"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.
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| Single by Leah McFall featuring will.i.am | ||||
| Released | July 27, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 3:08 | |||
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Background
editOn 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]
Will.i.am originally offered the song to Britney Spears but turned it down before Mcfall released it.
Music video
editA music video, created for the single, features both McFall and will.i.am.[3] It was directed by Elisha Smith-Leverock.[4]
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Scotland (OCC)[5] | 47 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 56 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] | 45 |
References
edit- ^ "Twitter / leahmcfallmusic: Waited so long to share this!". Twitter.com. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 4 July 2014. 4Music.
{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty|series=(help) - ^ Brown, Jimmy. "Leah McFall ft Will.I.Am 'Home' by Elisha Smith-Leverock". promonews.tv. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.