Coming Home (Sheppard song)

"Coming Home"
Single by Sheppard
Released	10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
Length	3:38
Label	Empire of Song
Songwriter(s)	Chris Wallace Matt Radosevich Jason Bovino George Sheppard Amy Sheppard
Producer(s)	Stuart Stuart Matt Rad Sheppard
Sheppard singles chronology
"Edge of the Night" (2017) "Coming Home" (2017) "Waves" (2017)
Music video
"Coming Home" on YouTube

"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

• Digital download

1. "Coming Home" – 3:38 ^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [7]	22
Australian Independent (AIR) [8]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9]	32
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [10]	28
Mexico Airplay ( Billboard ) [11]	17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12]	12
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13]	67

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
Australia (ARIA) [14]	95
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [15]	72
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [16]	77

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [17]	4× Platinum	280,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [18]	Gold	20,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [19]	Platinum	30,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Version	Date	Format	Label
Australia [6]	Standard	10 November 2017	Digital download	Empire of Song

References

1. "Watch Sheppard Smash Their US 'Today' Show Performance". The Music. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
2. "Sheppard Drops 'Coming Home' Video". Broadway World. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
3. "2018 ARIA AWARDS The Nominees". auspOp. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
4. "2018 ARIA AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". ARIA. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
5. "2019 APRA Awards nominees announced". noise11. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
6. "Sheppard "Coming Home" – single". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
7. "Sheppard – Coming Home". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
8. "Independent Label singles Chart wc 27 November 2017". AIR. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
9. "Sheppard – Coming Home" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
10. "Sheppard – Coming Home" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
11. "Mexico Airplay: Feb 17, 2018" . Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29, 2018" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
13. "Sheppard – Coming Home" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
14. "ARIA End of Year Singles 2018". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
15. "Jaaroverzichten 2018". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
16. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2018" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved January 5, 2019.
17. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
18. "Dutch single certifications – Sheppard – Coming Home" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 10 March 2025.Enter Coming Home in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2018 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
19. "New Zealand single certifications – Sheppard – Coming Home". Radioscope. Retrieved 10 March 2025.Type Coming Home in the "Search:" field.