"Come Back Home" is a song by American actress and singer

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. It was released through

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on July 12, 2022, as the

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from the

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to the 2022

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film '' Purple Hearts''. It was written by Carson, Daniel Crean, Eren Cannata,

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and

Justin Tranter Justin Drew Tranter (born June 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, singer, and activist. Tranter has written songs for artists such as Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Linkin Park, Kelly Clarkson, Sara Bareilles, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, DNCE, ...

Background

While writing "Come Back Home," Carson told Billboard that they created two different versions but chose the one used in the film. "And once we did, we just fell in love with it. We knew that it was our song." It just really captured the soul, the tenderness of this moment, the vulnerability at this moment — and truly the heart of our story." There are two different versions on the soundtrack, the other being a stripped-down version of the song.

Music videos

There are two music videos for "Come Back Home", both of which are featured on the soundtrack. The first was released on August 3, 2022. It shows Carson at her piano on a beach with a few clips from the film being shown. She told ''

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'', "we wanted to make it that much more special by, instead of it being a classic music video, it's a performance video," Carson explains. "So, it's me performing 'Come Back Home' on the piano and it's actually set at the same beach that Luke and I end the movie on, which makes it that much more beautiful and true to our story. The second version of the music video shows the full performance for the song that was shown in the film while performing live in

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outside the gates of

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. It also features clips from the film throughout the video.

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References

{{reflist 2022 songs 2022 singles Sofia Carson songs Hollywood Records singles Songs written by Justin Tranter Songs written for films Songs written by Skyler Stonestreet Songs written by Sofia Carson