Come Along Now

"Come Along Now"
Single by Phoebus feat. Despina Vandi
from the album Come Along Now
Released	June 24, 2004
Format	CD single EP 12" LP
Genre	House, Pop
Length	3:51
Label	Heaven Music Ultra Records
Writer(s)	Phoebus
Producer(s)	Phoebus
Certification	Platinum (IFPI Greece)
Phoebus feat. Despina Vandi singles chronology
"Gia" (2003) "Come Along Now" (2004) "Opa Opa" (2004)
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"Come Along Now" is a song by Greek singer Despina Vandi released by Heaven Music in 2004. In the spring of 2004, Phoebus teamed up with Coca-Cola to compose the tune that will accompany all of Coca-Cola’s activities in its Olympic Sponsorship agreement. Phoebus composed the song "Come Along Now" with Despina Vandi singing it, and the tune was heard all around the world in Coca-Cola's ads.^[1]

Track listing

• Greek release

1. "Come Along Now" (English Version) (Rap: Bo) - 3:51
2. "Come Along Now" (Greek-English Version) (Rap: Giannis Patelis) - 3:51
3. "Phoebus Band Remix" - 5:54
4. "Paralos" (Instrumental) - 3:20

• Greek re-release

1. "Come Along Now" (English Version) - 3:51
2. "Phoebus Band Remix" - 5:54
3. "Paralos" (Instrumental) - 3:20
4. "Come Along VS Gia" (Radio Edit) - 4:38
5. "Come Along VS Gia" (Extended Mix) - 6:06

• US release

1. "Come Along Now" (Original Radio Edit) - 3:14
2. "Come Along Now VS. Gia" (Radio Edit) - 4:39
3. "Come Along Now VS. Gia" (Extended) - 6:08
4. "Phoebus Band Mix" - 5:55
5. "Come Along Now" (Instrumental) - 3:52

• US release (12")

1. "Phoebus Band Remix" - 5:55
2. "Come Along Now" (Radio Edit) - 3:54
3. "Come Along Now VS Gia" (Extended Version) - 6:06
4. "Come Along Now" (Instrumental) - 3:51

• Spanish release

1. "Come Along Now" (XTM Airplay Remix) - 4:15
2. "Come Along Now" (XTM Extended Club Remix) - 6:04
3. "Come Along Now" (Original Greek-English Version) - 3:53

Release history

Country	Date
Greece	June 24, 2004
United States	November 23, 2004

Music video

Vandi in a rope trap in the "Come Along Now" music video.

The music video for "Come Along Now" was once again directed by Kostas Kapetanidis. It features Vandi in three different scenes: posing in a photoshoot, lying down, and caught in a rope animal trap. The other scene in the video is of people dancing in a club, with frequent advertisements for Coca-Cola. Phoebus makes a cameo appearance in the video overseeing Vandi's photoshoot.

Charts and certifications

The single was certified Platinum in Greece.^[2]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Greece IFPI Top 50 Singles	1
Russian Top 20 Singles	15
Russian Airplay Chart	2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[3]	14
Ukraine Top 40 Singles	1
Turkey Top 40 Singles	4 [4]
Romanian Top 100 Singles Chart	13 [5]

References

1. info.grece.com CD profile
2. Πάρτυ "Στην αυλή του παραδείσου" (in Greek). ANT1. 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
3. "Spanishcharts.com – Despina Vandi – Come Along Now" Canciones Top 50.
4. http://www.despinavandi.gr/newsphotos/14TOP40_Radio_Mydonose.pdf
5. http://www.despinavandi.gr/newsphotos/2313Romanian_Top100_2005.pdf