Homecoming (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Homecoming


Artist = Kanye West featuring Chris Martin
Album = Graduation
B-side = "Good Night" [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=279696676&s=143460]
Released = February 18, 2008 (UK)
May 13, 2008 (U.S.)
June 16, 2008 (Australia) [ [http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product/homecoming_1998846_185530.html Herald Sun HiT] Australian release dates. Retrieved on June 19, 2008]
Format = Digital download, 12" single
Recorded = 2006–2007
Genre = Alternative Hip hop, Rap
Length = 3:26
Label = GOOD Music, Island Def Jam, Roc-A-Fella
Writer = Kanye West, Chris Martin, Warryn Campbell
Producer = Kanye West, Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell
Chronology = Kanye West singles
Last single = "Flashing Lights"
(2008)
This single = "Homecoming"
(2008)
Next single = "Finer Things"
(2008)
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Chris Martin
Type = singles
Last single = "Beach Chair"
(2006)
This single = "Homecoming"
(2008)
Next single =Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single


Lower caption = UK cover

"Homecoming" is the twelfth track and the fifth single taken from Kanye West's album third studio album "Graduation". The song was released in the United Kingdom as the fourth single, instead of "Flashing Lights" which served as the fourth single in the rest of the world. The song was released as the fifth single in the U.S. on May 13, 2008. It has been released in the UK as a download release and was due to be released as a physical single on 4 February, 2008 [ [http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=757872 HMV.com] ] . However, the CD single was cancelled due to downloads starting to decline before the release. It was, however, released on vinyl single on 18 February. "Homecoming" reached Number 9 on the UK Singles Chart on download sales. [ [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/single_charts.html UK Music Charts | The Official UK Top 75 Singles: Week of Mon 24 Mar - Yahoo! Music UK ] ] The song also features vocals by lead singer Chris Martin from Coldplay. Some of the lyrics were taken from Common's "I Used to Love H.E.R.", specifically the first line at the beginning of West's first verse.

The song's lyrics were originally recorded by West with John Legend singing a different hook with the song called "Home" (which was circulated on the mixtape Freshmen Adjustment). However, the Legend version was cut in favour of Martin's, which West and he worked on together at Abbey Road Studios in 2006.

Music video

Screen shots of the music video for "Homecoming" were posted by Kanye on his official blog on March 6, 2008. [ [http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=192769_-1__0_~0_-1_3_2008_0_0 kanYe West : Blog ] ]

The official music video for "Homecoming" was released on April 1, 2008 by Kanye West on his official Vimeo account. [ [http://www.vimeo.com/846356 HOMECOMING on Vimeo ] ] Kanye later posted the video on his official blog. [ [http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=193092_-1__0_~0_-1_4_2008_0_0&em3161=&em3281= kanYe West : Blog ] ]

The entire video is in black and white. The video features a montage of Kanye walking through many different areas of his home city of Chicago. Common, Kanye's label mate makes an appearance in the video. Chris Martin is featured in the video playing the piano and singing the chorus of the song, mostly in silhouette.

The video was directed by Hype Williams and it was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

Track listing

*UK:
# "Homecoming"
# "Stronger" (AD remix)

*Australian iTunes - Single [ [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=279696676&s=143460 Australian iTunes - Homecoming - Single] Retrieved: June 13, 2008]
# "Homecoming"
# "Good Night" (featuring Mos Def and Al Be Back)

Charts

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