Comin' Home (Hum song)

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"Comin' Home"
Comin' Home (Hum).jpg
Single by Hum
from the album Downward Is Heavenward
ReleasedJanuary 1998
Recorded1997
Studio Pogo Studio, Champaign, Illinois
Genre
Length2:45 (album version)
2:31 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Matt Talbott
  • Tim Lash
  • Jeff Dimpsey
  • Bryan St. Pere
Producer(s)
  • Mark Rubel
  • Matt Talbott
  • Tim Lash
  • Jeff Dimpsey
  • Bryan St. Pere
Hum singles chronology
"The Pod"
(1995)
"Comin' Home"
(1998)
"Green to Me"
(1998)

"Comin' Home" is a song by American rock band Hum. The song was released as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album Downward Is Heavenward .

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Overview

"Comin' Home" entered the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart on February 14, 1998 at #39. [1] The next week, the song reached its peak position on the chart at #37. [2] Along with "Stars," "Comin' Home" is one of Hum's most popular songs.

Track listing

7" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Comin' Home"2:45
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Puppets"4:06
US and Canada CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Comin' Home" (radio edit)2:31
2."Comin' Home" (album version)2:45
3."Suggested Callout Hook"0:12
Australia CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Comin' Home" (radio edit)2:31
2."Comin' Home" (album version)2:45
3."Aphids"6:02

Chart performance

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 37 [3]

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