In a review of Queer, Larry Flick of Billboard stated: "The first single "Come Inside" sets the mood nicely with its slow and sleazy rhythms and sing-along chorus". Alas, it's only those sad old Thompson Twins getting all dancey." Hilarious." Simon Williams of NME wrote, "If Electronic had made 'Come Inside', relatively sane people would indeed be ejaculating forth within the confines of their cotton briefs. He concluded, "As embarrassing as seeing your parents dancing to House music, as convincing as a Linda McCartney techno-bleep project. Simon Price of Melody Maker felt it showed the Thompson Twins had "gone baggy" which "means a C&C Music Factory remix and lines like 'close your eyes, kiss the sky'". Tom Bailey's voice has never sounded better." The radio industry trade publication The Network Forty considered the song "catchy" and noted that Thompson Twins "are back and stronger than ever". They added, "Its reliable knack for crafting clever lyrics and insinuating hooks makes this a good best for attention at top 40, modern rock, and club levels. Upon its release, Billboard described "Come Inside" as a "moody and rhythmic pop confection". It seems to be taking off club-wise really well for us." Critical reception In the end, we released a version by C&C. Some people have this prejudice problem – they think, 'if it's them, then I'm not interested' – but when they realised they'd been dancing to it for a couple of weeks already anyway, they had to come to terms with their own prejudice. Sometimes people can hold your reputation against you and we wanted to avoid that with this song. So then people are judging the piece of work rather than the reputation of the people who made it. I guess, in a way, we were trying to do something underhand we were trying to slip in unnoticed into the clubs, which is sometimes a fun thing to do – to wear a disguise. "I did a remix was put out first on a white label format credited to Feedback Max. In a 1991 interview with Kiss FM, Bailey explained the thinking behind hiding the Thompson Twins name on the single: T.T.' to disguise the identity of the band to club DJs. "Come Inside" was initially released in the UK under the moniker 'Feedback Max feat. It's amazing how people are not willing to open their minds, but are more than ready to open their legs." Release The song is inspired by William Blake's poem 'The Doors of Deception,' which, as Blake wrote, are hard to open wide. Speaking of the song's meaning, Bailey told The Advocate in 1991, "It's about a breakthrough between two people, the act of penetration. The single had a music video filmed to promote it. 7 on the US Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles Chart. 56 in the UK and spent four weeks on the chart. It was written and produced by Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey. " Come Inside" is a song by British pop group Thompson Twins, released in 1991 as the lead single from their eighth studio album Queer. 1991 single by Thompson Twins "Come Inside"
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