Come Home (Placebo song)

"Come Home" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It appears on the group's 1996 eponymous debut album and was released as the lead single from the album on 5 February 1996.

"Come Home"
Single by Placebo
from the album Placebo
Released5 February 1996
Recorded1996
GenreAlternative rock, pop-punk, emo
Length4:40
LabelDeceptive
Songwriter(s)Robert Schultzberg, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal
Producer(s)Brad Wood
Placebo singles chronology
"Bruise Pristine"
(1995)
"Come Home"
(1996)
"36 Degrees"
(1996)

Content

Placebo frontman Brian Molko has described "Come Home" was "pop-punk for postponed suicides".[1]

Music video

The music video for the song features the band performing the song in a small room.

Release

"Come Home" was released as the lead single from Placebo on 5 February 1996. It reached number 86 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Track listing

CD
  1. "Come Home" – 4:40
  2. "Drowning by Numbers" – 2:59
  3. "Oxygen Thief" – 3:36
7" vinyl
  1. "Come Home"
  2. "Drowning by Numbers"

Personnel

Placebo
  • Brian Molko – vocals, guitar, production
  • Stefan Olsdal – bass, production
  • Robert Schultzberg – drums, production
Additional personnel
  • Fulton Dingley – engineering on tracks 1 & 2
  • Miki Moore – engineering on track 3
  • Adam Maynard – front cover art
  • Alex Weston – back cover photography

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 86[2]

References

  1. "Magazine article". Placebo interview. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. "Come Home | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.