Editing Come to My Window (section)

{{Short description|1993 single by Melissa Etheridge}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2019}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = Come to My Window
| cover      = Etheridge Come.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Melissa Etheridge]]
| album      = [[Yes I Am (Melissa Etheridge album)|Yes I Am]]
| released   = 1993
| recorded   =
| studio     = [[A&M Studios|A&M]] (Hollywood, California)
| genre      = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length     =
* 3:55 (album version)
* 3:35 (edit)
| label      = [[Island Records|Island]]
| writer     = Melissa Etheridge
| producer   =
* [[Hugh Padgham]]
* Melissa Etheridge
| prev_title = [[I'm the Only One]]
| prev_year  = 1993
| next_title = All American Girl
| next_year  = 1994
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Z4aj-t4eGrs|"Come to My Window"}}}}
}}
"'''Come to My Window'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Melissa Etheridge]], released in 1993, by [[Island Records]], as the second single from her fourth studio album, ''[[Yes I Am (Melissa Etheridge album)|Yes I Am]]'' (1993). The song was written and co-produced by Etheridge with [[Hugh Padgham]], and was the first song to become a hit after Etheridge publicly announced that she was a [[lesbian]]. With the driving force of [[gay rights]], the song gained substantial airplay on radio stations, mostly through call-in requests.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

"Come to My Window" reached number 25 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] chart and stayed on the chart for 44 weeks. The song also charted in Canada, reaching number 13 on the [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' Top Singles]] chart. It was the second song from Etheridge that earned her a [[Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance]].<ref name="Gram">{{cite web |title=Melissa Etheridge |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/melissa-etheridge/12402 |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824213416/https://www.grammy.com/artists/melissa-etheridge/12402 |url-status=live}}</ref> The accompanying music video was directed by [[Samuel Bayer]], featuring [[Juliette Lewis]], and received a nomination at the 1994 ''Billboard'' Music Video Awards. In 2019, ''Billboard'' magazine included "Come to My Window" in its list of the "30 Lesbian Love Songs".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/lesbian-love-best-songs-playlist-7972931/|title=30 Lesbian Love Songs: Women Singing About Women (Updated 2019)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Russell|first=Erica|date=February 13, 2019|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref>