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"Welcome Home" is a song by American progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria, released on September 20, 2005 through Columbia Records.[2] It is the third track on the album, Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness. The song was the first single on the album and was made into a music video.[3] The song tells of the hostility in The Writer and Miss Erica Court's relationship in The Amory Wars, according to bandleader Claudio Sanchez. It reached #24 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[4] A 7" version backed by a live-version of "The Crowing" and sold with the album.[2]
"Welcome Home" | ||||
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Single by Coheed and Cambria | ||||
from the album Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness | ||||
Released | September 20, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Progressive metal[1] | |||
Length | 6:15 4:29 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Columbia, Equal Vision | |||
Producer(s) | Michael Birnbaum, Chris Bittner, Coheed and Cambria | |||
Coheed and Cambria singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
The song was featured as a playable track in the game Rock Band,[5] as well as the soundtrack of the Xbox 360 version of Madden NFL 06. It was also the official theme of the re-branded version of NXT between June 2012 and February 2014. It was also included in the trailers of the animated movie 9 and on the film's official soundtrack album.
Track listing
edit- 7"
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Welcome Home" (album version) | 6:17 |
2. | "The Crowing" (live from the Starland Ballroom) | 6:27 |
- US/EU Promo CD
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Welcome Home" (single version) | 6:17 |
2. | "Welcome Home" (single edit) | 4:30 |
- US Promo CD #2
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Welcome Home" (single version) | 4:18 |
2. | "Welcome Home" (edit) | 4:30 |
- Digital Single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Welcome Home" (Shawn "Clown" Crahan remix) | 3:51 |
Inclusion in Rock Band
editIn 2007, this song was included in the Harmonix music video game Rock Band, exposing Coheed and Cambria to a considerably wider audience. However, the words "whore" and "fucking" were edited to "wolf" and "mucking" respectively.[6] The conclusion of the song was also edited, replacing the fade-out and the strings with a short guitar solo as the player earns the ending bonus points.
Ghetts' "Menace"
editBritish grime and rap MC Ghetts' track "Menace" samples the "Welcome Home" riff. "Menace" appeared as track 5 on his 2007 debut studio album, "Ghetto Gospel," when the artist was still known as Ghetto. "Menace" was produced by fellow The Movement MC and producer, Scorcher.[7] The song "was widely accepted in the UK by Grime fans and seen as one of [Ghetts'] classics."[7]
Charts
editChart | Peak
Position |
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US Alternative Songs (Billboard) | 36 |
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard) | 24 |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ "Live Review: Coheed and Cambria at Chicago's Congress Theater (2/9)". 10 February 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "Coheed And Cambria - Welcome Home". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ "Coheed and Cambria "Welcome Home" live". Vimeo. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ "Coheed and Cambria - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ Anderson, Kyle (November 2007). "Even Better Than The Real Thing". Spin. Spin Media: 105–110.
- ^ "Coheed and Cambria Ready for Rock Band," IGN, 10-10-2007. Accessed 12-23-2007.
- ^ a b Ghetts – Menace, retrieved 2022-04-10
- ^ "American single certifications – Coheed & Cambria – Welcome Home". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 15, 2024.