Coming Home (Kaiser Chiefs song)

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"Coming Home"
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Single by Kaiser Chiefs
from the album Education, Education, Education & War
Released13 February 2014
Recorded2013
Genre Indie rock, Britpop
Length4:51
Label Fiction, Caroline International, Universal Music
Songwriter(s) Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Andrew White, Ricky Wilson
Producer(s) Ben H. Allen
Kaiser Chiefs singles chronology
"Bows & Arrows"
(2014)
"Coming Home"
(2014)
"Meanwhile Up in Heaven"
(2014)

"Coming Home" is a song by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. The song was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Education, Education, Education & War (2014). It was released in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2014 as a digital download. The song peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, and is the first Kaiser Chiefs single to reach the UK Top 40 since "Never Miss a Beat" in 2008.

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Coming Home" was first released onto YouTube on 19 February 2014 at a total length of four minutes and forty-two seconds. [1] The video was shot on the moor above the village of Blubberhouses, in the Yorkshire Dales, England. [2]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Coming Home" Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Andrew White,
Ricky Wilson
Ben H. Allen4:51

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [3] 10
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 89
Scotland (OCC) [5] 31
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 31

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