Home (Leah McFall song)

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"Home"
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Single by Leah McFall featuring will.i.am
ReleasedJuly 27, 2014 (2014-07-27)
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Length3:08
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Leah McFall singles chronology
"Home"
(2014)
"Wolf Dean"
(2016)
will.i.am singles chronology
"It Should Be Easy"
(2014)
"Home"
(2014)
"Ew!"
(2014)

"Home" is a song recorded by British singer Leah McFall, the runner-up on the second series of the BBC talent show The Voice , featuring guest vocals from her show mentor will.i.am. Built around a sample from American indie folk band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' same-titled 2010 song, it was written and produced by Jean-Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Michael McHenry, and will.i.am and released through Capitol Records on July 27, 2014. The song also featured in the film The Book of Life .

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Background

On June 6, Mcfall announced the title of her first official single, "Home" featuring will.i.am. She also released the cover of the single on Facebook. [1] The song premiered on BBC Radio 1Xtra on 9 June 2014, and the song was released on 27 July 2014. [2]

Music video

A music video, created for the single, features both McFall and will.i.am. [3] It was directed by Elisha Smith-Leverock. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [5] 47
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 56
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [7] 45

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