This Is Home (Peter Gabriel song)

"This Is Home"
Single by Peter Gabriel
from the album I/O
Released
  • 29 September 2023 (dark-side mix)
  • 14 October (bright-side and in-side mixes)
Studio
Length5:04
Label
Songwriter(s)Peter Gabriel
Producer(s)Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel singles chronology
"Love Can Heal"
(2023) 		"This Is Home"
(2023) 		"And Still"
(2023)

"This Is Home" is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel, released on 29 September 2023 as the tenth single in promotion of his tenth studio album I/O. According to Gabriel, the track is a "love song", and "began with inspiration from some of the great Tamla Motown rhythm sections so we're trying to recreate that in a modern way, complete with the tambourine and handclaps".[1][2]

In a press release, Gabriel explained that he did an experimentation with high vocals, to get a more emotional voice in contrast with the conversational voice effect at the beginning of the song, with the intention of putting both intimate and emotive vocals side by side.[1][3][4]

The cover was designed by artist David Moreno with his work "Conexión de catedral II".[1] At first, Moreno's piece "La Vie en Rose" was heavily considered, and used in some early promotional material before being switched with Conexión very late before the single's release; As such, Rose is the artwork still used in the i/o Tour Programme, and not Conexión.[5] Gabriel said about the choice of the artwork, "I was looking for contemporary art that represented the house or home in some ways and we saw a few things but his really stuck out."[3][6]

  1. ^ a b c "This Is Home released". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  2. ^ "Listen to Peter Gabriel's new song "This Is Home"". Classic Rock 106.9. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  3. ^ a b "Peter Gabriel – "This Is Home"". Stereogum. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. ^ "Peter Gabriel shares new single 'This Is Home'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. ^ Peter Gabriel Full Moon Update September 2023, retrieved 2024-01-06
  6. ^ Redfern, Mark. "Peter Gabriel Shares New Song "This Is Home"". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.