Come On Eileen

~ Recording by Dexys Midnight Runners

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10Come On Eileen4:35Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-AyDexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
  • GB1982-07-22
1.10Come On Eileen?:??Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-AyKevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)MERS 5
1.10Come On Eileen4:32Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-AyKevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)6359 097
1.10Come On Eileen4:32Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-AyKevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)6359 097
1.12Come On Eileen4:34Dexys Midnight RunnersThe Best Years of Your Life, Volume 2 (South Africa)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Patman Music (South Africa)TIXD 417
1.10Come On Eileen4:35Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-Ay (digitally remastered)Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)514839-2
1.10Come On Eileen4:37Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-AyKevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)542 961-2
1.10Come On Eileen4:47Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-AyKevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
  • US2002-02-05
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 548 115-2
2.7Come On Eileen4:37Dexys Midnight RunnersEighties StarsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)039427-2
1.14Come On Eileen4:34Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersParty GlamourVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2006-12-05
Delta #1CD 23 280
1.10Come On Eileen4:41Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-Ay (Deluxe Edition)Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
  • XE2007-09-03
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases)9800889
1.10Come On Eileen4:41Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-AyKevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-75609/10
2.9Come On Eileen4:35Dexys Midnight RunnersMusic Masters of the 70’s, 80’s & 90’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)5338987
1.4Come On Eileen4:35Dexys Midnight RunnersLes plus grands tubes New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music France5343520
1.16Come On Eileen4:34Dexys Midnight RunnersEighties MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
FP
1.10Come On Eileen4:47Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-AyKevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
  • XW2019-12-27
Mercury Nashville
1.14Come On Eileen4:47Dexys Midnight RunnersCPR SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
FP
1.20Come On Eileen4:45Dexys Midnight Runners80s Smash HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
FP
1.43Come On Eileen4:45Dexys Midnight RunnersSongs Everyone KnowsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2020-07-24
FP
1.6Come On Eileen4:34Dexys Midnight RunnersNOW 100 Hits 80s No.1sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • IE2020-10-09
  • GB2020-10-09
Now! Music
2.3Come On Eileen4:47Dexys Midnight RunnersNow That’s What I Call a Massive PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2021-11-19
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)CNNNNOW120
1.14Come On Eileen4:08Dexys Midnight RunnersWednesday: Songs For My FuneralVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
FP
5.11Come On Eileen4:34Dexys Midnight RunnersNOW Presents: The 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2024-09-06
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)0198028079815, LPNBX8
2.9Come On Eileen4:34Dexys Midnight RunnersJim Beam Authentic Rock: 50 Pub Jukebox AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Liberation Music (Australian, big L logo or “Liberation” on one line)LMCD0161
1.10Come On Eileen4:32Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-Ay (made in West Germany)Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)810 054-2
1.10Come On Eileen4:32Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-Ay (made in France)Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)810 054-2
1.10Come On Eileen4:32Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersToo-Rye-AyKevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight RunnersAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)810 054-2
Promotion
1.15Come On Eileen4:36Dexys Midnight RunnersMastermix: DJ Beats, Volume 7Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)CD1261
Withdrawn
1.93Come On Eileen4:47Dexys Midnight RunnersThe Best Summer Album in the World… Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

mash-ups:Hills of Eileen by Misplaced (Irish band)
Easy Demons by Ph0ton (order: 3)
Hit Up Tonight by E-603 (order: 22)
part of:Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 1) (order: 1)
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 18) (order: 18)
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 172) (order: 172)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/6503 [info]
recording of:Come On Eileen (in 1982)

Related works

Come On Eileen

writer:Kevin Adams
James Mitchell Paterson
Kevin Rowland (UK singer and songwriter, in Dexy’s Midnight Runners)
publisher:Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
EMI Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Kevin Adams Music Ltd.
later parody versions:Get ’em Off, Irene
later translated versions:Vamos Eileen
is the basis for:Come On England (4-4-2 football song)
music quoted in:Come on England
lyrics quoted in:Kom igen Lena!