If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?

"If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" is a song by Australian band Mental As Anything, released in May 1981 as the lead single from their third studio album Cats & Dogs. The song peaked at number 4 on the Kent Music Report.

"If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?"
Single by Mental As Anything
from the album Cats & Dogs
B-side"Assault And Flattery"
ReleasedMay 1981 (Aus)
Length3:12
LabelRegular Records
Songwriter(s)Martin Plaza
Producer(s)Russell Dunlop, Bruce Brown
Mental As Anything singles chronology
"(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet"
(1980)		 "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?"
(1981)		 "Too Many Times"
(1981)
Music video
"If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" on YouTube

At the 1981 Countdown Music Awards, the song won Best Australian Single.[1]

Reception

Junkee Media described it as, "a gonzo anti-break-up song with a melody line as big and gaudy as one of Jeff Koons' flower dogs, is a cartoon in and of itself. It’s the kind of thing you'd expect to see scribbled on the side of a wall, rather than playing on the radio. And that's its genius."[2]

Track listing
Regular Records (K 8305)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?"Martin Plaza2:16
2."Assault And Flattery"Reg Mombassa2:45

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 16

References
  1. "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  2. Joseph Earp. "The 200 Greatest Australian Songs Of All Time, Part Two". Junkee.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Mental as Anything – {{{song}}}". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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