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“Home”
One Direction - Home (Official Single Cover)
Information
Album

Perfect EP

Released

October 21, 2015

Format

Digital download

Recorded

2015

Length

3:14

Writers

Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Jamie Scott

Producer

Jamie Scott, Needle, Daniel Bryer

Home is a special edition song released exclusively on October 21, 2015, as part of the Perfect EP. While written and produced during the sessions for Made in the A.M., "Home" does not appear on the album's official tracklist. However, it later included as a bonus track in Japanese version.

Lyrically, "Home" is about unexpectedly finding love with a person, after trying to make a failed relationship with someone else work.

The song has sparked intense fan speculation as to why it was released secretly, why Louis appeared to know the song was going to leak (as the tweets mentioned below were posted just after fans discovered the song on Spotify, and well before any official announcements), and why the lyrics switch from the gender pronoun "she" to a more non-specific "you". Many interpret the song as LGBT-friendly. One Direction have never publicly spoken about the song's meaning.

In 2016, "Home" won the fan voted Teen Choice Award for Choice Music Single: Group, despite not being a single.

Background[]

Home was written by Louis and Liam along with Jamie Scott, in April 2015[1]. Louis confirmed this by favoriting a tweet from a fan asking if a picture taken of him writing with Liam and Jamie in April was the day Home was written. Jamie Scott also confirmed he co-wrote on the track on October 21, 2015.[2]

Liam told People Magazine the song is one of the most meaningful to him because of the way Louis wrote it. "Having seen different things he's gone through and different stuff this year – and obviously I've written a lot of songs with him – he can really get into that sensitive mindset to write songs, which is pretty cool"[3]

Lyrics[]

 
[Liam]
Make a little conversation
So long I've been waiting
To let go of myself and feel alive

[Niall]
So many nights I thought it over
Told myself I kind of liked her
But there was something missing in her eyes

[Harry]
I was stumbling, looking in the dark (Ohho)
With an empty heart
But you say you feel the same
Could we ever be enough? (Ohho)
Baby we could be enough

[All]
And it's alright
Calling out for somebody to hold tonight
When you're lost, I'll find the way
I'll be your light
You'll never feel like you're alone

[Louis]
I'll make this feel like home

[Niall]
So hot that I couldn't take it
Want to wake up and see your face
And remember how good it was being here last night

[Louis]
Still high with a little feeling
I see the smile as it starts to creep in
It was there, I saw it in your eyes

[Harry]
I was stumbling, looking in the dark (Ohho)
With an empty heart
But you say you feel the same
Could we ever be enough? (Ohho)
Baby we could be enough

[All]
And it's alright
Calling out for somebody to hold tonight
When you're lost, I'll find the way
I'll be your light
You'll never feel like you're alone

[Louis]
I'll make this feel like home
I'll make this feel like home

[Harry]
Baby we could be enough

[All]
It's alright
Calling out for somebody to hold tonight
When you're lost, I'll find the way
I'll be your light
You'll never feel like you're alone

[Louis]
I'll make this feel like home

Release[]

"Home" was released as part of the Perfect EP - a special digital release coinciding with the premiere of the "Perfect" music video. Fans in various countries began to notice the EP was available on Spotify in the early hours of October 21, 2015 (UK time). Shortly after word spread, Louis tweeted the lyric "I'll make this feel like homeeeee"[4] followed by an emoji of a house[5]. As October 21 progressed, the Perfect EP gradually became available on Spotify and iTunes worldwide. "Home" reached top 5 on numerous iTunes charts around the world, and reached #1 in 4 countries.

As of November 4, 2015, "Home" peaked at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Project Home[]

On April 23, 2016, fans began a month's worth of online promotion for "Home", focusing on a certain aspect of the song each day. Both Liam Payne and Louis's mother Jay showed early support for the project, liking Instagram posts about it. More information can be found here: Project Home Official Tumblr. The project was a success, with Louis, Niall and Liam all thanking fans for their efforts on Twitter. Due to the amount of tweets and requests, many radio stations worldwide aired the song and some added it to their current playlists. On May 5, 2016, the song was added to One Direction's official Spotify playlist.

References[]

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