"This Is Home" is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel, released on 29 September 2023 as the tenth single in promotion of his tenth studio album I/O. According to Gabriel, the track is a "love song", and "began with inspiration from some of the great Tamla Motown rhythm sections so we're trying to recreate that in a modern way, complete with the tambourine and handclaps".[1][2]
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| Single by Peter Gabriel | ||||
| from the album I/O | ||||
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| Length | 5:04 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
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In a press release, Gabriel explained that he did an experimentation with high vocals, to get a more emotional voice in contrast with the conversational voice effect at the beginning of the song, with the intention of putting both intimate and emotive vocals side by side.[1][3][4]
The cover was designed by artist David Moreno with his work "Conexión de catedral II".[1] At first, Moreno's piece "La Vie en Rose" was heavily considered, and used in some early promotional material before being switched with Conexión very late before the single's release; As such, Rose is the artwork still used in the i/o Tour Programme, and not Conexión.[5] Gabriel said about the choice of the artwork, "I was looking for contemporary art that represented the house or home in some ways and we saw a few things but his really stuck out."[3][6]
Personnel
edit- Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, synthesizers, rhythm programming
- David Rhodes – electric guitar
- Tony Levin – bass
- Manu Katché – drums
- Brian Eno – dreamy piano
- Katie May – snare roll
- Oli Jacobs – OP-1 synthesizer, tambourine, snare sample, additional guitar
- Ríoghnach Connolly – backing vocals
Choir
- First tenors: Per Bergeå Af Geijerstam, Lukas Gavelin, Stefan Grudén, Lionel Guy, Samuel Göranzon, Björn Hagland, Peter Hagland, Henrik Hallingbäck, Magnus Hjerpe, Oskar Johansson, Lars Plahn, Carl Risinger, Alexander Rosenström, Pär Sandberg, Magnus Sjögren, Magnus Store, Stefan Strålsjö, Henrik Sundqvist, Staffan Sundström, Jon Svedin, Olle Terenius, Maki Yamada
- Second tenors: Johan Berglund, Kristian Cardell, Jens Carlander, Jun Young Chung, Joakim Ekedahl, Olle Englund, Nils Frykman, Anton Grönberg, Johan Hedlund, Daniel Hjerpe, Fredrik Kjellröier, Kristofer Klerfalk, Nils Klöfver, Mattias Lundblad, Per-Henning Olsson, Peter Stockhaus, Peter Stureson, Anders Sundin, Erik Sylvén, Clas Tegerstrand, Magnus Törnerud, Sebastian Ullmark, Oskar Wetterqvist, Erik Östblom
- First basses: Jonas Andersson, Filip Backström, Nils Bergel, Rickard Carlsson, Daniel Dahlborg, Oloph Demker, Nils Edlund, Erik Hartman, Lars Johansson Brissman, Elis Jörpeland, Jan Magnusson, Johan Morén, Tobias Neil, David Nogerius, Stein Norheim, Jacob Risberg, Stefan Simon, Henrik Stolare, Tor Thomsson, Håkan Tribell, Gunnar Wall, Fredrik Wetterqvist, Kristofer Zetterqvist, Samuel Åhman
- Second basses: Gustav Alberius, Lars Annernäs, Emil Bengtsson, Anders Bergendahl, Peter Bladh, Max Block, Ludwig Engblom Strucke, Stefan Ernlund, Fredrik Hoffmann, Boris Klanger, Adam Liifw, Andreas Lundquist, Marcus Lundwall, Joakim Lücke, Johan Muskala, Björn Niklasson, Mattias Nilsson, Elias Norrby, Ola Olén, Carl Sandberg, Magnus Schultzberg, Anand Sharma, Isak Sköld, David Stålhane, Stefan Wesslegård, Gustav Åström
- Choir conductor: Cecilia Rydinger
- Choir arrangement: Peter Gabriel with Dom Shaw and Cecilia Rydinger
Orchestra
- Orchestral arrangement: John Metcalfe and Peter Gabriel
- Violins: Everton Nelson, Ian Humphries, Louisa Fuller, Charles Mutter, Cathy Thompson, Natalia Bonner, Richard George, Marianne Haynes, Martin Burgess, Clare Hayes, Debbie Widdup, Odile Ollagnon
- Violas: Bruce White, Fiona Bonds, Peter Lale, Rachel Roberts
- Cellos: Ian Burdge, Chris Worsey, Caroline Dale, William Schofield, Tony Woollard, Chris Allan
- Double bass: Chris Laurence, Stacy Watton, Lucy Shaw
- Orchestra conductor: John Metcalfe
- Orchestra leader: Everton Nelson
- Sheet music supervisor: Dave Foster
- Orchestra contractor: Lucy Whalley and Susie Gillis[7]
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| German Downloads (Offizielle Download Top 100)[8] | 33 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[9] | 60 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "This Is Home released". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Listen to Peter Gabriel's new song "This Is Home"". Classic Rock 106.9. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ a b "Peter Gabriel – "This Is Home"". Stereogum. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel shares new single 'This Is Home'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Peter Gabriel Full Moon Update September 2023, retrieved 2024-01-06
- ^ Redfern, Mark. "Peter Gabriel Shares New Song "This Is Home"". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "This Is Home". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Download Charts Single". GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2023.