"Coming Home"
Single by Sheppard
Released10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
Length3:38
LabelEmpire of Song
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sheppard singles chronology
"Edge of the Night"
(2017) 		"Coming Home"
(2017) 		"Waves"
(2017)
Music video
"Coming Home" on YouTube

"Coming Home" is a song by Australian indie pop band, Sheppard. The song was released on 10 November 2017, an alternative version was released on the band's second studio album, Watching the Sky (2018).

The band performed the song on Today on 27 November 2017. George Sheppard said "We've tried to capture the joy and excitement we all feel when we get to travel home at last - whether home is a place, a person or a state of mind. It's our most euphoric song to date."[1]

The music video was released in January 2018, alongside announcement of the single's gold certification. The song is used in the trailer for the film, Early Man.[2]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.[3][4]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Most Played Australian Work and Pop Work of the Year.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Coming Home" – 3:38[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 22
Australian Independent (AIR)[8] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 32
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] 28
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[11] 17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 67

Year-end charts

Chart (2018) Position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 95
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 72
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 77

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] Platinum 70,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[18] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Version Date Format Label
Australia[6] Standard 10 November 2017 Digital download Empire of Song

References

  1. ^ "Watch Sheppard Smash Their US 'Today' Show Performance". The Music. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Sheppard Drops 'Coming Home' Video". Broadway World. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 ARIA AWARDS The Nominees". auspOp. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 ARIA AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". ARIA. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ^ "2019 APRA Awards nominees announced". noise11. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Sheppard "Coming Home" – single". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Sheppard – Coming Home". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Independent Label singles Chart wc 27 November 2017". AIR. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Sheppard – Coming Home" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Sheppard – Coming Home" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Mexico Airplay: Feb 17, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29, 2018" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Sheppard – Coming Home" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  14. ^ "ARIA End of Year Singles 2018". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2018". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2018" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  18. ^ "Coming Home #Gold in The Netherlands. We love you guys! Thanks for listening". Twitter. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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