"Baby Come Home" is a song by American band

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. The track is the second single from their fourth studio album '' Magic Hour''. It was released on July 20, 2012 in the United Kingdom. The song was written by

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, Jason Sellards,

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, Ana Lynch and produced by Scissor Sisters and Alex Ridha.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Baby Come Home" was directed by Lorenzo Fonda (the video was shot at the end of March in Hollywood studios) and first released onto YouTube on May 30, 2012 at a total length of three minutes and fourteen seconds. The video shows the band members dress up as a variety of characters. Jake Shears can be seen as a nun and knight in scenes, while Ana Matronic becomes a sailor and a witch.

Critical reception

Lewis Corner of ''

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'' gave the song a positive review stating:

As such, we breathed a sigh of relief when the four-piece confirmed 'Baby Come Home' as their next single. Partly because its mix of bouncy piano and funky guitar is more addictive than a game of Temple Run, but mainly because it recalls classic Scissor Sisters circa 2004. It's a welcome reminder of their roots and one that deserves to replicate some of their heyday success. .Scissor Sisters: 'Baby Come Home' - Single review

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Track listing

Credits and personnel

*Lead

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

: Scissor Sisters *

Producers Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

: Scissor Sisters, Alex Ridha *

Lyrics Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, a ...

: John Stephens, Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, Ana Lynch *

Label A label (as distinct from signage) is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or product, on which is written or printed information or symbols about the product or item. Information printed dir ...

: Polydor Records

Charts

Release history

References

{{authority control 2012 singles 2011 songs Scissor Sisters songs Songs written by Ana Matronic Songs written by Babydaddy Songs written by Jake Shears Songs written by John Legend Polydor Records singles