Coming Home (Kaiser Chiefs song)

"Coming Home"
Single by Kaiser Chiefs
from the album Education, Education, Education & War
Released13 February 2014
Recorded2013
GenreIndie rock, Britpop
Length4:51
LabelFiction, Caroline International, Universal Music
SongwritersNick Baines, Simon Rix, Andrew White, Ricky Wilson
ProducerBen H. Allen
Kaiser Chiefs singles chronology
"Bows & Arrows"
(2014)
"Coming Home"
(2014)
"Meanwhile Up in Heaven"
(2014)

"Coming Home" is a song by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. The song was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Education, Education, Education & War (2014). It was released in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2014 as a digital download. The song peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, and is the first Kaiser Chiefs single to reach the UK Top 40 since "Never Miss a Beat" in 2008.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Coming Home" was first released onto YouTube on 19 February 2014 at a total length of four minutes and forty-two seconds.[1] The video, directed by James Slater,[2] having previously worked with the band on the videos for "Meanwhile Up in Heaven"[3] and "My Life",[4] was shot on the moor above the village of Blubberhouses, in the Yorkshire Dales, England.[5]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Coming Home"Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Andrew White,
Ricky Wilson
Ben H. Allen4:51

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 89
Scotland Singles (OCC)[8] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 31

References

  1. ^ Kaiser Chiefs - Coming HomeYouTube
  2. ^ "Kaiser Chiefs 'Coming Home' by James Slater on Promo News". Promo News. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ^ "WATCH IT: Kaiser Chiefs "Meanwhile Up In Heaven" (James Slater, dir.)". VideoStatic. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Kaiser Chiefs 'MY LIFE' Directed by James Slater". Vimeo. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  5. ^ Knights, David (25 February 2014). "Kaiser Chiefs 'Coming Home' by James Slater | Videos | Promonews". Promonewstv. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Kaiser Chiefs – Coming Home" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Kaiser Chiefs". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2014.