" Homecoming " is a song by American hip-hop recording artist and record producer Kanye West. It was included as the twelfth song on the track list from her third studio album Graduation (2007). The song was produced by West with Warryn Campbell and featured guest appearances from Chris Martin, vocalist of British alternative rock band Coldplay. Chris Martin sang a choir song and played a piano-driven motif. Trajectory instrumentation combines his church-style piano riffs with reggae-tinged grooves from heavy drum drums but expensive and rough bass lines. It features a pop-oriented refrain while also integrating new post-punk elements and waves with rock sensibility. "Homecoming" is written as an award dedicated to the Western-born city of Chicago, Illinois. His conceptual lexicon reveals a long metaphor in which he symbolizes Chicago as a childhood lover to convey his relationship with the city.
A reworking song entitled "Home (Windy)," the song was originally from 2001 demo tape. While the lyrics of the verses remain largely the same, the chorus lyrics for the original "Homecoming" incarnation are different and sung by singer John Legend, known as John Stephens at the time. In addition, this recording has exhibited a soulful vocal sample production style that once became a Western trademark. Over the years, "Home (Windy)" was circulating with a new title "Home" on various Western mixtape songs as well as on the earliest copies of its debut. studio album, The College Dropout (2004). "Homecoming" occurred when West met Chris Martin for the first time by chance at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London, England on February 14, 2006. Afterwards, the two had a spontaneous clock session and track record, with Martin asking West to change his approach songwriting and production.
Although intended as the lead single of Graduation , the song was released as the fifth and final single from the album. "Homecoming" was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download and will be released as a physical single on February 4, 2008. However, the physical single was canceled as downloads began to decline, but were later released on vinyl. The single met with moderate commercial success in the United States and Canada. It was more successful overseas, peaking above twenty on the European charts and reaching the top ten positions in Ireland and England. "Homecoming" has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Once released, "Homecoming" received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Although the West is praised for its lyrics and introspective storytelling, Chris Martin's contributions are filled with polarization reactions. Some music journalists criticized Martin's appearance because he was not from Chicago. Those in favor equated their performance with that of Sting from The Police while the collaboration also gained comparisons for the works of Elton John and Billy Joel. The accompanying music video for the single was directed by Hype Williams and filmed in the city of Chicago. Fully shot in black and white, this video features a western montage across the streets of Chicago and features landmarks, monuments and people. The music video was very well received and praised for the way the hometown of the West was visually honored. It was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
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"Homecoming" was written by American hip-hop recording artist and record producer Kanye West with Chris Martin, lead singer of British alternative rock band Coldplay. West produced the song with record producer Warryn Campbell. Though included in her third studio album Graduation (2007), "Homecoming" is actually a reworking of a song known as "Home (Windy)" which came from a 2001 demo tape. "Home (Windy)" is distributed under the new title "Home" in various Western mixtapes released over the years, starting with 2003 mixtape Get Well Soon... "Home" is also available on early copy Western debut studio album The College Dropout (2004). However, the version of his debut album was never released because it was leaked several months before the initial release date meant August 12, 2003. The West used the opportunity to filter The College Dropout because the studio album was significantly remixed, remastered, and revised before it was released on February 10, 2004. In the end, certain tracks destined for The College Dropout were later withdrawn, with "Home" between them. The collaboration between West and Chris Martin occurred when the two worked together for a spontaneous jam session after a chance meeting at Abbey Road Studios in London, England on February 14, 2006. During rework, they made both instrument and lyrical changes. content. For new tracks, sharp pianos evolve with booms, stadium-sized drums to accompany a completely different chorus.
The song was written by West as a sincere homage dedicated to the city of Chicago, Illinois. "Homecoming" paid a lyrical award to the hometown of Kanye West in Chicago. The contents of his highly personal lyrics detail the West's relationship with Chicago, expressing a metaphorical narrative featuring the feminine personification of his hometown. Clothed in Chris Martin's chorus, a joyful ode to her upbringing in Chicago is just one of the few touching calls for the steps that once pushed her forward as a hip-hop artist found throughout her third introspective album Graduation . During the amount of nostalgia, the West rhymes about growing Chicago, his love for the city, and his guilt left "him" to pursue his musical dreams. Western lyric reference "I Used to Love H.E.R.," a 1994 rap song written by a close friend, former GOOD Music label affiliate, and fellow Chicago hip-hop artist Common. Rapper will continue to make a cameo appearance in the accompanying music video, which was filmed in the city of Chicago. "Homecoming" was later described as a "deeply emotional" composition by the West during a retrospective interview with Concrete Loop on October 5, 2007. In the interview, Kanye West delivered that "Homecoming" was among his three most songs favorites from Graduation.
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Release and promotion
Early news of Western music collaboration with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin was reported by The Daily Star on February 24, 2006. West reportedly told the newspaper, "Chris Martin is definitely one of the people I study. shy about the concept of recording, he wants to work on music because he loves music and works in the studio and adds his ideas. "West then announced his collaboration during an interview with Billboard on January 19, 2007. He stated that "Homecoming" is likely to be released as the lead single for her third album Graduation (2007). However, the song "Can not Tell Me Nothing" was released as the album's main single instead, while "Homecoming" was temporarily released as the fifth and final single. "Homecoming" was first heard by music listeners when the BBC Radio 1Xtra digital radio station hosted an exclusive "Audience With Kanye West" venue at the BBC Radio Music Theater in London on August 13, 2007. West guided specially selected audiences through Graduation , play the entire album directly from its MacBook Air laptop via a speaker system. Initial broadcasting was part of West's extensive promotional campaign for his third album during a trip to England. Two weeks later, "Homecoming" was one of the tracks played by the West while holding an album listening session for Graduation in New York City. Sessions listening to a late-night album were held at New World Stages on August 28, 2007. Inside the auditorium, West explains the influences and aspirations that go into making his third album. Throughout the night, he played songs from start to finish without interruption, some with matching video accompaniment. When a spectator asked Kanye why the "House" production had been changed and became "Homecoming," he replied that he believed that the original hip-hop beat would not shake the stadium, but the lyrics were too good to throw away..
Writing and Development
Regardless of the slight variations applied to the initial advertisement it says and the opening line for composing the introduction, the lyrics of the Western rap song remain largely the same. Although Chris Martin's new "Homecoming" chorus contains a series of lines very different from those of John Legend. Chris Martin is the one who requested Western made changes to original lyrical content. In the "House" choir, John Legend sings about soldiers who can not make it back and go home. However, Martin felt the tone of the Western conceptual approach to the track was too grim, and advised him to be contextualized with the concept of "happier". As a result, in the chorus of "Homecoming," Chris Martin sang about Kanye West returning to his hometown in Chicago, Illinois. Inspired by an arena tour with Irish rock band U2, West designed the chorus of a song to become a singing stadium song. Thus, he expresses melodies and vocal hooks that are soaring and infectious.
When modifying the settings, the West rearranges the hip-hop storytelling framework of its lyrical content. West chose to use the conventional formal structure usually found in rap songs while combining his pop sensitivity into the newly written chorus. He took the original one from the "House" which is thirty-two long, dividing the lyrics into two verses sixteen apart and they are arranged around the chorus. Although the lines are largely unchanged, the West will blackmail them in a tighter path, more certain with a clearer pronunciation than the original, showing years of experience and enhancing lyrical dexterity. Compared to soulful soul of John Legend, Chris Martin performs a pop choir "Homecoming" with a more subtle and straightforward song. He recites the elastic refrain and bridges by singing together, making notes more excited. Martin sings laspes into a soft and delicate falsetto and uses a carefree package to maintain a sense of nostalgia wistfulness.
Recording
Recording sessions for "Home (Windy)" and "Homecoming" lasted for several years in five different studio locations. These recording studios include Fever Recording Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Abbey Road Studios in London, England, Sony Music Studios in New York City, and The Record Plant and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California. The track was mixed in Chalice Recording Studios in Hollywood, California and Chung King Studios in New York City. Early studio recording "Home (Windy)" was made as far back as 2001. The instrumental song confirmed the excellence of western trademark hip-hop production techniques. It featured a vivid sample of vocal harmonic shard vocals from Patti LaBelle and the cover of BlueBelles from 1945 showing the song, "You Will not Walk Alone." Meanwhile, the original lyrics of the song chorus were sung by singer John Legend. He was then an unknown recording artist and went by the name of John Stephens. "Home (Windy)" is one of the earliest in the long history of two close friends who collaborate with each other, as the West will continue to produce the debut studio album Get Lifted (2004) very year the same she released her very first album The College Dropout , which tracks Legend in turns also lends her vocals.
Years later, Kanye West and Chris Martin met each other for the first time by chance on February 14, 2006 at Abbey Road, the iconic recording studio in London, England. At this point in his career, the West traveled the world rather than recording artists and producers coming to him for music collaboration. He will go around and meet other record producers at locations such as New York, Atlanta and London, then return to The Record Plant for additional sound maintenance. One day, West had just completed a show at Abbey Road and Coldplay happened to be recording music in a studio there at the same time. While rock bands were recording their radio show at Abbey Road for BBC Radio 2 national radio station, West produced the theme song for the soundtrack of the action movie Mission: Impossible III. According to audio engineer Andrew Dawson, Martin emerged after finding that West was working in the next studio. After their meeting, the West did not mind the interruption by Chris Martin and after the band's performances, the two joined in a recording booth for a spontaneous clock session. They recorded "Homecoming" in the same room as The Beatles recorded their music, using the same microphone. Martin reportedly wore the exact same clothes for several days of recorded trajectory, which is a habit for musicians.
At the time of re-recording, West had prepared an unused hip-hop beat that was meant for what became "Heard 'Em Say," the third single from his sophomore album Late Registration (2005). ). But Chris Martin reportedly advocated, "No knocks of this track should be more like a homecoming or something." West then drew repeated samples of soul repetition throughout the "House" and replaced it with a grandiose piano riff, which he then decorated on the big drum of the stadium. Most of the tracks in Graduation have contained multi-layered synthesizer-based production influenced by Western experiments with electronic music. But on "Homecoming," he chose different instruments, more stripped to complement the narrative quality of his introspective lyrical content. West strip the backbeat down to a rare stomp and clap to accommodate the poignant poems on the story telling track. Instead of synth, the synchronized piano part acts as the core of the song and works with slow bassline melodies to form rhythmic figures that produce interlocking paths. The song is enhanced by the use of additional percussion instruments and is subtly coated by the presence of monotonous monotonous audience cheers in the mix to complement the rhythm.
When the first word came out that West and Chris Martin worked together in the studio, the source claimed that their recording, "sounds [ed] like a Coldplay song with a tap, that's exactly what it wants [Kanye]." During the recording and production period of Graduation (2007), West mainly listened to mainstream rock bands such as Coldplay, Keane, The Killers, and Radiohead in an effort to make his rap song more palpable for the stadium concert. As a result, "Homecoming" maintains piano-driven, ready-made soundscape arenas comparable to Coldplay music. However, the West has Chris Martin forgetting his typical mid-tempo ballad in favor of more inspirational and inspiring piano work. Martin's pounding piano plays displaying repeated gospel influences in Western production, while the rest of the harbor portion shares the reggae characteristics. The motion of the moving piano is arranged in such a way that it starts on the off-beat to give a lighter, hip-hop recording vibration. Also seen in the song structure and simple instrumentation are the subtle and growing tendencies of the West against the tendencies of post-work and new wave punk. The piano accompaniment of the stop-start arrangement is laden with minor chords, while the Western lyrics are more melancholy and reflective.
Composition
"Homecoming" is a midtempo hip-hop song that runs for a duration of three minutes and twenty-six seconds. This song is a gospel-influenced piano jam that holds various instrumental nuances and vocal cues from music genres including reggae, rock pubs, post-punk, new waves, and pop/rock. In essence, the basis of musical composition involves the rhythmic synthesis of rhythmic reggae rhythms with stunning yet articulate structures and the shortness of post-punk alongside unique new wave sound effects. In addition, soaring refrains and hard piano riffs drive pop hooks and exciting pop melodies that express the arena's rock aesthetics. Track rhythmic instrumentation consists of staccato piano chords, supported percussion drums, and syncopated, melodic bass lines.
According to music sheets published on Musicnotes.com by EMI Music Publishing, the song is set in a general time-line, with a moderate tempo of 88 times per minute. "Homecoming" is written in key E minor, and Chris Martin's vocal range extends from low D 4 to high E 5 . The music composition uses a four-size phrase that follows the basic sequence of Em-D/F-Em/GG-Am 7 -D/CC maj7 -Bm 7 as its chord. Opening with the E minor hammer chords, "Homecoming" begins West yelled, "Yes! And you say Chi city! Chi city! Chi city!" on top of a prominent piano motif. Exciting piano accompaniment runs throughout the composition as the main instrument. The piano arrangement starts on the off-beat and each period ends with a stroke of notes followed by almost a bar of silence. Along the path, the noisy voices of the cheering people can mysteriously be heard hiding in the background.
In two verses, the West taps his emotions on the beat of a powerful drum and percussive force. West tapped his less complicated verses at a gradual pace with a stream that depended on the tail rima and managed to suppress both melodic piano and rhythmic songs. There is a short break at certain intervals and sometimes develops in the instrumental piano to highlight Western lyrics and show transitions between parts. Meanwhile, Chris Martin supplies an energetic piano playing and singing a freewheeling choir. His sharp and high vocals and counterparts resulted in comparison with musician and singer-songwriter Sting, the British post-punk band frontman, The Police. Martin sings his delicate and relaxed relaxation over the booming indentations generated by snaking piano progressions, slow basslines, and stomping rhythms from off-beat drums, yet another reggae element. Toward the end, Chris Martin even chose to outro the song in a way that is very reminiscent of reggae singers. His "le-yo-oh-oh" vocal style gave rise to the vocal style of Jamaican musician Bob Marley.
Lyrics, "Homecoming" serves as a homage to Kanye West's hometown in Chicago, Illinois. The furor at her care in Chicago was one of many touching calls for steps that pushed the West forward in her journey as a hip-hop artist found on her third studio album. Compared to previous notes, Graduation at thematic time distances, is introspective and is characterized by more conflicts, confessional stories. "Homecoming" is the place where West finds himself rapping about growing up in Chicago from the perspective of local youths who are returning to their old surroundings, recalling the memories of old friends and past love. Throughout the narrative, the West uses a long metaphor where it symbolizes the city as a childhood sweetheart named Wendy. She rhymes about her love for Chicago and her guilt leaves "her" to pursue her musical dreams. West tells the story of how a childhood sweetheart tucked his fingers with clear lines. The word game intrigued him capturing his bitter relationship with the place that made him who once called his home. Both the opening and closing songs are lyrically references to "I Used to Love H.E.R.," a similar metaphorical rap song written by West's close friend, label affiliate, and fellow Chicago Common hip-hop artist. After each verse, Chris Martin sang a choir song about the West making his return: "Do you think of me now and then? Because I'm coming home again."
Critical reception
Once released, "Homecoming" received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Nick Levine of Digital Spy describes the track as "impressive slow jam" and refers to Chris Martin as "the sting of our times." Giving four stars to five stars, Levine said, "It can easily be a rough practice in slapping each other, but, thankfully, Martin seems to have pulled out softie in the West, making Homecoming the rapper most boastful.. " Media Pitchfork ' Mark Pytlik writes that the song feels like touching all the correct notes. After his acknowledgment that "Homecoming" exceeded expectations, Jackie Im of Treblezine called the track hook very interesting and summarized the composition as "a good little pop song that leads to Kanye's most sincere moment." He also compared Chris Martin's piano play with British singer, pianist and composer Elton John. A similar sentiment was expressed by Jon Caramanica of The New York Times , who thought Piano jams recalled early Billy Joel. Writing for NME , Louis Pattison reported "Homecoming" as a "dense" song while editor Jason Richards's label "MOW" NOW Magazine labeled the Highlight of the Graduation . While he upholds the belief that Graduation contains "some real clunkers," Kyle Ryan from The A.V. Club writes that with songs like "Homecoming," the album also has "the usual part of Western gold." Slant Magazine says that in contrast to Jay-Z's previous collaboration with Chris Martin on the "Beach Chairs" from his comeback album Kingdom Come , West's song "might make Coldplay acceptable for kids, "Ann Powers, author for Los Angeles Times, also holds the belief that Kanye uses Jay-Z to use Martin's vocal skills. Share similar sentiments, reviewers Ross Bonaime writes that when comparing songs, the West used Martin in a far more successful way and considered the combination of two recording artists as "undeniably great."
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On the other hand, some music journalists question the authenticity of "Homecoming" due to the fact that Chris Martin is not from the city of Chicago. Calling the song as "an exciting endeavor," Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian is reproached, "If you rap about growing up in Chicago, do not duet with a singer from Devon. Martin could not convince anyone that he was moved by the memory of 'fireworks over Lake Michigan.' "Nathan Rabin from The AV Club sees collaboration as a demonstration of how West's vast palette of music can sometimes make it difficult, saying that Chris Martin did not embody Chicago's rich musical legacy. Del Cowie said that partly because of Martin's guest appearance, "Homecoming" does not evoke an emotional connection that must be generated by his hometown. Labeling the track as one of the album's violations, Noah Love of ChartAttack states that he can do it without Chris Martin singing the song and believes that West still finds his path as a lyricist. Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot is underestimating the instrumentation of the song, saying, "Chris Martin coos up the cornball piano riff." He denounced that "Homecoming" fell flat and added up to be one of the biggest moves of the album. Accolades
Although divided into opinions about Chris Martin, "Homecoming" has managed to appear on some of the best songs list Kanye West. Paste ranked magazine "Homecoming" as the 50th best-selling album song in the West. Complex lists the original versions of John Legend and Chris Martin's version of "Home"/"Homecoming" in the thirty-eight best songs of a hundred songs in the West. "Homecoming" was also declared the fifth largest Chicago rap song by Complex. In honor of his thirty-ninth birthday, The Jamaica Observer compiled a list of the ten best Kanye West songs ever made, in which "Homecoming" was included. Highsnobiety cited "Homecoming" as Kanye West's fourth best song, referring to it as "classic Kanye pieces." For their list of 10 Best Selling Songs, Minimal Songs of Kanye West , head writer Jordan Darville from ChartAttack puts "Homecoming" at number four. With regard to the lyrics of the song, he writes, "The epic synth-rap on Graduation is racing to defeat each other, which makes its introspective moment much deeper." Billboard has quoted "Homecoming" as one of the ten most romantic songs in the West and declares that this is one of the most favored homelands homes offered by rap music. CraveOnline rated "Homecoming" at the top of the list of fifteen best Kanye West songs. When summarizing his composition, he states, "Although the storytelling is very personal, and therefore not directly related, Kanye topped his topical and instrumental, proving his skills as a producer and rapper.Coldplay singer Chris Martin appeared in the choir, but the main star of This song is an instrumental piano... Ode love to Chicago was familiar to everyone, regardless of their location, class, gender or whether they have left their first home. "
Performance chart
In the United States, "Homecoming" made its first chart appearance on the Hot R & amps Song chart; B/Hip-Hop on May 22, 2008 at number sixty-eight. Finally peaked at number fifty-three on the chart for the June 14, 2008 edition. The single debuted on Hot 100's Billboard at number ninety-six, for the June 7, 2008 edition. In the same week, "Homecoming" also entered at number nineteen on the Hot Rap Songs charts. The following week, "Homecoming" climbed thirteen places to number eighty-three on the Hot 100 chart. For the third week on Billboard Hot 100, "Homecoming" went up twelve spaces to number seventy-one. In the end, the song reached its peak position at number sixty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 for the June 28, 2008 edition. A few weeks later, for the July 12, 2008 edition, "Return" Climbed to its peak in number fifteen on the Hot Rap Songs chart. On April 1, 2015, "Homecoming" was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the sale of one million digital downloads paid.
In Canada, "Homecoming" debuted at number eighty-nine on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, where it reached seventy-nine. The single performed superbly and was commercially successful in many parts of Europe. It reached the top twenty in some countries, with the highest position being in Ireland and England. "Homecoming" entered at number nineteen on the Irish Singles Chart, becoming the highest debut for the week ending January 10, 2008. Two weeks later, the single rose to its peak position at number five on the chart. "Homecoming" debuted at number seventy-seven on the UK Singles Chart for the September 29th, 2007 edition of selling its own downloads before the recurrence. The song re-entered the chart at number 69 for the issue dated December 30, 2007. It reached its peak position at number nine on the UK Singles Chart on January 20, 2008. According to Official Charts Company, "Homecoming" has sold 15,000 copies, becoming Gold certified by British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
"Homecoming" is also a moderate success in Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, "Homecoming" debuted at number thirty-eight on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and for six weeks finally climbed to its top position at number twenty-two. The song came in at number forty-seven on the Australian ARIA Charts, peaking at number thirty-two a week later. "Homecoming" was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for delivery of 35,000 copies.
Music video
Background
The accompanying music video for "Homecoming" was directed by Hype Williams and filmed on location in the city of Chicago on November 6, 2007. It is the latest in a long history of collaboration between Williams and West, as the two have previously worked together. in the past on several music videos, including for "Can not Tell Me Nothing" and "Stronger", the main single from the third studio album in the West, Graduation (2007). The music video was filmed entirely in black and white, with Williams taking a simple approach to visuals. For the video, West was wearing a classic Stylisted StÃÆ'¼ssy flannel madras plaid shirt under a sleeveless jacket and wearing a keffiyeh as a scarf around his neck. Prior to its premiere, West posted a screenshot taken from the video as a preview on its official blog on March 6, 2008. The exclusive behind-the-scenes image taken from the homecoming video shoot is then available. In addition, the behind-the-scenes footage of the music video was later released by ZeroTV Channel. The footage revealed that some friends and Western affiliates attended the video shoot, including Bump J rappers from Major Figgas and Wildstyle of Crucial Conflict and Music Recording artist Malik Yusef. The video recording also features appearances from Don Crowley, Virgil Abloh, Ibn Jasper, director of music videos Morocco Vaughn and students from the Orr Academy Academy. Kanye West premiered the music video for "Homecoming" through Vimeo's official account and blog on April 1, 2008.
Synopsis and acceptance
The black-and-white music video features a Kanye West montage that runs in different parts of Chicago, with slow and angular movements highlighting city streets, buildings, monuments and people. Among the several locations and landmarks he visits and displays include the Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park, the American Museum of African History of DuSable, the Tribune Tower, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the Sears Tower, and Cabrini-Green and Harold L. Ickes a housing project. Some old Western friends, early supporters of the music, and local hip-hop acts like L.E.P. Bogus Boys can be seen following him around the city. Notably, his friend, affiliate label and fellow Chicago rappers Common, who were referenced during the song, made two cameo appearances. Throughout the video, these scenes are interspersed with lines of animated silhouettes and Western drawings that tap the lyrics of the song while surrounded by reflective mirrors above moving vehicles and Chris Martin singing the choir while playing piano upright.
Music videos are generally well received by fans and media outlets. VH1 rated the video for "Homecoming" as the fifth largest music video filmed in the artist's hometown, writing, "City Chi shines under the spotlight in Yeezus' Homecoming video." Edgy Chicago shot was on point and Coldplay Chris Martin was the perfect touch. "In the list of 40 best music videos of Kanye West, Complex puts the video" Homecoming "at number twenty-seventh.A music video for" Homecoming "is listed at number eighty-four on Notaries: 100 Best Videos 2008 Count Numbers This received a nomination for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
Live show
West included "Homecoming" as one of the closing shows of the setlist on the Glow in the Dark Tour, which began on April 16, 2008 at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. This composition is just one of many, various songs taken from the first three Western studio albums used by the West for its conceptual concerts. They serve to form a space opera storyline that tells the story of how a stranded space explorer struggled for over a year to make an attempt to escape from a distant planet while on a mission to bring creativity back to Earth. In his narration, West did "Homecoming" near the end when he finally made it back to Earth. Toward the end of North America's journey, with singer and percussionist/DJ behind him, West performed "Homecoming" on the last night of Lollapalooza 2008 in August in his hometown of Chicago, where he co-led the festival with Nine Inch Nails. "Homecoming" was one of the 90-minute-long list of Western-style songs he performed at the annual Global Gathering dance music festival on July 25, 2008, becoming the first hip-hop artist to do so. He was accompanied by backup singers, disc jockeys and three pairs of drums while the concert featured the use of illumination and smoke effects liberally.
Kanye gave live impressions of "Homecoming" during her performance on VH1 Storytellers on February 28, 2009. The show was not included in the original broadcast but was later featured on the bonus DVD of the release live album. West hosted "Homecoming" in front of 3,000 spectators during an annual free Stay In School free concert at the Chicago Theater on July 11, 2009. The concert was held in an effort to raise awareness of the Western charity foundation, and he later partnered with Fuse to broadcast live performances on television on the 25th July 2009. On 31 December 2010, Kanye made a surprise appearance and joined Chris Martin and rapper Jay-Z for "Homecoming" appearance at Marquee Nightclub during the opening of the luxury resort casino and the Cosmopolitan hotel of Las Vegas. Jay-Z helped lead New Year's Eve celebration with Chris Martin and it was the first time West and Martin had brought the song together.
cover version
"Homecoming" has been covered and reproduced by other hip-hop artists. The Kickdrums created a "Homecoming" mashup and the song "Is not No Love (Heart of the City)" by rapper Jay-Z. Titled "No Love Coming Home," the song interprets the choir "Homecoming" and combines it with the poems of "Is not No Love." It's included in Viva La Hova , a collaborative mixtape hosted by Mick Boogie and Terry Urban consisting entirely of Jay-Z and Coldplay mashup songs approved by both rapper and rock band. A remix for "Homecoming" is produced by DiscoTech for inclusion on Sky High, a mixtape remix mixed and compiled by DJ Benzi and Plain Pat. Features mixtape remix by various DJs and record producers of songs taken from the first three studio albums in the West. It was made to anticipate the release of her fourth studio album 808s & amp; Heartbreak . The remix project was commissioned by Kanye West himself the year before. He hands over cappellas and other session cassettes to DJ Benzi, who then spends his time trying to match DJs and different manufacturers for certain tracks. Like every other song, "Homecoming" (DiscoTech Remix) has at least five revisions recorded before it is completely finished. The instrumental song was given a new club-friendly dance theme.
Rockabye Baby! features an interpretation of "Homecoming" as the closing theme of their tribute album, Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Kanye West . Aimed at infants, the soft cover is an instrumental no-sleeping companion, replacing piano chords and drums that support xylophones and bells. Producer Carlos Serrano created "Homecoming" and "Born to Die" mashups by Baroque pop singer and songwriter Lana Del Ray. Titled "Coming to Die," this song has a caustic but cinematic atmosphere composed of superimposed vocal songs from Western emotional touch and Chris Martin's fertile song over the sentimental "Born to Die" instrumentum. The production duo of Florida Urban Noize is dedicated to Kanye an EP remix entitled Mr. West featuring eight remixes of his songs. A remix of "Homecoming" exists between them, and the sonic texture of the instrumentation of this track is tailored to the relaxed jazz vibe.
Track list
Personnel
Information retrieved from the Graduation liner notes.
Graphics and certification
Releasing history
See also
- List of UK Top 10 singles in 2008
References
External links
- "Homecoming" Music Video on YouTube
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
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