| "Home" | ||||
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| Single byKit Chan | ||||
| B-side | "Home 家 (Mandarin version)" | |||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Pop,R&B | |||
| Label | Ocean Butterflies | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dick Lee | |||
| Producer(s) | Kit Chan | |||
| OfficialNational Day (Singapore) song singles chronology | ||||
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"Home" is a Singaporean song produced byKit Chan and composed byDick Lee. It was one of the first in a series of periodic songs commissioned forSingapore'sNational Day Parade, together with the other NDP song that year titled as City For The World. Released in 1998, it is sung inEnglish with theMandarin version being itsB-side, both sung by Chan. Since its release, the song has been praised bymusic critics and the English version has been considered to be one of the most iconic patriotic songs that represents Singapore.[1]
The song was originally written for the Sing Singapore festival, which was aimed to inspire Singaporeans with a sense ofcommunity spirit and foster a united national identity.[2]
In 2010, Chan performed the song at the 2010 National Day Parade.[3] In 2011, the music video of a new arrangement of the song was launched onTotal Defence Day. Chan is the executive producer of the music video. The new arrangement was performed by 39 local singers (including Chan), accompanied by theSingapore Symphony Orchestra.[4]
On 25 April 2020 at 7:55 pm (SGT), allMediacorp,SPH Radio andSo Drama! Entertainment stations aired a rendition of Home by celebrities and musicians to commemorate the efforts of frontline and migrant workers during theCOVID-19 pandemic. Another video featuring ordinary Singaporeans was aired at 10:30 pm the same day.[5] In 2023, Chan remade "Home" for its 25th anniversary.[6]
The song has also gained popularity outside of Singapore, and has been at times covered by foreign artists when performing their concerts in Singapore. In 2023, American rock bandWeezer, led byRivers Cuomo, covered the song during their 2023 concert.[7] In 2024, South Korean artistSolar, who is also the leader and vocalist of girl groupMamamoo and its sub-unitMamamoo+, covered the song during her concert in Singapore.[8]
The ballad [...] was not written as a National Day theme song - singer-songwriter Dick Lee first composed it for Sing Singapore.
