Back From the Dead is track #13 on Babyshambles' debut album, Down in Albion, with writing credit going to Doherty and Peter Wolfe. The track was also released as a B Side to Peter Wolfe's debut single, For Lovers. The B Side version of Back From the Dead featured Carl Barat on guitar, and Peter Doherty on vocals, and is commonly the preferred recording, over the Down in Albion version. Back From the Dead has also been recorded a few times by Doherty, acoustically.
The lyrics could have been influenced by the poetry of Charles Baudelaire, the 19th Century French poet; there is a poem called 'The Soul of the Wine' contained in a collection of Baudelaire's poetry, called 'The Flowers of Evil'.
Doherty has said the song to be one of his favourites, and a source of inspiration.
| Oh What a Lovely Tour |  Babyshambles | Album | 2008-06-02 |
| Oui FM - Live Acoustic | Babyshambles | Session | 2007-10-18 |
| Down In Albion | Babyshambles | Album | 2005-11-14 |
| Wet Your Whistle And Get Bombed | Babyshambles | Session | 2005 |
| Wet Your Whistle And Get Bombed | Babyshambles | Session | 2005 |
| Shaking And Withdrawn Megamix |  Peter Doherty | Session | 2004-08 |
| For Lovers |  Wolfman | Single | 2004-04-12 |
| Whitechapel Demonstrations | Peter Doherty | Session | 2004-04-06 |
| Acousticalullaby (Skag & Bone Mix) | Peter Doherty | Session | 2004-04 |
| Only Peons Make Excuses | Peter Doherty | Fan mixtape | 2004-04 |
| The Freewheelin' Pete Doherty | Peter Doherty | Fan mixtape | 2004 |
| Babyshambles Sessions |  The Libertines | Session | 2003-05 |
 Docks, Hamburg | Babyshambles | Hamburg, Germany | 2014-01-29 |
 Rockhal, Luxembourg | Babyshambles | 2014-01-14 | |
 La Maroquinerie | Peter Doherty | Paris, France | 2013-02-05 |
| La Maroquinerie | Peter Doherty | Paris, France | 2013-02-04 |
| The Kooples | Peter Doherty | Paris | 2012-03-13 |
 Liquid Rooms | Peter Doherty | Edinburgh, Scotland | 2011-09-21 |
| Parc de Bagatelle, We Love Green | Peter Doherty | Paris, France | 2011-09-11 |
| Reading Festival | Peter Doherty | Reading, UK | 2011-08-28 |
| Heroes Bar | Peter Doherty | Kentish Town, London | 2011-04-06 |
| Cité de la Musique | Peter Doherty | Paris, France | 2010-07-07 |
| Roundhouse, Camden | Peter Doherty | Camden Roundhouse, London | 2009-09-19 |
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I heard it said
You had come back from the dead
You were playing so fine
Scooping up the soul of the wine
Courage my boy, when you look them in the eye
Try not to look too scummy
If you want some money
If you need some money now, oh...
This ain't no happy place to be
There's nothing nice around me
Nothing nice about me
Oh almost everyone agrees
It's a hell of a year for you and me my friend
Oh promises, promises
I know you've heard them all before
Love is, love is, love is, love is, love is...
Oh well it's just around the corner
I heard it said
You had come back from the dead
Playing so fine
Even if you don't show up on time
Courage my boy
When you look them in the eye
Laugh if they try to be funny
If you need some money now, oh...
NameBack from the Dead
BandBabyshambles
CreditsPeter Doherty
Peter Wolfe
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