"Comeback When You Hear This Song" () is a song recorded by South Korean boy group 2PM. It is one of two title tracks for their studio album Grown, released by JYP Entertainment on May 6, 2013.
Background and release 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." 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."
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.
Composition "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. 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. "Comeback When You Hear This Song" is written from the perspective of a man who regrets a breakup. 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.
Music video The music video of "Comeback When You Hear This Song", starring model Stephanie Lee, features a motif of the seven deadly sins. 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.
Promotion 2PM first performed "Comeback When You Hear This Song" on their comeback special, 2PM Returns, aired on MBC on May 12, 2013. On May 16, 2PM held their first comeback stage for the song on Mnet's M Countdown; they promoted the song for two weeks. On May 24, "Comeback When You Hear This Song" topped the Music Bank K-Chart.
Charts Weekly charts + Chart (2013) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon)7Gaon Streaming Singles Chart 15Gaon Download Singles Chart 3Gaon BGM Chart 9Gaon Mobile Ringtone Chart 38 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)16 US World Digital Songs (Billboard)5
Monthly charts + Chart (May 2013) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon) 15
Accolades + Music program awards Program Date Music Bank
Sales Country Sales South Korea 512,972
Release history + Release history for "Comeback When You Hear This Song" Region Date Format Label Various May 6, 2013
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