Home (Kit Chan song)

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"Home"
Single by Kit Chan
B-side "Home 家 (Mandarin version)"
Released1998
Recorded1998
Genre Pop, R&B
Label Ocean Butterflies
Songwriter(s) Dick Lee
Producer(s) Kit Chan
Official National Day (Singapore) songsingles chronology
"One People, One Nation, One Singapore"
(1990)		"Home"
(1998)		"Together"
(1999)

"Home" is a Singaporean song produced by Kit Chan and composed by Dick Lee. It was one of the first in a series of periodic songs commissioned for Singapore's National Day Parade, together with the other NDP song that year titled as City For The World. Released in 1998, it is sung in English with the Mandarin version being its B-side, both sung by Chan. Since its release, the song has been praised by music critics and the English version has been considered to be one of the most iconic patriotic songs that represents Singapore. [1]

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Background and release

The song was originally written for the Sing Singapore festival, which was aimed to inspire Singaporeans with a sense of community spirit and foster a united national identity. [2]

In 2010, Chan performed the song at the 2010 National Day Parade. [3] In 2011, the music video of a new arrangement of the song was launched on Total Defence Day. Chan is the executive producer of the music video. The new arrangement was performed by 39 local singers (including Chan), accompanied by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. [4]

On 25 April 2020 at 7:55 pm (SGT), all Mediacorp, SPH Radio and So Drama! Entertainment stations aired a rendition of Home by celebrities and musicians to commemorate the efforts of frontline and migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Another video featuring ordinary Singaporeans was aired at 10:30 pm the same day. [5] In 2023, Chan remade "Home" for its 25th anniversary. [6]

Covers by foreign artists

The song has also gained popularity outside of Singapore, and has been at times covered by foreign artists when performing their concerts in Singapore. In 2023, American rock band Weezer, led by Rivers Cuomo, covered the song during their 2023 concert. [7] In 2024, South Korean artist Solar, who is also the leader and vocalist of girl group Mamamoo and its sub-unit Mamamoo+, covered the song during her concert in Singapore. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Abdul Hadi, Eddino (26 May 2023). "The 5 best NDP theme songs, from The Road Ahead to Home". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Sim, Royston (15 May 2014). "No new National Day song for this year's parade". The Straits Times . ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 1 September 2023. The ballad [...] was not written as a National Day theme song - singer-songwriter Dick Lee first composed it for Sing Singapore.
  3. ↑ "Get ready for bigger, bolder, grander NDP". AsiaOne News. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ↑ See, Sharon (15 February 2011). "Singapore classic "Home" gets remade for Total Defence Day". Channel NewsAsia . Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Iau, Jean (24 April 2020). "Sing along to Home on Saturday to thank front-line, migrant workers". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Ang, Benson (21 July 2023). "Kit Chan remakes classic NDP song Home; new version is quieter and more introspective". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Weezer's lead singer covers Singapore National Day Parade song Home". CNA Lifestyle. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Wei Lin, Lee (28 July 2024). "K-pop group Mamamoo's Solar sings 'Home' during S'pore concert". mothership.sg. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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