Home (Leah McFall song)

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"Home"
Single by Leah McFall featuring will.i.am
ReleasedJuly 27, 2014 (2014-07-27)
Genre
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Leah McFall singles chronology
"Home"
(2014)
"Wolf Dean"
(2016)
will.i.am singles chronology
"It Should Be Easy"
(2014)
"Home"
(2014)
"Ew!"
(2014)

"Home" is a song recorded by British singer Leah McFall, the runner-up on the second series of the BBC talent show The Voice, featuring guest vocals from her show mentor will.i.am. Built around a sample from American indie folk band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' same-titled 2010 song, it was written and produced by Jean-Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Michael McHenry, and will.i.am and released through Capitol Records on July 27, 2014. The song also featured in the film The Book of Life.

Background[edit]

On June 6, Mcfall announced the title of her first official single, "Home" featuring will.i.am. She also released the cover of the single on Facebook.[1] The song premiered on BBC Radio 1Xtra on 9 June 2014, and the song was released on 27 July 2014.[2]

Music video[edit]

A music video, created for the single, features both McFall and will.i.am.[3] It was directed by Elisha Smith-Leverock.[4]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[5] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 56
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] 45

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Twitter / leahmcfallmusic: Waited so long to share this!". Twitter.com. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  2. ^ "Leah McFall is coming 'Home' with her huge debut single | News | Clickmusic | Online Music News, Downloads, Videos & More". Clickmusic. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  3. ^ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 4 July 2014. 4Music. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  4. ^ Brown, Jimmy. "Leah McFall ft Will.I.Am 'Home' by Elisha Smith-Leverock". promonews.tv. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

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