This Is Home (Peter Gabriel song)
| "This Is Home" | ||||
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| Single by Peter Gabriel | ||||
| from the album I/O | ||||
| Released | 29 September 2023 (dark-side mix) 14 October (bright-side and in-side mix) | |||
| Studio | Real World (Wiltshire) The Beehive (London) | |||
| Length | 5:04 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
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"This Is Home" is a song by English-musician Peter Gabriel, released on 29 September 2023 as the tenth single in promotion of his tenth studio album I/O. According to Gabriel, the track "is a love song", and "began with inspiration from some of the great Tamla Motown rhythm sections so we’re trying to recreate that in a modern way, complete with the tambourine and handclaps".[1][2]
In a press release, Gabriel explained that he did an experimentation with high vocals, to get a more emotional voice in contrast with the conversational voice effect at the beginning of the song, with the intention of putting both intimate and emotive vocals side by side.[1][3][4]
The cover was designed by artist David Moreno with his work "Conexión de catedral II",[1]. According Gabriel about the chouise of the artwork
"I was looking for contemporary art that represented the house or home in some ways and we saw a few things but his really stuck out."[5][6]
Personnel
- Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, piano, percussion
- David Rhodes – guitars, backing vocals
- Tony Levin – bass
- Manu Katché – drums
- Brian Eno - synths
- Oli Jacobs – synths, electric guitar and percussion
- Katie May – percussion
- Ríoghnach Connolly – backing vocals
Orchestra
- Orchestral arrangement: John Metcalfe
- Violins: Everton Nelson, Ian Humphries, Louisa Fuller, Charles Mutter, Cathy Thompson, Natalia Bonner, *Richard George, Marianne Haynes, Martin Burgess, Clare Hayes, Debbie Widdup, Odile Ollagnon
- Violas: Bruce White, Fiona Bonds, Peter Lale, Rachel Roberts
- Cellos: Ian Burdge, Chris Worsey, Caroline Dale, William Schofield, Tony Woollard, Chris Allan
- Double bass: Chris Laurence, Stacy Watton, Lucy Shaw
- Orchestra conductor: John Metcalfe
- Orchestra leader: Everton Nelson
- Sheet music supervisor: Dave Foster
- Orchestra contractor: Lucy Whalley and Susie Gillis
References
- ^ a b c "This Is Home released". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Listen to Peter Gabriel's new song "This Is Home"". Classic Rock 106.9. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel – "This Is Home"". Stereogum. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel shares new single 'This Is Home'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page).- ^ Redfern, Mark. "Peter Gabriel Shares New Song "This Is Home"". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.