Heading Home (song) explained

Headling Home
Cover:Alan Walker - Heading Home.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Alan Walker and Ruben
Album:World of Walker
Genre:Dance
Label:MER
Chronology:Alan Walker
Prev Title:End of Time
Prev Year:2020
Heading Home
Year:2020
Next Title:Time (Alan Walker Remix)
Next Year:2020

"Heading Home" is a song by English-Norwegian DJ Alan Walker and Norwegian singer Ruben, released by MER Musikk on 1 April 2020.

Background

Alan first performed the song at the X-Games Norway in 2016, and since then there has been nothing new about the song, but in 2020 Alan released "Heading Home."[1]

About the song, Walker said, "Right after we released 'Faded' in 2015, we started a demo project called 'Heading Home'. We performed it live once, and since then we've been working on a few edits and never actually released it. That live performance alone quickly made it a popular song among walkers. They kept requesting me to release it, so I'm happy to finally do so. We also decided to release the original demo as a little treat for the walkers who have been asking for it for years! he said.

Critical reception

Harrison Watson of We Rave You writes, "The track opens with a beautiful guitar melody, immediately followed by Ruben's rustic vocals. Walker introduces a rhythmic percussion section that leads into the breakdown."[2]

Music video

The music video for the song was shot on location in Cambodia and directed by Christian Berg, one of the main driving forces behind World of Walker's global content. The story is told through the audiovisual world of music videos released since "Faded. The video for "Heading Home" is from "On My Way" and "Alone, Pt. II" and is the final episode in the trilogy.[3]

The music video for this song is on the selection list for the 2021 Silver Screening of the Berlin Music Video Awards.[4]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[5] 15
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 53
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[7] 21

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-04-13 . Alan Walker Releases Official Version of Fan-Favorite "Heading Home" . 2023-09-01 . EDM Life . en-US.
  2. Web site: Watson . Harrison . 2020-04-02 . Alan Walker releases touching new track, 'Heading Home' . We Rave You . 2023-09-02 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Alan Walker Releases New Single Heading Home . 2023-09-01 . www.sonymusic.ca.
  4. Web site: 2021-04-19 . 2021 Silver Screenings . 2023-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419183401/https://www.berlinmva.com/2021-silver/ . 2021-04-19 .
  5. Web site: Alan Walker & Ruben - Heading Home . norwegiancharts.com.
  6. Web site: Alan Walker & Ruben - Heading Home .
  7. Alan Walker Chart History: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs . 2023-09-05 . Billboard . en-US.