Home (Depeche Mode song)

"Home" is Depeche Mode's thirty-third UK single, released on 16 June 1997, and the third single from the album Ultra. Martin Gore sings the track, rather than usual lead vocalist Dave Gahan.

"Home"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Ultra
B-side	"Barrel of a Gun" (live), "It's No Good" (live)
Released	16 June 1997
Recorded	1996-1997
Genre	Electronic rock alternative rock
Length	5:40 (album version) 5:45 (single version) 3:59 (radio edit)
Label	Mute Records
Songwriter(s)	Martin Gore
Producer(s)	Tim Simenon
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"It's No Good" (1997) "Home" (1997) "Useless" (1997)
Music video
"Home" on YouTube

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "The latest single from "Ultra" 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. 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] Music & Media noted it as a "somewhat subdued but still sparkling affair."[2]

Track listings

12", Mute / 12Bong27 (UK)

1. "Home" (Jedi Knights remix (Drowning in Time)) (7:02)
2. "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix) (3:57)
3. "Home" (LFO Meant to Be) (4:26)
4. "Home" (Grantby mix) (4:39) (remixed by Dan Grigson/Grantby)

CD, Mute / CDBong27 (UK)

1. "Home" (5:46)
2. "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix) (3:57)
3. "Home" (LFO Meant to Be) (4:26)
4. "Home" (The Noodles & The Damage Done) (6:36) (remixed by Skylab)

CD, Mute / LCDBong27 (UK)

1. "Home" (Jedi Knights remix (Drowning in Time)) (7:02)
2. "Home" (Grantby mix) (4:39)
3. "Barrel of a Gun" (live) (6:02)
4. "It's No Good" (live) (4:06)

CD, Mute / CDBong27X (EU)

1. "Home" (5:46)
2. "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix) (3:56)
3. "Home" (LFO Meant to Be) (4:26)
4. "Home" (The Noodles & The Damage Done) (6:36)
5. "Home" (Jedi Knights remix (Drowning in Time)) (7:01)
6. "Home" (Grantby mix) (4:40)
7. "Barrel of a Gun" (live) (6:02)
8. "It's No Good" (live) (4:06)

• This CD is the 2004 re-release

Promo 12", Mute / P12Bong27 (UK)

1. "Home" (Jedi Knights remix (Drowning in Time)) (7:02)
2. "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix) (3:57)
3. "Home" (LFO Meant to Be) (4:26)
4. "Home" (Grantby Mix) (4:39) (remixed by Dan Grigson)

Radio promo CD, Mute / RCDBong27 (UK)

1. "Home" (radio edit) (3:59)
2. "Home" (album version) (5:50)

CD-R, Tape-to-tape / Bong 27 (UK)

1. "Home" (instrumental) (3:59)

CD, Reprise / PRO-CD-8855 (US)

1. "Home" (radio edit) (3:59)
2. "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix) (3:56)

"Home" and "Useless"

"Home" / "Useless"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Ultra
Released	18 November 1997
Recorded	1996-1997
Length	9:52 (5:46 - "Home", 4:06 - "Useless")
Label	Mute Records
Songwriter(s)	Martin Gore
Producer(s)	Tim Simenon
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"It's No Good" (1997) "Home" / "Useless" (1997) "Only When I Lose Myself" (1998)

In November 1997, "Home" and "Useless" were released as a Double A-side single in the US 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

7", Reprise / 7-17314 (US)

1. "Home" (5:46)
2. "Useless" [CJ Bolland Ultrasonar edit] (4:06)

CD, Reprise / 9 17314-2 (US)

1. "Home" (5:46)
2. "Home" [Air "Around the Golf" remix] (3:58)
3. "Useless" [CJ Bolland Ultrasonar edit] (4:06)

• Above released 18 November

CD, Reprise / 9 43906-2 (US)

1. "Home" (5:46)
2. "Home" [Grantby mix] (4:38)
3. "Home" [LFO Meant to Be] (4:26)
4. "Home" [The Noodles and The Damage Done] (6:22)
5. "Useless" [CJ Bolland Ultrasonar mix] (6:00)
6. "Useless" [CJ Bolland Funky Sub mix] (5:38)
7. "Useless" [Kruder + Dorfmeister Session ™] (9:10)
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)

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[3]	102
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	15
Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	11
Italy (FIMI)[6]	3
Netherlands (GfK)[7]	78
Spain (AFYVE)[8]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	47
UK Singles (OCC)[11]	23
US Billboard Hot 100[12]	88

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. "Australian (ARIA) chart positions outside the top 100 provided by ARIA, through response to chart inquiry received 5 June 2015". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
4. "finnishcharts.com - Depeche Mode - Home". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – Home". GfK Entertainment Charts.
6. "hitparadeitalia.it - Depeche Mode - Home". Retrieved 9 November 2010.
7. "dutchcharts.nl - Depeche Mode - Home (in Dutch)". Retrieved 30 May 2009.
8. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
9. "swedishcharts.com - Depeche Mode - Home". Retrieved 30 May 2009.
10. "Depeche Mode - Home - hitparade.ch (in German)". Archived from the original on 28 January 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
12. "allmusic ((( Depeche Mode > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Retrieved 30 May 2009.

External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site
• Allmusic review of "Home" single
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics