Home (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros song)
2010 single by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
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"Home" is a song written and recorded by American group Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It was released in January 2010 as the second single from the album, Up from Below (2009). The song came in at number 73 on Australian radio station Triple J's 100 hottest songs of the past 20 years.[1]
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| Single by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros | ||||
| from the album Up from Below | ||||
| Released | January 2010 | |||
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| Length | 5:06 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade, Community | |||
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| Producers | Nicolo Aglietti, Aaron Older, Edward Sharpe | |||
| Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Home” on YouTube | ||||
Song
The song is a duet between Alex Ebert and Jade Castrinos,[2] with portions of spoken word from both.[3] Whistling is prominent in the song,[4] totaling three minutes[5] including the opening melody.[3] Instruments include guitar, piano, and trumpet.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Home (radio edit)" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Home" | 5:06 |
Music video
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[24] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[25] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[26] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] | 3× Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[28] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[30] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Reception
In 2025, Alex Ebert responded to retrospective criticism of the song, after some commentators had called it "the worst song ever written". He argued that the structure of song was fundamentally good and that was evidenced by the various cover versions and changes others had made to it and it still held up. He qualified that it may not be a well recorded song as it had been recorded on tape. He accepted the muffled quality of the audio, saying they had wanted to capture the happenstance incidental quality of the band. Ebert also noted that the song came before the folk pop sound was more widely popularized by other bands such as The Lumineers and Of Monsters and Men.[31]