"Home"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Ultra
B-side
Released16 June 1997 (1997-06-16)
Length5:45
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)Tim Simenon
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"It's No Good"
(1997) 		"Home"
(1997) 		"Useless"
(1997)
Music video
"Home" on YouTube

"Home" is a song by English electronic music group Depeche Mode, released on 16 June 1997 as the third single from their ninth album, Ultra (1997). The song is sung by guitarist Martin Gore, rather than the band's main singer, Dave Gahan.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that the song "shows the venerable electronic group in a predictably melancholy mood. But who cares? Few acts can dish out the angst better, and "Home" pleases with its baroque strings and skittling beat." He added, "Modern rock radio is a given. The question hanging in the balance is whether popsters will once again welcome Depeche Mode onto top 40 airwaves. Hard to say, though this is certainly the act's best mainstream single in a good long time."[1] Pan-European magazine Music & Media deemed it as a "somewhat subdued but still sparkling affair."[2] A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, describing it as "a downbeat track with an upbeat message, strong on strings and big synth sounds. Lighters aloft."[3]

Track listings

"Home" / "Useless"

"Home" / "Useless"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Ultra
Released18 November 1997 (1997-11-18)
Length
  • 5:46 ("Home")
  • 4:06 ("Useless")
Label
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)Tim Simenon
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"It's No Good"
(1997) 		"Home" / "Useless"
(1997) 		"Only When I Lose Myself"
(1998)

On 18 November 1997, "Home" and "Useless" were released as a double A-side single in the United States and Canada. The front cover art has the "Home" cover on the front, with the "Home" track list, and the back cover art has the "Useless" cover art, with the "Useless" track list.

Track listings

CD and cassette single[9][10]
No.TitleLength
1."Home"5:46
2."Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix)3:58
3."Useless" (remix)4:06
Maxi-CD single[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Home" (album version)5:46
2."Home" (Grantby mix)4:38
3."Home" (LFO Meant to Be)4:26
4."Home" (The Noodles & The Damage Done)6:22
5."Useless" (CJ Bolland Ultrasonar extended mix)6:00
6."Useless" (CJ Bolland Funky Sub mix)5:38
7."Useless" (Kruder + Dorfmeister Session™)9:11
8."Useless" (Escape from Wherever: Parts 1 & 2)7:15
9."Barrel of a Gun" (video) 
10."It's No Good" (video) 
11."Home" (video) 
12."Useless" (video) 
7-inch single[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Home"5:46
2."Useless" (remix)4:06
12-inch single[13]
No.TitleLength
1."Home" (The Noodles & Damage Done)6:22
2."Home" (LFO Meant to Be)4:26
3."Useless" (CJ Bolland Ultrasonar extended mix)6:00
4."Useless" (CJ Bolland Funky Sub mix)5:38

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Home"
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 102
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[15] 19
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[16] 40
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 15
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 11
Italy (FIMI)[19] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[20] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 78
Scotland (OCC)[22] 29
Spain (AFYVE)[23] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[26] 23
UK Indie (OCC)[27] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[28] 88
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[29]
with "Useless" 		15

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Home"
Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom "Home" 16 June 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Mute [30]
Japan 18 September 1997 CD [31]
United States 3 November 1997 Modern rock radio
[32]
"Home" / "Useless" 18 November 1997
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [33]

References

  1. ^ Flick, Larry (15 November 1997). "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard. p. 68. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. 7 June 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 31 May 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ Depeche Mode (1997). Home (UK CD1 liner notes). Mute Records. CD BONG 27.
  5. ^ Depeche Mode (1997). Home (UK CD2 liner notes). Mute Records. LCD BONG 27.
  6. ^ Depeche Mode (1997). Home (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Mute Records. 12 BONG 27.
  7. ^ Depeche Mode (1997). Home (UK cassette single sleeve). Mute Records. C BONG 27.
  8. ^ Depeche Mode (1997). Home (Japanese CD single liner notes). Mute Records. LCD BONG 27.
  9. ^ Depeche Mode (1997). Home / Useless (US CD single liner notes). Reprise Records, Mute Records. 9 17314-2.
  10. ^ Depeche Mode (1997). Home / Useless (US cassette single sleeve). Reprise Records, Mute Records. 9 17314-4.
  11. ^ Depeche Mode (1997). Home / Useless (US maxi-single disc notes). Reprise Records, Mute Records. 9 43906-2.
  12. ^ Depeche Mode (1997). Home / Useless (US 7-inch single sleeve). Reprise Records, Mute Records. 7-17314.
  13. ^ Depeche Mode (1997). Home / Useless (US 12-inch single sleeve). Reprise Records, Mute Records. 9 43906-0.
  14. ^ "Australian (ARIA) chart positions outside the top 100 provided by ARIA, through response to chart inquiry received 5 June 2015". Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015 – via Imgur.
  15. ^ "Depeche Mode – Home" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 28. 12 July 1997. p. 13. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  17. ^ "Depeche Mode: Home" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Depeche Mode – Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  19. ^ "History" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 2 June 2022. With "Ricerca per" set on "Artista/band", search "Depeche Mode" and then click "Classifiche".
  20. ^ "Depeche Mode – Home" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Depeche Mode – Home" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  23. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  24. ^ "Depeche Mode – Home". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  25. ^ "Depeche Mode – Home". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  26. ^ "Depeche Mode: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 12 July 1997. p. 22. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
  28. ^ "Depeche Mode Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  29. ^ "Depeche Mode Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  30. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 June 1997. p. 43. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  31. ^ "シングル・リミックス・コレクションVol.3～ホーム～ | デペッシュ・モード" [Single Remix Collection Vol.3 ~Home~ | Depeche Mode] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  32. ^ "Upcoming New Releases". Hits. Vol. 12, no. 566. 24 October 1997. p. 40.
  33. ^ Sandiford-Waller, Theda (15 November 1997). "Hot 100 Singles Spotlight". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 46. p. 87. Both Depeche Mode's "Home" and [...] arrive at retail Nov. 18.

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