Coming Home (Lemar song)

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"Coming Home"
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Single by Lemar
from the album The Hits
Released16 May 2010
Format Digital download
Recorded2009
Genre R&B, Soul, dance-pop
Length3:44
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Lemar, Alonzo Mario Stevenson, Eric Stamile, Tony Reyes
Producer(s) Novel
Lemar singles chronology
"The Way Love Goes"
(2010)
"Coming Home"
(2010)
"Invincible"
(2012)

"Coming Home" is the second single taken from British R&B singer Lemar's first compilation album The Hits . The single was released via digital download on 16 May 2010 and also featured a remix by Roll Deep. [1]

Contents

Background

"Coming Home" was recorded especially for Lemar's The Hits album. It was written by Lemar in collaboration with Alonzo Mario Stevenson, Eric Stamile and Tony Reyes. [2]

Music video

The music video for "Coming Home" was shot during the week beginning 17 March 2010 and was directed by Rage, who also shot the video for Lemar's previous single "The Way Love Goes".[ citation needed ]

Track listing

UK Digital Download [3]
  1. "Coming Home" (Radio Edit) - 3:38
  2. "Coming Home" (Roll Deep Remix) - 3:29
  3. "Coming Home" (Roll Deep Remix featuring Sratchy & Breeze) - 3:25
  4. "Coming Home" (Video) (iTunes bundle only)

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References

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  2. "Lemar-Online.com Coming Home Is the Next Single From the Hits". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  3. Coming Home: Lemar: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads