Come with Us/The Test

"Come with Us" / "The Test"
Single by the Chemical Brothers
from the album Come with Us
B-side	"H.I.A"
Released	22 April 2002 (2002-04-22)
Studio	Miloco (South London, England)
Length	3:40 ("Come with Us") 4:33 ("The Test")
Label	Freestyle Dust Virgin
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)
Music video
"The Test" on YouTube

"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.

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	Freestyle Dust Virgin	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.
2. Come with Us (UK 12-inch single sleeve). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 2002. CHEMST15, 7243 5 46355 6 4.
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.
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.
5. Come with Us (US 12-inch single sleeve). The Chemical Brothers. Astralwerks. 2002. ASW46426-1, 7243 5 46426 1 6.
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.
7. Come with Us (UK CD album booklet). The Chemical Brothers. Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records. 2002. XDUSTCD5, 7243 8 11682 2 6.
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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
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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.