Home (Leah McFall song)

"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

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

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

Charts

Weekly charts

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

References

  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.