"Home" is a song by Canadian singer

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, and released on January 24, 2005, as the first single from his fourth studio album, '' It's Time''. The song was written by Bublé, along with co-writers Alan Chang and Amy Foster-Gillies. Bublé's version was a number-one single on the

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chart formats of both Canada and the United States, in addition to certifying

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in both countries as well as finding chart success internationally. Following his original version in 2005, two

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s were successful by other artists: one by Irish group

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in 2007, and one by American singer

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in 2008.

Background and lyrics

"Home" centralizes on the narrator, who is separated from their lover, possibly a spouse, while off travelling. He expresses a desire to return home and be with his lover. Bublé had been away touring in

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when he co-wrote the lyrics, for his then-fiancée, Debbie Timuss. Bublé describes his loneliness from missing her in the lyrics. Aaron Latham of

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, in his review of ''It's Time'', described the song favorably. He called it a "positive step forward" for Bublé, adding "The success of this ballad provides yet another direction that he can explore and expand upon." The song is in the key of

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, with a chord pattern of G-D/F-Em-D-C-D-G. It has a

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of 4/4 and an approximate tempo of 64

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Release

"Home" was the second single released from ''It's Time'' on March 28, 2005. It was Bublé's first single released in the United Kingdom. The single was a hit, topping the ''Billboard''

chart in the United States while peaking at number 31 in the United Kingdom. The release was accompanied by a music video, directed by Noble Jones, who had previously filmed the video for "Feeling Good". The song was also used in the film '' The Wedding Date''. Subsequently, two cover versions of the song have also been released as singles by other artists. The first of these was recorded by Irish boyband

, whose version was a top ten hit in several European countries. American

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singer

also released his version in early 2008, which reached the top of the American country singles charts. In December 2011, Bublé performed a duet version of the song with English singer-songwriter

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, whilst also performing Barlow's " Rule the World". Soon after, a petition was set up for the collaboration to be made available for digital download, to challenge for the United Kingdom Christmas Number One spot. On Bublé's 2012 Christmas television special "''Michael Bublé: Home for the Holidays''", he and Blake Shelton sang a duet version with lyrics reworked for the Christmas season; this version previously appeared on Shelton's holiday album, ''

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''.

Track listing

UK CD single 1 (Debut release) # "Home" (U.K. Radio Mix) - 3:23 # "Home" (Album Version) - 3:45 UK CD single 2 (Debut release) # "Home" (UK radio mix) - 3:23 # "Home" (album version) - 3:45 # "Nice N'Easy" - 4:11 # "Home" (music video) - 3:54 UK CD single (Second release) # "Home" (album version) - 3:45 # "Song For You" (featuring

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) - 3:12

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Westlife version

Irish boy band

released a

of "Home" as their first single from their eighth studio album, '' Back Home'' (2007). Westlife's version differs slightly in their lyrical arrangement as compared to Michael Bublé's version. The single sold over 200,000 copies in the UK alone and was certified silver, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It is the band's 15th best-selling single in paid-for sales and in combined sales in the UK as of January 2019. The song was ranked number 91 on ''

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''s list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. A cover of

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" was included as the

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for the single and charted individually on the official UK Singles Chart at number 135.

Music video

The music video for this single was shot in

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using interior and exterior shots of the Orpheum Theater. The exterior shots of the marquee are on Granville Street. A short preview of the video was posted on the band's official website on October 5, 2007. The full video was made available during the later part of the day on The Box. It was directed by Mike Lipscombe and features the band in front of a

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plane along with scenes of loved ones meeting each other at the airport.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Home" (single mix) # "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" UK CD2 # "Home" (single mix) # "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Sunset Strippers Full Dance Mix) # "Home" (Soul Seekerz Remix – radio edit)

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Blake Shelton version

A version was released by American

singer

on February 1, 2008. This cover entered the ''Billboard''

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chart at number 60 for the week of February 12, 2008. It was included on a June 2008 re-issue of Shelton's 2007 album ''

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'' and ''Blake Shelton Collector's Edition'', an EP which is only available at

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. Shelton's rendition features backing vocals from

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. Shelton's version of the song reached Number One on the ''Billboard''

charts dated for the week of July 19, 2008, becoming the fourth Number One hit of his career, and his first since " Some Beach" in December 2004. His version also reached number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Shelton occasionally performed the song with Bublé in concert. In 2012, he e-mailed Bublé, asking if he would write new lyrics for a Christmas version of the song and sing duet vocals on it. The re-written version, featuring Bublé, appears on Shelton's 2012 album, ''

''.

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*^AChristmas re-recording with Michael Bublé. *^BLive recording with Usher.

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Other notable recordings

* A duet cover of "Home" was recorded by Tommy Ward and Mark Winston Kirk and uploaded to

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in August 2020. The video received more than 3 million views in the first 22 days.

References

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Background and lyrics

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Track listing

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Release history

Westlife version

Music video

Track listings

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Blake Shelton version

Chart history

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Other notable recordings

See also

References