Home Sweet Home (The Farm song)

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"Home Sweet Home"
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Single by The Farm
from the album The Farm
ReleasedOctober 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)
Genre Country
Length4:05
Label Elektra
Songwriter(s) Nick Hoffman
Damien Horne
Krista Marie
Danny Myrick
Producer(s) Nick Hoffman
Danny Myrick
The Farm singles chronology
"Home Sweet Home"
(2011)
"Be Grateful"
(2012)

"Home Sweet Home" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music band The Farm. It was released in October 2011 as the first single from their debut album The Farm . [1] The song was written by band members Nick Hoffman, Damien Horne and Krista Marie with Danny Myrick. [2]

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Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that "There’s something new with each spin, including some delicious imagery late in the song." [3]

Music video

The music video was directed by The Edde Brothers and premiered in February 2012. [4]

Chart performance

"Home Sweet Home" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 5, 2011. [5]

Chart (2011–2012)Peak
position
US Country Songs ( Billboard )19
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 [6] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 68

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References

  1. Thompson, Gayle (June 29, 2012). "The Farm, 'Home Sweet Home' Opens Doors for New Trio". The Boot. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  2. Conaway, Alanna (May 31, 2012). "The FARM, 'Home Sweet Home' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  3. Dukes, Billy (October 20, 2011). "The Farm, 'Home Sweet Home' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  4. "CMT : Videos : The Farm : Home Sweet Home". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
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