Come with Us/The Test

"Come with Us" / "The Test" is a double A-side single from the Chemical Brothers' fourth studio album, Come with Us (2002). The vocals in "The Test" are performed by Richard Ashcroft. When released, the single reached number 11 in Spain, number 14 in the United Kingdom, and number 36 in Ireland. In Italy and the United States, only "Come with Us" was released, peaking at number 41 on the Italian Singles Chart and number eight on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

"Come with Us" / "The Test"
Single by the Chemical Brothers
from the album Come with Us
B-side"H.I.A"
Released22 April 2002 (2002-04-22)
StudioMiloco (South London, England)
Length
  • 3:40 ("Come with Us")
  • 4:33 ("The Test")
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons, Tony Rallo, Copperman, Peter Krissen, David Fairstein ("Come with Us")
  • Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons, Richard Ashcroft, Czesław Niemen ("The Test")
Producer(s)The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers singles chronology
"Star Guitar"
(2002)		 "Come with Us" / "The Test"
(2002)		 "The Golden Path"
(2003)

The spoken-word intro from "Come with Us" is sampled from "The Evidence" by Evidence while "The Test" contains a sample from "Pielgrzym" by Polish singer Czesław Niemen, first released in 1972. In Japan, the two songs were swapped in the single title, making the single's title "The Test" / "Come with Us".

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single[1]

  1. "Come with Us" (edit)
  2. "The Test" (edit)
  3. "Come with Us" (Fatboy Slim remix)

UK 12-inch single[2]

A1. "Come with Us"
A2. "Come with Us" (Fatboy Slim remix)
B1. "H.I.A"

UK DVD single[3]

  1. "The Test" (video)
  2. "Come with Us" (audio—edit)
  3. "H.I.A" (audio)
  4. "Hey Boy Hey Girl" (excerpts / live video)

European CD single[4]

  1. "Come with Us" (edit)
  2. "The Test" (edit)

US 12-inch single[5]

A1. "Come with Us"
A2. "H.I.A"
B1. "Come with Us" (Fatboy Slim remix)
B2. "Come with Us" (H Foundation remix)

Japanese CD single[6]

  1. "The Test" (edit)
  2. "Come with Us" (edit)
  3. "Come with Us" (Fatboy Slim remix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Come with Us album booklet.[7]

Studios

  • Recorded at Miloco Studios (South London, England)
  • Edited in the Miloco Studios basement
  • Mastered at The Exchange (London, England)

Personnel

  • The Chemical Brothers – production
    • Tom Rowlands – writing
    • Ed Simons – writing
  • Tony Rallo – writing on "Come with Us" (from "The Evidence")
  • Copperman – writing on "Come with Us" (from "The Evidence")
  • Peter Krissen – writing on "Come with Us" (from "The Evidence")
  • David Fairstein – writing on "Come with Us" (from "The Evidence")
  • Richard Ashcroft – writing on "The Test"
  • Czesław Niemen – writing on "The Test" (from "Pielgrzym")
  • Steve Dub – engineering
  • Greg Fleming – assistant engineering
  • Cheeky Paul – editing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 80
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 51
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 36
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[11] 2
Italy (FIMI)[12]
"Come with Us" only		 41
Scotland (OCC)[13] 19
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 14
UK Dance (OCC)[16] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17]
"Come with Us" only		 8
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[18]
"Come with Us" only		 25

Release history
Region Release date Format Label(s) Catalogue Ref.
United Kingdom 22 April 2002 CD
CHEMSD15 [19]
12-inch vinyl CHEMST15
DVD CHEMSDVD15
Japan 26 April 2002 CD VJCP-12155 [20]
Australia 29 April 2002 CHEMSD15 [21]

References
  1. Come with Us / The Test (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 2002. CHEMSD15, 7243 5 46355 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Come with Us (UK 12-inch single sleeve). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 2002. CHEMST15, 7243 5 46355 6 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Come with Us / The Test (UK DVD single liner notes). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 2002. CHEMSDVD15, 7243 4 92768 9 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Come with Us / The Test (European CD single liner notes). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 2002. CHEMSDE15, 7243 5 46445 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Come with Us (US 12-inch single sleeve). The Chemical Brothers. Astralwerks. 2002. ASW46426-1, 7243 5 46426 1 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. The Test / Come with Us (Japanese CD single liner notes). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 2002. VJCP-12155, 7243 5 46355 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Come with Us (UK CD album booklet). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 2002. XDUSTCD5, 7243 8 11682 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. "Issue 636" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 20. 11 May 2002. p. 11. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  10. "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Chemical Brothers". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 25 April 2002". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  12. "The Chemical Brothers – Come with Us". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  14. "The Chemical Brothers – Come with Us / The Test" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  16. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  17. "The Chemical Brothers Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  18. "The Chemical Brothers Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  19. "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 April 2002" (PDF). Music Week. 20 April 2002. p. 35. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  20. "ザ・テスト | ケミカル・ブラザーズ" [The Test | Chemical Brothers] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  21. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th April 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 29 April 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2002. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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