"Home" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their EP Perfect. It was released as part of the digital EP on iTunes and Apple Music on 16 October 2015.[2] The song is included as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Made in the A.M.. This song was written by Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, and Jamie Scott.
| "Home" | |
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| Promotional single by One Direction | |
| from the EP Perfect | |
| Released | 16 October 2015 |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Genre | Indie pop[1] |
| Length | 3:15 |
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| Songwriter(s) | |
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The song won a Teen Choice Award at the 2016 ceremony.[3]
Background
editOn 16 October 2015, One Direction released the second single "Perfect" from their fifth studio album, Made in the A.M., and released "Home" as a promotional single along with the purchase of the EP, Perfect, on 22 October.[4] However, the track was leaked a day early on Spotify,[5] which made the song reach number six on the Billboard Twitter Real-Time chart.[6]
Composition
edit"Home" was written by Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Jamie Scott,[7] while production was handled by Scott, Daniel Bryer and Mike Needle.[8] The song has been described as "an emotional mid-tempo indie-pop track."[1]
Critical reception
editMadeline Roth of MTV compared the lyrics to other One Direction song's such as "Don't Forget Where You Belong" and "Through The Dark".[9] Ella Ceron of Teen Vogue stated, "'Home'... hits somewhere between the power ballads 1D already does so well, and the heartbreak anthem that makes us just want to hug our boys."[5]
Awards and nominations
edit| Publication | Accolade | Year | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Music Single: Group | 2016 | Won | [3] |
Charts
edit| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[10] | 48 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] | 45 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] | 37 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] | 47 |
| Canadian Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] | 35 |
| France (SNEP)[15] | 75 |
| Scotland (OCC)[16] | 46 |
| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] | 91 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 12 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[19] | 96 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[20] | 74 |
References
edit- ^ a b Kevin Apaza (21 October 2015). "World Premiere: One Direction - "Home" [Full Audio / Review]". Directlyrics. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Perfect - EP by One Direction". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b Allison Crist, Kimberly Nordyke (31 July 2016). "Teen Choice Awards: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ 22 October 2015. "One Direction Releases New Track 'Home' with 'Perfect' EP". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Ella Ceron (21 October 2015). "Spotify Accidentally Leaked a New One Direction Song, Is Now Our Best Friend". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Natalie Weiner (21 October 2015). "One Direction's 'Perfect' EP, Featuring New Song 'Home,' Coming Tonight". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Ashley (21 October 2015). "One Direction's 'Home' sends a beautiful message". CelebMix. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Perfect (Digital liner notes). One Direction. Sony Music. 2015.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Madeline Roth (22 October 2015). "A Track-By-Track Guide To One Direction's New 'Perfect' EP". MTV. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "One Direction – Home". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "One Direction – Home" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "One Direction – Home" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "One Direction – Home" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Canadian Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "One Direction – Home" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201544 into search.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 44, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "One Direction Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 November 2015.