Welcome Home (Dave Dobbyn song)

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"Welcome Home"
Single by Dave Dobbyn
from the album Available Light
Released2 May 2005 (New Zealand)
Recorded2005
Genre Rock
Length3:51
Label Sony BMG
Songwriter(s) Dave Dobbyn
Dave Dobbyn singles chronology
"Beside You"
(1999)		"Welcome Home"
(2005)
Music video
"Welcome Home" at NZ On Screen

"Welcome Home" is a single by New Zealand singer/songwriter Dave Dobbyn, released in 2005 from the album Available Light . The song reached number 10 on the New Zealand charts. [1]

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Background

Dobbyn was inspired to write the song after seeing Christchurch anti-racism protests and the sense of community that came through. [2] The song was produced by Neil Finn. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Dobbyn

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome Home"3:51
2."Rome"3:04
3."Welcome Home (instrumental)"3:51

Music video

The music video was directed by Tim Groenendaal. It intercuts scenes in black and white of Dobbyn walking through Auckland suburbs with colour vignettes of immigrants to New Zealand. It notably includes then asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui, who was appealing a security certificate issued due to alleged links to terrorist groups. [4]

The video finishes with written text on screen: "We come from everywhere. Speak Peace and Welcome Home. Dave." [5]

Awards

"Welcome Home" was nominated for two awards at the 2005 New Zealand music awards. Dobbyn won 'Songwriter of the Year' for the song. [6]

Legacy

Music critic Nick Bollinger praises the song for being intrinsically New Zealand and representing Dobbyn's "perfect New Zealand that we get a glimpse of sometimes". Fellow critic Russell Baillie suggests that "Welcome Home" "captured a mood in the country at the time". [7] Dobbyn performed the song at the funeral of former New Zealand Prime minister David Lange, and the 2006 New Zealand Memorial dedication ceremony in London. [7] When Dobbyn performed the song at the 2005 New Zealand Music Awards awards ceremony, Ahmed Zaoui also appeared on stage. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Charts".
  2. ↑ "Dave Dobbyn Discusses Available Light" . Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dave Dobbyn: Profile". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 Zaoui sings with Dobbyn (from News Talk ZB news story, dated 2006-10-6
  5. ↑ "Welcome Home: Dave Dobbyn". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Awards 2005". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  7. 1 2 Dobbyn, Dave (2008). 30 Years on the Road (DVD extra). Sony Music.
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