Home (Basshunter song)

After almost five years since the release of "Elinor", Basshunter released his new single "Masterpiece" on 18 October 2018.^[1] On 20 August 2019 Basshunter announced that a new single would be released soon and revealed that its name was "Home".^{[2][non-primary source needed]} On 14 October Basshunter played the song live in a nightclub in Edinburgh and later announced that the new single would be released in two weeks.^{[3][non-primary source needed]}

"Home" was released on 27 September 2019 by Artistars, PowerHouse, Roton, Teta Records, Warner Music Russia, Warner Music Sweden and Yeni Dünya Müzik.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]} The audio was published by Warner Music Sweden the next day.^[11] The song is three minutes and three seconds long.^[5] The idea for the song originated during Powerhouse's yearly song writing camp held in Dubai.^[12] "Home" was written by Cedric Lorrain, Javier Gonzalez, Basshunter, Linnea Deb, Robert Uhlmann and Thomas G:son, and produced by Jakob Redze^[13] with vocals by Linnea Deb.^[14] A lyric video for "Home" directed by Jay Vasquez was published by Basshunter on 10 October 2019.^[15] Animated film depicts Basshunter's positive outlook on life without negativity and revenge.^[16] "Angels Ain't Listening" is the next single released on 29 May 2020.^[17]

The release of "Home" was covered by the media. An editor from Scandipop said that the song is a throwback to the bounce music of the 2000s, elevated by a pop chorus followed by a huge instrumental post-chorus; the song was also included on Scandipop's Best New Pop playlist on Spotify.^[18] Mandy Rogers from EQ Music emphasized that "Home" is made in Basshunter's style, is produced like europop music, and is softer in comparison to his earlier songs.^[14] Football journalist Richard Buxton said that the song "could've done with a bit more work".^{[19][non-primary source needed]} The release of Basshunter's new single was also spotted by Allstarz.ee,^[20] Official Charts,^[21] Radio Eska,^[22] Top 40^[23] and Top Playlists.^[24] The track was also added to the Swedish top download and stream playlist on 4 October 2019.^[25][26]

Credits

• Composer, lyricist – Cedric Lorrain, Javier Gonzalez, Basshunter, Linnea Deb, Robert Uhlmann, Thomas G:son
• Vocalist – Linnea Deb