The single sold over 200,000 copies in the UK alone and was certified silver, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart.
Westlife's version differs slightly in their lyrical arrangement as compared to Michael Bublé's version. Irish boy band Westlife released a cover version of "Home" as their first single from their eighth studio album, Back Home (2007). Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. * Sales figures based on certification alone. "Song For You" (featuring Chris Botti) - 3:12Ĭanada CHR/Pop Top 30 ( Radio & Records).On Bublé's 2012 Christmas television special " Michael Bublé: Home for the Holidays", he and Blake Shelton sang a duet version with lyrics reworked for the Christmas season this version previously appeared on Shelton's holiday album, Cheers, It's Christmas. Soon after, a petition was set up for the collaboration to be made available for digital download, to challenge for the United Kingdom]] Christmas Number One spot. The performance gained great reception from fans, when it began trending worldwide on Twitter. In December 2011, Bublé performed a duet version of the song with English singer-songwriter Gary Barlow, whilst also performing Barlow's " Rule the World". American country music singer Blake Shelton also released his version in early 2008, which reached the top of the American country singles charts. The first of these was recorded by Irish boyband Westlife, whose version was a top ten hit in several European countries. Subsequently, two cover versions of the song have also been released as singles by other artists. The song was also used in the film The Wedding Date. The release was accompanied by a music video, directed by Noble Jones, who had previously filmed the video for "Feeling Good". The single was a hit, topping the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the United States while peaking at number 31 in the United Kingdom.
It was Bublé's first single released in the United Kingdom. "Home" was the second single released from It's Time on March 28, 2005. He called it a "positive step forward" for Bublé, adding "The success of this ballad provides yet another direction that he can explore and expand upon." Release Aaron Latham of Allmusic, in his review of It's Time, described the song favorably. Bublé describes his loneliness from missing her in the lyrics. Bublé had been away touring in Italy when he co-wrote the lyrics, for his then-fiancée, Debbie Timuss. He expresses a desire to return home and be with his lover. "Home" centralizes on the male narrator, who is separated from his lover, possibly his wife, while off travelling.
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