me Go" (live) # "Must Be Crazy for Me" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 1995 songs 1996 singles Island Records singles Melissa Etheridge songs RPM Top Singles number-one singles Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham Songs written by Melissa Etheridge