Home (Phillip Phillips song)

"Home"
"Home"
Single by Phillip Phillips
from the album The World from the Side of the Moon
Released	May 23, 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Folk rock
Length	3:30
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Greg Holden; Drew Pearson;
Producer(s)	Drew Pearson
Phillip Phillips singles chronology
Music video
	"Phillip Phillips - Home" on YouTube

"Home" is the debut single and coronation song from American Idol season 11 winner Phillip Phillips. The song was co-written by Drew Pearson and Greg Holden, and produced by Drew Pearson.^[4]^[5] Phillips first performed the song on the season's final performance night on May 22, 2012, and then again on the finale after he was declared the winner. His recording of "Home" was released as a single on May 23, 2012 and included as a track on the compilations American Idol Season Finale - Season 11 EP and Journey to the Finale released at the same time.^[1]^[6] The song was also included on his debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon, released later in November that year.

The single debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a first week sales figure of 278,000 downloads.^[2] It has the biggest digital sales week for any Idol winner's coronation song,^[7] and it became the best selling of all coronation songs,^[8]^[9] as well as the best-selling song by any Idol alum in the United States.^[10] It has sold over 5 million copies in the United States.^[11]

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^ "Deconstructing: Phillip Phillips, The Lumineers, And The Mumford-ization of Pop". stereogum.com. November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
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^ "Home". iTunes. May 23, 2012.
^ Caulfield, Keith (May 30, 2012). "Phillip Phillips Makes 'Idol' History as 'Home' Sells 278,000 Downloads". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
^ Grein, Paul (October 24, 2012). "Chart Watch Extra: Phillip Phillips' Idol Record". Chart Watch. Yahoo Music. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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^ Grein, Paul (March 27, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: Phillips Takes Idol Title". Chart Watch. Yahoo. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
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[allmusic-1] "Phillip Phillips". Allmusic.com.

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[3] "Deconstructing: Phillip Phillips, The Lumineers, And The Mumford-ization of Pop". stereogum.com. November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2013.

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[6] "Home". iTunes. May 23, 2012.

[cauldfied-7] Caulfield, Keith (May 30, 2012). "Phillip Phillips Makes 'Idol' History as 'Home' Sells 278,000 Downloads". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

[yahoo-oct2012-8] Grein, Paul (October 24, 2012). "Chart Watch Extra: Phillip Phillips' Idol Record". Chart Watch. Yahoo Music. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

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[Yahoo_Chart_Watch_03-27-2013-10] Grein, Paul (March 27, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: Phillips Takes Idol Title". Chart Watch. Yahoo. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

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