song coming home song american rapper producer band dirty money debut album train paris released november album fourth single contemporary hip hop pop song written jay-z grey kid jay-z produced song grey featured vocals song chorus jay-z kid gifted song paris written coming home inspired moments life loss close friend references classic songs critics praised ballad personal themes lyrics life praise given grey soft vocals complemented warmth song accompanying music video directed follows trio wandering desert search home find burned belongings shell home singled album highlights coming home promoted live performances including november troops concert march episode marked live performance song featuring grey date coming home successful single highest charting single train paris aside million digital sales peaked number hot number canada internationally single topped charts reaching comes addition breaking british urban music radio mainstream radio topping singles chart consecutive weeks inspiration composition coming home hip hop pop song opens simple piano intro delicate vocal verse grey written jay-z produced jay-z grant speaking kid wanted said want beat makes feel like white man basement atlanta later called coming home gift jay-z kid according sheet music published song written key major time signature common time tempo beats minute follows basic chord progression mtv noted concept theme song similar events life referencing mistakes past wants rodriguez noted song tribute line miss chorus features vocals group female members dawn richards background vocals fellow recording artist trio use vocal range grey sings vocals song opening chorus rap magazine reflected lyrics song calling personal reflection life career thanks lines like posed club lights come easy harder sean twins ask ain married mom scott noted referenced different popular song verse lamb particularly noted strong autobiographical lyrics references hit song ain songs referenced include house home tears clown rodriguez said soul searching rhymes chorus echoes need salvation lamb compared song early releases saying coming home upper ranks pop oriented hip hop artists additionally told mtv track autobiographical elements album conceptual love story narrated character asked coming home based said coming home goes everybody going struggle obstacle lost life lost life sense trying find way person grandmother father wanted lost drug addiction break partner cancer etc struggle find way coming home critical reception release coming home generally met positive reception music critics praised autobiographical lyrics composition grey vocals jay-z production wrote credit jay-z write lyrics dropping truly introspective lyrics instead usual subtle promotions entertainment_weekly agreed noted coming home train paris highlights saying download album ballad jim_farber new_york_daily_news noted song themes said coming home song breaks flow train paris confesses bad fear commitment interesting moment unnecessary bill_lamb awarded song stars calling pop hit single long time matches size public persona praised beautifully sung chorus grey deep autobiographical lyrics lamb noted song didn intensity emotional impact productions love way lie deliver warmth sense hope good match current holiday season reviewer said latest single coming home example great work found album heartfelt anthem triumph survival somber depressing chart performance coming home premiered october prior fourth game baseball world series billboard hot chart debut number december weeks release week hot single experienced increase sales amounted copies result song vaulted number number seventeen chart causing single number billboard hot song peaked number seven chart number pop songs number seven canadian hot chart number billboard hot chart peaked number consequently coming home group previous singles hot charts additionally coming home peaked higher songs mentioned lyrics ain reached number thirteen house home reached number seventy song experience crossover success including rap songs chart reached number end january coming home sold million digital copies united_states certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa april platinum internationally single got strong start belgium debuting flanders tip wallonia tip charts number coming home later tip charts main charts flanders singles chart song peaked number seventeen wallonia chart peaked number seven coming home debuted switzerland number dropped seven places number second week week single rose places number continued rise eventually reaching number result reaching number coming home highest charting single switzerland fourteen years number switzerland missing coming home australian_singles_chart debut number single chart peaked number number single equal success germany peaking number weeks coming home successful territories peaking austria france ireland new_zealand poland december single added british mainstream radio week later british urban music radio following release coming home debuted number singles chart successful single country come additionally single topped chart consequence coming home successful single united_kingdom second week single held position number singles chart came addition maintaining position singles chart consecutive weeks according press release march coming home sold million digital downloads worldwide music video background accompanying music video worldwide premiere online november filmed entirely outside video released weeks counting album release album cuts somebody love ass floor featuring received video releases december december respectively coming home directed according theme drew comparisons earliest work coming home dry lake bed remains luxurious lifestyle synopsis coming home starts scenes black helicopter flying desert shots seen looking horizon song progresses main verses camera follows walking desert background foreground fire damaged remnants home set fur coats stereo system scattered landscape chorus place camera walking grey words later clip second verse sits burned building singing outside burned vehicle parked song bridge red smoke surrounds helicopter opening scene comes land time richard harper seated inside waiting song fades helicopter flies desert horizon reception staff online impressed video concept choice background scenery said better place desert right sexy bikini clad ladies blue haired distract helicopter pick pro tip hang leg outside extra cool points said nice daddy solo video hold featured introducing era big budget hip hop driving rolls desert drew comparisons earlier video hit single world awarding video annoyed number videos released said fans waiting actual album released live performances usage media performed song live time american music awards november performance group joined stage orchestra dressed black half group dressed white group reprised performance december airing saturday night live debut performance scheduled single ass floor december group performed coming home separate occasions appeared daytime view interview joined richard harper perform coming home later trio performed late david_letterman days later group performed ballad troops concert january group performed song live united_kingdom returned united_states performed coming home time season american idol march song entrance music light heavyweight champion successful title defense pre game introductions nba game milwaukee february home debut newly acquired alumnus song pre game video welcoming home started nba career leaving orange new_york kid teen friendly version song performed cast nickelodeon popular heard second soundtrack entitled official theme song wwe event grey performed live sold venue stadium official theme song coming home advertisement abc drama series resurrection december fast furious team released tribute video actor death contained excerpts december newly hired head football coach introduced public brief halftime ceremony song playing walked center court october instrumental pre game introductions game cleveland returned hometown chicago video song created mark occasion track listing credits personnel coming home recorded los_angeles california charts certifications radio release history radio adds release
Coming Home (Diddy – Dirty Money song)