Coming Home (Sheppard song) explained

Coming Home
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Type:single
Artist:Sheppard
Label:Empire of Song
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"Coming Home" is a song by Australian indie pop band, Sheppard. The song was released on 10 November 2017, an alternative version was released on the band's second studio album, Watching the Sky (2018).

The band performed the song on Today on 27 November 2017. George Sheppard said "We've tried to capture the joy and excitement we all feel when we get to travel home at last - whether home is a place, a person or a state of mind. It's our most euphoric song to date."[1]

The music video was released in January 2018, alongside announcement of the single's gold certification. The song is used in the trailer for the film, Early Man.[2]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.[3] [4]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Most Played Australian Work and Pop Work of the Year.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Coming Home" – 3:38[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18)Peak
position
Australian Independent (AIR)[7] 1
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[8] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 95
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 72
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 77

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watch Sheppard Smash Their US 'Today' Show Performance. The Music. 27 November 2017. 3 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Sheppard Drops 'Coming Home' Video. Broadway World. 26 January 2018. 3 February 2018.
  3. Web site: 2018 ARIA AWARDS The Nominees. auspOp. 11 October 2018. 11 October 2018. 23 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923090954/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/10/2018-aria-awards-the-nominees/. dead.
  4. Web site: 2018 ARIA AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED . ARIA. 11 October 2018. 11 October 2018.
  5. Web site: 2019 APRA Awards nominees announced. noise11. 27 March 2019. 29 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Sheppard "Coming Home" – single. iTunes Store (AU). 17 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Independent Label singles Chart wc 27 November 2017. AIR. 3 December 2017. 4 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171234/https://www.air.org.au/chart/independent_label_singles/20171127. dead.
  8. Mexico Airplay: Feb 17, 2018. Billboard. 16 May 2018. subscription .
  9. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles 2018. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 January 2019.
  10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2018. Ultratop. 21 December 2018.
  11. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2018 . . January 5, 2019 . nl.