Home (Depeche Mode song)
1997 single by Depeche Mode
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"Home" is a song by English electronic music group Depeche Mode, released on 16 June 1997, by Mute Records, as the third single from their ninth album, Ultra (1997). The song is sung by guitarist Martin Gore, who also wrote it, rather than the band's main singer, Dave Gahan. Tim Simenon produced it.
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| Single by Depeche Mode | ||||
| from the album Ultra | ||||
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| Released | 16 June 1997 | |||
| Length | 5:45 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore | |||
| Producer | Tim Simenon | |||
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| Music video | ||||
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Critical reception
Larry Flick from Billboard magazine 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 gave it a score of 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
- UK CD1[4]
- "Home"
- "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix)
- "Home" (LFO Meant to Be)
- "Home" (The Noodles & The Damage Done)
- UK CD2[5]
- "Home" (Jedi Knights remix (Drowning in Time))
- "Home" (Grantby mix)
- "Barrel of a Gun" (live)
- "It's No Good" (live)
- UK 12-inch single[6]
- A1. "Home" (Jedi Knights remix (Drowning in Time))
- A2. "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix)
- AA1. "Home" (LFO Meant to Be)
- AA2. "Home" (Grantby mix)
- UK cassette single[7]
- "Home"
- "It's No Good" (live)
- Japanese CD single[8]
- "Home"
- "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix)
- "Home" (LFO Meant to Be)
- "Home" (The Noodles & The Damage Done)
- "Home" (Jedi Knights remix (Drowning in Time))
- "Home" (Grantby mix)
- "Barrel of a Gun" (live)
- "It's No Good" (live)
"Home" / "Useless"
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| Single by Depeche Mode | ||||
| from the album Ultra | ||||
| Released | 18 November 1997 | |||
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| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore | |||
| Producer | Tim Simenon | |||
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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
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Home" | 5:46 |
| 2. | "Useless" (remix) | 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
| Region | Version | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | "Home" | 16 June 1997 |
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Mute | [32] |
| Japan | 18 September 1997 | CD | [33] | ||
| United States | 3 November 1997 | Modern rock radio |
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| "Home" / "Useless" | 18 November 1997 |
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