Coming Home (Keith Urban song)
"Coming Home" is a song recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music artist Keith Urban featuring American singer Julia Michaels, released in March 2018 as the second single from Urban's 2018 album Graffiti U.[1] The artists co-wrote the song with Nicolle Galyon and J.R. Rotem, with Merle Haggard receiving songwriting credits for the sampling of his 1968 single "Mama Tried". Urban and Rotem are also the producers.
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Single by Keith Urban featuring Julia Michaels | ||||
from the album Graffiti U | ||||
Released | 21 March 2018 | |||
Genre | Country pop | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
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Background and composition
Urban told Billboard he enlisted Michaels "to help [him] flesh out a few little bits and pieces, and then she had this cool bridge idea and she sang that, so she ended up on the song. It's a very specific piece, drawing from very different places from Merle to Julia to J.R. to what [he does], all coming together."[2]
The song contains a sample of "Mama Tried" by Merle Haggard. Urban sought approval from Haggard's widow, Theresa, and his son, Ben, for the use of the guitar riff.[3]
Critical reception
Billy Dukes from Taste of Country said it's a "song aimed at the next generation of country music fans."[4]
Commercial performance
As of August 2018, "Coming Home" has sold 113,000 copies in the United States.[5]
Music video
The music video was directed by Andy Hines and premiered on CMT, GAC and Vevo in April 2018. It was filmed in Los Angeles for over two days, with the main performance with Michaels being at the city’s Cowboy Palace Saloon.
Charts
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References
- "Coming Home (feat. Julia Michaels) – Single by Keith Urban on Apple Music". iTunes. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- "Keith Urban Shares New Single 'Coming Home': Watch the Lyric Video". Billboard. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- "See Keith Urban Sing 'Coming Home' With Julia Michaels at ACM Awards". Rolling Stone. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- "Is Keith Urban's 'Coming Home' a Hit? Listen and Sound Off!". Taste of Country. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- Bjorke, Matt (14 August 2018). "The Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: August 14, 2018". RoughStock. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- "ARIA Chart Watch #466". auspOp. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "Keith Urban Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "Country Airplay – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2018.