Coming Home (The Soldiers song)
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"Coming Home" is a song performed by British
pop
singers The Soldiers
. It was written by Jake Hook
, Nick Patrick and Jeff Chegwin and produced by Patrick for The Soldier's first album Coming Home
. Released on 6th October 2009 serving as the album's lead single, available on digital download only.
, Nick Patrick and Jeff Chegwin and produced by Patrick for The Soldier's first album Coming Home The song's lyrics
are a stirring wish and plead for Army personnel to come home safely, The song features a tin whistle
, piano
, bass, drum
and full string section. The song's structure is as follows, introduction, first verse, chorus
, second verse, string section instrumental
, chorus to end.
The song which is four minutes and eight seconds, is in a 4/4 time signature
. The vocals were recorded by Gary Chilton, Richie Maddocks and Ryan Idzi.
. Readers were invited to log on to The Sun's website to download the track for free for 48 hours.
The Soldiers' first official UK TV appearance to talk about Coming Home, was with Adam Boulton
on SkyNews on Sunday the 18 October 2009. The Soldiers also appeared on 'The Alan Titchmarsh Show and GMTV promoting the single.
Concept Jeff Chegwin and Nick Patrick
The download version which was made available to major download sites such as iTunes
, Amazon
and Play.com
cut the string instrumental and a portion of the introduction and lasts 2 minutes and 56 seconds.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singers The Soldiers
The Soldiers
The Soldiers is a singing trio consisting of serving British Army soldiers, signed to CPW Productions Warner Bros. Records, whose debut album, Coming Home, was released on 26 October 2009. The trio consists of Ryan Idzi, Richie Maddocks and Gary Chilton. The Soldiers' first national interview was...
. It was written by Jake Hook
Jake Hook
Jake Patrick Robert Hook is a British, million-seller songwriter, producer and arranger. Hook signed with EMI, in December 2009, on the strength of the single "Coming Home" by The Soldiers.-Origins:...
, Nick Patrick and Jeff Chegwin and produced by Patrick for The Soldier's first album Coming Home
Coming Home (The Soldiers album)
Coming Home is the debut album by The Soldiers. The album was released on the 26th October 2009. All the album's contents are cover versions apart from title track Coming Home, which celebrates those who have made it back and remembers the fallen. Proceeds will go to the Army Benevolent Fund, Help...
. Released on 6th October 2009 serving as the album's lead single, available on digital download only.
Background
"Coming Home", a song written by Jake HookJake Hook
Jake Patrick Robert Hook is a British, million-seller songwriter, producer and arranger. Hook signed with EMI, in December 2009, on the strength of the single "Coming Home" by The Soldiers.-Origins:...
, Nick Patrick and Jeff Chegwin and produced by Patrick for The Soldier's first album Coming Home The song's lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
are a stirring wish and plead for Army personnel to come home safely, The song features a tin whistle
Tin whistle
The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, English Flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, Tin Flageolet, Irish whistle and Clarke London Flageolet is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is an end blown fipple flute, putting it in the same category as the recorder, American Indian flute, and...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, bass, drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
and full string section. The song's structure is as follows, introduction, first verse, chorus
Refrain
A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song...
, second verse, string section instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
, chorus to end.
The song which is four minutes and eight seconds, is in a 4/4 time signature
Time signature
The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
. The vocals were recorded by Gary Chilton, Richie Maddocks and Ryan Idzi.
Promotion
The Soldiers' first interview was with The SunThe Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
. Readers were invited to log on to The Sun's website to download the track for free for 48 hours.
The Soldiers' first official UK TV appearance to talk about Coming Home, was with Adam Boulton
Adam Boulton
Adam Boulton is political editor of the British television channel Sky News, a post he has held since being asked to establish the politics team for the launch of the channel in 1989.-Biography:...
on SkyNews on Sunday the 18 October 2009. The Soldiers also appeared on 'The Alan Titchmarsh Show and GMTV promoting the single.
Credits and personnel
- Lead vocals – Sergeant Major Gary Chilton, Lance Corporal Ryan Idzi and Sergeant Richie Maddocks
- MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
- Jake HookJake HookJake Patrick Robert Hook is a British, million-seller songwriter, producer and arranger. Hook signed with EMI, in December 2009, on the strength of the single "Coming Home" by The Soldiers.-Origins:... - LyricsLyricsLyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
- Jeff Chegwin, Jake Hook, Nick Patrick - ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
– Nick Patrick - Programming – Jake Hook
- StringString instrumentA string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
arrangement – Francis Haines, Jake Hook
Concept Jeff Chegwin and Nick Patrick
Formats
The single was made available as a free download via The Sun's website. The version given away was the album version, which contains a instrumental string section. The length of this version is 4 minutes and 8 seconds.The download version which was made available to major download sites such as iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, Amazon
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
and Play.com
Play.com
Play Ltd., trading as Play.com, is a Jersey-based online retailer of DVDs, CDs, books, gadgets, video games, DRM-free MP3 downloads, and other electronic products, as well as clothes and accessories. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rakuten Group....
cut the string instrumental and a portion of the introduction and lasts 2 minutes and 56 seconds.
External links
- "Your Sex Is on... Fire!" by Carl Stroud from The SunThe Sun (newspaper)The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
, 9 September 2009 - Coming Home page at Jake Hook's website
- Music-news.com from music-news.com, 9 September 2009