 Musically , " Come Back to Me " is an R & B and pop song with an instrumentation consisting of urban beats , strings and hand claps . In an interview with Madison Chapman from Time for Kids , Hudgens acknowledged the variety of musical styles present on her debut album , calling it a " fun mixture of everything " . She used " Come Back to Me " as an example of the multiple genres on the album and described it as " pop and R & B " . The song opens with a string @-@ laden intro . Bill Lamb of About.com noted Hudgens ' vocals as " loose " and " friendly " on the track . The song samples American rock band Player 's single " Baby Come Back " ( 1977 ) , written by Peter Beckett and J.C. Crowley , who both received writing credits on the song . 
