Come Home (Placebo song)

"Come Home"
Single by Placebo
from the album Placebo
Released	5 February 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Alternative rock, pop-punk, emo
Length	4:40
Label	Deceptive
Songwriter(s)	Robert Schultzberg, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal
Producer(s)	Brad Wood
Placebo singles chronology
"Bruise Pristine" (1995) "Come Home" (1996) "36 Degrees" (1996)

"Come Home" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It appears on the group's 1996 eponymous debut album and was released as the lead single from the album on 5 February 1996.

Content

Placebo frontman Brian Molko has described "Come Home" was "pop-punk for postponed suicides".^[1]

Music video

The music video for the song features the band performing the song in a small room.

Release

"Come Home" was released as the lead single from Placebo on 5 February 1996. It reached number 86 in the UK Singles Chart.^[2]

Track listing

CD

1. "Come Home" – 4:40
2. "Drowning by Numbers" – 2:59
3. "Oxygen Thief" – 3:36

7" vinyl

1. "Come Home"
2. "Drowning by Numbers"

Personnel

Placebo

• Brian Molko – vocals, guitar, production
• Stefan Olsdal – bass, production
• Robert Schultzberg – drums, production

Additional personnel

• Fulton Dingley – engineering on tracks 1 & 2
• Miki Moore – engineering on track 3
• Adam Maynard – front cover art
• Alex Weston – back cover photography

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	86[2]

References

1. "Magazine article". Placebo interview. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
2. "Come Home | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

External links

• "Come Home" at Discogs (list of releases)