I Should've Followed You Home

"I Should've Followed You Home"
Single by Agnetha Fältskog and Gary Barlow
from the album A
Released	18 November 2013 (2013-11-18) (Digital)
Recorded	2012
Genre	Pop
Length	4:04
Label	Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	Gary Barlow, Jörgen Elofsson
Producer(s)	Jörgen Elofsson, Peter Nordahl
Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology
"Dance Your Pain Away" (2013) "I Should've Followed You Home" (2013) "Where Do We Go from Here?" (2023)
Gary Barlow singles chronology
"Let Me Go" (2013) "I Should've Followed You Home" (2013) "Face to Face" (2014)

"I Should've Followed You Home" is a duet sung by Swedish recording artist and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog and British singer-songwriter and Take That frontman Gary Barlow. Written by Barlow and producer Jörgen Elofsson, it was the third single taken from A.

Background

On 12 November 2013 Fältskog sang live "I Should've Followed You Home" at the BBC Children in Need Rocks 2013 concert in London. She sang the song with Gary Barlow, the organiser of the event, this being her first live performance for 25 years.^[1]

A+ version

"I Should’ve Followed You Home (A+ Version)"
Single by Agnetha Fältskog and Gary Barlow
from the album A+
Released	29 September 2023 (2023-09-29)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:05
Label	BMG
Songwriter(s)	Gary Barlow, Jörgen Elofsson
Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology
"Where Do We Go from Here?" (2023) "I Should’ve Followed You Home (A+ Version)" (2023)

On 31 August 2023, Faltskog announced a re-recorded version of her 2013 album 'A'. The track listing has stayed the same (with the exception of her new single 'Where Do We Go From Here?'), however the order of the songs has changed. 'I Should've Followed You Home' is the 3rd song on the album, where as previously it was 5th.

On 27 September 2023, Faltskog's various social media accounts announced that the A+ version of 'I Should've Followed You Home' would be released digitally on 29 September 2023. On Spotify, the single also included 'Where Do We Go From Here?' ^{[2] [3]}

Promotional video

The video premiered at YouTube on 18 November 2013 (2013-11-18), the same day as the release of the single itself.

Track listing

Original version

Digital download

No.	Title	Version	Length
1.	"I Should've Followed You Home"	7th Heaven Radio Edit	4.51
2.	"I Should've Followed You Home"	Album version	4.04
3.	"I Should've Followed You Home"	7th Heaven Club Mix	7:36
4.	"I Should've Followed You Home"	7th Heaven Dub	7:15
Total length:			23:46

A+ version

Digital download

No.	Title	Version	Length
1.	"I Should've Followed You Home"	A+	4:05
Total length:			4:05

Digital download - Spotify release

No.	Title	Version	Length
1.	"I Should've Followed You Home"	A+	4:05
2.	"Where Do We Go From Here?"		3:13
Total length:			7:19

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Swedish Svensktoppen[4]	4
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	99
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[6]	96

References

1. Agnetha performs at Children In Need Rocks! - Agnetha Fältskog | Agnetha Fältskog
2. "Spotify". Spotify.
3. https://agnethaofficial.com/ ^{[bare URL]}
4. "Aktuell lista - Svensktoppen". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
6. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2021.