Coming Home (Keith Urban song)

"Coming Home"
"Coming Home"
Single by Keith Urban featuring Julia Michaels
from the album Graffiti U
Released	21 March 2018
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:34
Label	Hit Red; Capitol Nashville;
Songwriter(s)	Keith Urban; J.R. Rotem; Julia Michaels; Nicolle Galyon; Merle Haggard;
Producer(s)	Keith Urban; J.R. Rotem;
Keith Urban singles chronology
Julia Michaels singles chronology
Music video
	"Keith Urban - Coming Home ft. Julia Michaels" on YouTube

"Coming Home" is a song recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music artist Keith Urban featuring American singer Julia Michaels, released in March 2018 as the second single from Urban's 2018 album Graffiti U.^[1] The artists co-wrote the song with Nicolle Galyon and J.R. Rotem, with Merle Haggard receiving songwriting credits for the sampling of his 1968 single "Mama Tried". Urban and Rotem are also the producers.

Background and composition

Urban told Billboard he enlisted Michaels "to help [him] flesh out a few little bits and pieces, and then she had this cool bridge idea and she sang that, so she ended up on the song. It's a very specific piece, drawing from very different places from Merle to Julia to J.R. to what [he does], all coming together."^[2]

The song contains a sample of "Mama Tried" by Merle Haggard. Urban sought approval from Haggard's widow, Theresa, and his son, Ben, for the use of the guitar riff.^[3]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes from Taste of Country said it's a "song aimed at the next generation of country music fans."^[4]

Commercial performance

As of August 2018, "Coming Home" has sold 113,000 copies in the United States.^[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Andy Hines and premiered on CMT, GAC and Vevo in April 2018. It was filmed in Los Angeles for over two days, with the main performance with Michaels being at the city's Cowboy Palace Saloon.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	84
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[7]	84
Canada Country (Billboard)^[8]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	50
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[10]	3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[11]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[12]	36
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[13]	45

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[14]	Gold	35,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[15]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Coming Home (feat. Julia Michaels) – Single by Keith Urban on Apple Music". iTunes. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.^{[dead link]}
^ "Keith Urban Shares New Single 'Coming Home': Watch the Lyric Video". Billboard. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "See Keith Urban Sing 'Coming Home' With Julia Michaels at ACM Awards". Rolling Stone. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Is Keith Urban's 'Coming Home' a Hit? Listen and Sound Off!". Taste of Country. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ Bjorke, Matt (14 August 2018). "The Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: August 14, 2018". RoughStock. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^ "ARIA Chart Watch #466". auspOp. 31 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Coming Home". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[1] "Coming Home (feat. Julia Michaels) – Single by Keith Urban on Apple Music". iTunes. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.^{[dead link]}

[2] "Keith Urban Shares New Single 'Coming Home': Watch the Lyric Video". Billboard. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[3] "See Keith Urban Sing 'Coming Home' With Julia Michaels at ACM Awards". Rolling Stone. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[4] "Is Keith Urban's 'Coming Home' a Hit? Listen and Sound Off!". Taste of Country. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[5] Bjorke, Matt (14 August 2018). "The Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: August 14, 2018". RoughStock. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

[6] "ARIA Chart Watch #466". auspOp. 31 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

[sc_Canada_Keith_Urban-7] "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[sc_Billboardcanadacountry_Keith_Urban-8] "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Keith_Urban-9] "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_Keith_Urban-10] "Keith Urban Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Keith_Urban-11] "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[12] "Country Airplay – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

[13] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

[AustraliaKeith_UrbanComing_HomesingleCertRef-14] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

[United_StatesKeith_UrbanComing_HomesingleCertRef-15] "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Coming Home". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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v t e Keith Urban singles
Discography
Keith Urban	"It's a Love Thing" "Your Everything" "But for the Grace of God" "Where the Blacktop Ends"
Golden Road	"Somebody Like You" "Raining on Sunday" "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" "You'll Think of Me"
Be Here	"Days Go By" "You're My Better Half" "Making Memories of Us" "Better Life" "Tonight I Wanna Cry"
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing	"Once in a Lifetime" "Stupid Boy" "I Told You So" "Everybody"
Greatest Hits: 19 Kids	"You Look Good in My Shirt"
Defying Gravity	"Sweet Thing" "Kiss a Girl" "Only You Can Love Me This Way" "'Til Summer Comes Around" "I'm In"
Get Closer	"Put You in a Song" "Without You" "Long Hot Summer" "You Gonna Fly"
Fuse	"Little Bit of Everything" "Shame" "We Were Us" "Cop Car" "Somewhere in My Car" "Raise 'Em Up"
Ripcord	"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" "Break on Me" "Wasted Time" "Blue Ain't Your Color" "The Fighter"
Graffiti U	"Female" "Parallel Line" "Coming Home" "Never Comin Down"
The Speed of Now Part 1	"We Were" "God Whispered Your Name" "Polaroid" "Superman" "Change Your Mind" "One Too Many"
High	"Straight Line" "Messed Up as Me" "Go Home W U"
Collaborative songs	"America the Beautiful" "The Twelfth of Never" "Funky Tonight" "In God's Hands" "Start a Band" "Lean on Me" "Highway Don't Care" "Be a Light" "Forever Country" "Love Songs Ain't for Us" "Throw It Back" "That's When"
Other songs	"Arms of Mary" "For You" "Wild Hearts" "Nightfalls" "Brown Eyes Baby" "Street Called Main"

v t e Julia Michaels
Discography
Studio albums	Not in Chronological Order (2021)
Soundtrack albums	Wish (2023)
EPs	Nervous System (2017) Inner Monologue Part 1 (2019) Inner Monologue Part 2 (2019) Second Self (2025)
Singles	"Issues" "Uh Huh" "Worst in Me" "Hurt Somebody" "Heaven" "Jump" "Anxiety" "What a Time" "Okay" "If You Need Me" "Heartless"
Featured singles	"Carry Me" "Friends" (remix) "I Miss You" "Coming Home" "There's No Way" "Lie to Me" "Peer Pressure" "If the World Was Ending" "Cool Anymore"
Other songs	"Help Me Out"

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