Homesick (Kane Brown song)

"Homesick" was co-written by Brown with Brock Berryhill, Matt McGinn, and Taylor Phillips[2] about Brown's own "experience traveling on the road and being away from his loved ones," but the singer dedicated the song to military families: "I thought, 'There's not many songs going out these days about the military like there used to be. I felt like this would really hit home for them. Just kind of like memories of, you know, anybody dancing in a kitchen, singing favorite songs with each other."[3] Brown got his inspiration for the song while at a tattoo parlor when the artist suggested he put the word 'homesick' on his knuckles, and he started writing the song on his bus before a performance at Coyote Joe's in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2]

"Homesick" debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated September 22, 2018, before its initial release as a single.[4] It later debuted at number 45 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated August 17, 2019.[5] It also debuted at number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated November 30, 2019.[6] It reached number one on Country Airplay in March 2020, which is Brown's fifth consecutive number one on the chart.[7]

As of March 2020, he song has sold 136,000 copies in the US.[8] On September 29, 2020, the single was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over two million units in the United States.[9]

The music video for "Homesick" premiered on September 20, 2018.[10] In it, Brown is shown performing the song for the California National Guard among a compilation of clips that show service members returning home to their families.