Coming Home (Leon Bridges song)

"Coming Home"
The cover is in black-and-white, featuring the artist wearing a white t-shirt, tan pants and black dress shoes, sitting outside the front door of a house.
Single by Leon Bridges
from the album Coming Home
B-side"Better Man"[2]
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)[1]
Recorded2015 (2015)
GenreSoul, R&B, doo wop
Length3:36
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Niles City Sound[4]
Leon Bridges singles chronology
"Coming Home"
(2015) 		"Smooth Sailin'"
(2015)
Music video
"Coming Home" on YouTube

"Coming Home" is a song co-written[3] and performed by American rhythm and blues singer Leon Bridges, issued as the first single from his debut studio album of the same name. The song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Triple A chart in 2015.[5] In 2022 the song was featured in a McDonald's advert.[6]

Live performances

Bridges performed "Coming Home" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 22, 2015.[7][8] On August 5, he performed the song on Conan.[9]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Chip Tompkins.[10] The music video was released on March 3, 2015, and as of August 2022, has over 32 million views.[11]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Platinum 80,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Amazon.com: Coming Home: Leon Bridges: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Leon Bridges - Coming Home at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Coming Home - Leon Bridges | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Leon Bridges - Coming Home (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Leon Bridges - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. August 29, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "Ad of the Day: McDonald's shows the power of loyalty in 'cinematic' homecoming spot". The Drum. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Adams, Gregory (June 23, 2015). "Leon Bridges "Coming Home" (live on 'Fallon')". Exclaim. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "Leon Bridges performs gorgeous rendition of "Coming Home" on Fallon — watch | Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. WordPress.com. June 23, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  9. ^ Kellmurray, Beth (August 6, 2015). "Watch Leon Bridges Perform 'Coming Home' on 'Conan'". Diffuser.fm. Townsquare Media. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Leon Bridges - Coming Home - YouTube". YouTube. Google. March 3, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  11. ^ Leon Bridges - Coming Home (Official Music Video), retrieved August 28, 2022
  12. ^ "Leon Bridges - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "Leon Bridges - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. July 11, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  14. ^ "Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Leon Bridges – Coming Home". Music Canada. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "British single certifications – Leon Bridges – Coming Home". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – Leon Bridges – Coming Home". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.