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Home (Michael Bubl song)
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Wikipedia article
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"'Home'" is a song by Canadian singer Michael Bubl, and released on January 24, 2005, as the second single from his second studio album, 'It's Time'. The song was written by Bubl, along with co-writers Alan Chang and Amy Foster-Gillies.
Background and lyrics
"Home" centralizes on the male narrator, who is separated from his lover, possibly his wife, while off travelling. He expresses a desire to return home and be with his lover. Bubl had been away touring in Italy when he co-wrote the lyrics, for his then-fiance, Debbie Timuss. Bubl describes his loneliness from missing her in the lyrics. Aaron Latham of Allmusic, in his review of 'It's Time', described the song favorably. He called it a "positive step forward" for Bubl, adding "The success of this ballad provides yet another direction that he can explore and expand upon."
Release
"Home" was the second single released from 'It's Time' on March 28, 2005. It was Bubl's first single released in the United Kingdom. The single was a hit, topping the 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary 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 Westlife, whose version was a top ten hit in several European countries. American country music singer Blake Shelton also released his version in early 2008, which reached the top of the American country singles charts. In December 2011, Bubl performed a duet version of the song with English singer-songwriter Gary Barlow, whilst also performing Barlow's "Rule the World". The performance gained great reception from fans, when it began trending worldwide on Twitter. 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.[http://whatculture.com/music/michael-buble-gary-barlow-duets-make-this-xmas-number-one.php Michael Buble & Gary Barlow Duets Make This Xmas Number One, December 18,2011, Simon Gallagher] On Bubl's 2012 Christmas television special "'Michael Bubl: 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, 'Cheers, It's Christmas'.
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 Chris Botti) - 3:12
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Westlife version
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| album = Back Home
| B-side = Hard to Say I'm Sorry
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| length = 3:26
| label = Sony BMG
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| producer = Steve Mac
| prev_title = The Rose
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| next_title = Us Against the World
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Irish boy band Westlife released a cover version 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 Bubl'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 'MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.MTV Asia. [http://www.mtvasia.com/Funstuff/Contests/MTVTop100Hits2007/top100.html "Top 100 Hits List"] . Retrieved December 27, 2007 A cover of Chicago's "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" was included as the B-side 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 Vancouver 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 Boeing 747 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 country music singer Blake Shelton on February 1, 2008. This cover entered the 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs 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 'Pure BS' and 'Blake Shelton Collector's Edition', an EP which is only available at Walmart. Shelton's rendition features backing vocals from Miranda Lambert.
Shelton's version of the song reached Number One on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs 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 Bubl in concert. In 2012, he e-mailed Bubl, 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 Bubl, appears on Shelton's 2012 album, 'Cheers, It's Christmas'.
Chart history
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*AChristmas re-recording with Michael Bubl.
*BLive recording with Usher.
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Other notable recordings
* Having performed this song on-stage alongside Bubl at Wembley Arena (December 4, 2007), Leon Jackson, the winner of the fourth series of 'the UK rendition of The X Factor', released this song as a B-Side on his Christmas No. 1 single, "When You Believe".
* A cover of "Home" was sung by Damian McGinty in an episode on the third season of 'Glee', "Heart". It was also said that it is one of Damian's favorite songs.
* The song was included in Eoghan Quigg's critically vilified 2009 album.
* An R&B version of the song was included on Ruben Studdard's 2014 album 'Unconditional Love'.
* An a cappella version by The King's Singers was published on their 2010 album 'Swimming Over London'
See also
*List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2005
References
Category:143 Records singles
Category:2000s ballads
Category:2005 singles
Category:2005 songs
Category:2007 singles
Category:2008 singles
Category:Blake Shelton songs
Category:Juno Award for Single of the Year singles
Category:Michael Bubl songs
Category:Music videos directed by Mike Lipscombe
Category:Pop ballads
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:Reprise Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Brent Rowan
Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Mac
Category:Songs about loneliness
Category:Songs written by Alan Chang
Category:Songs written by Amy S. Foster
Category:Songs written by Michael Bubl
Category:Sony BMG singles
Category:Sony Music singles
Category:Soul ballads
Category:Warner Records Nashville singles
Category:Westlife songs
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