"Home" is a song by English

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group

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, released on 16 June 1997 as the third single from their ninth album, ''

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'' (1997). The song is sung by guitarist

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, rather than the band's main singer,

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Critical reception

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from ''

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'' wrote that the song "shows the venerable

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group in a predictably melancholy mood. But who cares? Few acts can dish out the angst better, and "Home" pleases with its baroque strings and skittling beat." He added, "

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radio is a given. The question hanging in the balance is whether popsters will once again welcome Depeche Mode onto top 40 airwaves. Hard to say, though this is certainly the act's best mainstream single in a good long time." Pan-European magazine ''

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'' deemed it as a "somewhat subdued but still sparkling affair." A reviewer from ''

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'' rated it four out of five, describing it as "a downbeat track with an upbeat message, strong on strings and big synth sounds. Lighters aloft."

Track listings

* UK CD1 # "Home" # "Home" (

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"Around the Golf" remix) # "Home" ( LFO Meant to Be) # "Home" (The Noodles & The Damage Done) * UK CD2 # "Home" ( Jedi Knights remix (Drowning in Time)) # "Home" (Grantby mix) # "

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" (live) # "

It's No Good "It's No Good" a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 31 March 1997 by Mute and Reprise Records as the second single from their ninth studio album, ''Ultra''. It was written by Martin L. Gore and produced by Tim Si ...

" (live) * UK 12-inch single :A1. "Home" (Jedi Knights remix (Drowning in Time)) :A2. "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix) :AA1. "Home" (LFO Meant to Be) :AA2. "Home" (Grantby mix) * UK cassette single # "Home" # "It's No Good" (live) * Japanese CD single # "Home" # "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" remix) # "Home" (LFO Meant to Be) # "Home" (The Noodles & The Damage Done) # "Home" (Jedi Knights remix (Drowning in Time)) # "Home" (Grantby mix) # "Barrel of a Gun" (live) # "It's No Good" (live)

"Home" / "Useless"

On 18 November 1997, "Home" and " Useless" were released as a

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single in the United States and Canada. The front cover art has the "Home" cover on the front, with the "Home" track list, and the back cover art has the "Useless" cover art, with the "Useless" track list.

Track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

Single information from the official Depeche Mode website
* AllMusic review of "Home" single {{Authority control 1997 singles 1997 songs Depeche Mode songs Mute Records singles Song recordings produced by Bomb the Bass Songs written by Martin Gore