| "Come Home" | ||||
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| Single by Placebo | ||||
| from the album Placebo | ||||
| Released | 5 February 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, pop-punk, emo | |||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | Deceptive | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Schultzberg, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal | |||
| Producer(s) | Brad Wood | |||
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"Come Home" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It appears on the group's 1996 eponymous debut album and was released as the lead single from the album on 5 February 1996.
Placebo frontman Brian Molko has described "Come Home" was "pop-punk for postponed suicides". [1]
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The music video for the song features the band performing the song in a small room.
"Come Home" was released as the lead single from Placebo on 5 February 1996. It reached number 86 in the UK Singles Chart. [2]
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 86 [2] |
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