Home (Basshunter song)

"Home" is a song by Swedish musician Basshunter. The single was released on 27 September 2019 by Artistars, PowerHouse, Roton, Teta Records, Warner Music Russia, Warner Music Sweden and Yeni Dünya Müzik. "Home" was written and composed by Cedric Lorrain, Javier Gonzalez, Basshunter, Linnea Deb, Robert Uhlmann and Thomas G:son. The single peaked at number 5 on British Commercial Pop chart.

"Home"
Single by Basshunter
Released27 September 2019
GenreProgressive house
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Basshunter singles chronology
"Masterpiece"
(2018)		 "Home"
(2019)		 "Angels Ain't Listening"
(2020)
Audio sample
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Background and release

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] 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]

"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 and composed by Cedric Lorrain, Javier Gonzalez, Basshunter, Linnea Deb, Robert Uhlmann and Thomas G:son,[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]

Reception

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] 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]

Track listing
Digital download, streaming (27 September 2019)[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Home"3:03

Personnel
Linnea Deb has made vocals on "Home".

Credits

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
United Kingdom (Commercial Pop)[27] 5

Release history
Date Format Label
27 September 2019
Artistars[4]
PowerHouse[5]
Roton[6]
Teta Records[7]
Warner Music Russia[8]
Warner Music Sweden[9]
Yeni Dünya Müzik[10]
4 October 2019 Digital download Down2Earth Music[28]

References
  1. Jonathan Currinn (23 October 2018). "Basshunter Has Released His First Single In 5 Years This Week Titled 'Masterpiece' Inspired By League Of Legends". CelebMix. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. Basshunter (3 January 2018). "On my way to the airport hotel after yesterday's show in #hungary decided to stop for #hungariansausage on the way. Just got home! Stay tuned for my new single #home coming out soon!!!! Big love!". Facebook. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. Basshunter (14 October 2019). "Playing my new single for the first time in #atikedinburgh #scotland ! It's called Home and it's coming out in less than 2 weeks! Thanks for an amazing night (as always) big love!!". Facebook. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. "Home". Deezer. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. "Home – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. "Home". Deezer. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. "Home". Deezer. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. "Home". Deezer. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. "Home". Deezer. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. "Basshunter – Home". Juno Download. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  11. "Basshunter – Home (Official Audio)". 28 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019 – via YouTube.
  12. "Basshunter is back with "Home"". Euro Solution. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  13. "ACE Repertory". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  14. Mandy Rogers (2 October 2019). "Listen to "Home" by Basshunter". EQ Music. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  15. Basshunter (10 October 2019). "Basshunter – Home (Official Lyric Video)". Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via YouTube.
  16. "Dance legend, Basshunter, release lyric video for "Home"". Facebook. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  17. "Angles Ain't Listening – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  18. "Song: Basshunter – "Home"". Scandipop. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  19. Richard Buxton (3 October 2019). "Basshunter's comeback single could've done with a bit more work". Twitter. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  20. "Viimati uuendatud artistid ehk nädala uuenduste ülevaade". Allstarz.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  21. "New Releases". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  22. "Hity 2019: Diplo & Jonas Brothers, Basshunter i inni w New Music Friday w Radiu Eska!". Radio Eska (in Polish). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  23. "Single Releases". Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  24. "Música electrónica nueva | Octubre 2019". Top Playlists (in Spanish). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  25. "Swedish Top 20 – Download (October 4th, 2019)". Daily Play MPE. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  26. "Swedish Top 20 – Stream (October 4th, 2019)". Daily Play MPE. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  27. "Club Charts – Commercial Pop". Music Week. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  28. "Home – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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