Coming Home Now

"Coming Home Now" is the sixth single taken from Irish boy band Boyzone's debut album, Said and Done (1995). It was their only single to be written solely by the group, without any outside co-writers. Released in February 1996 by Polydor, it peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Boyzone's only solo single to miss the top three prior to their initial split in 2000. The song has received a silver sales certification for shipping 200,000 units in the UK. In Ireland, the song broke their consecutive string of four number-one hits by reaching number two.

"Coming Home Now"
Single by Boyzone
from the album Said and Done
B-side	"Close to You"
Released	26 February 1996 (1996-02-26)
Length	3:41
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Keith Duffy Mikey Graham Ronan Keating Shane Lynch Stephen Gately
Producer(s)	Ray Hedges
Boyzone singles chronology
"Father and Son" (1995) "Coming Home Now" (1996) "Words" (1996)
Music video
"Coming Home Now" on YouTube

Critical reception

Music Week gave 'Coming Home Now' four out of five, writing, "Boyzone should clinch a fifth consecutive top three hit with this sweet, self-penned ballad that has all the ingredients which have made the band so big, plus luscious strings arranged by Anne Dudley."^[1] Mark Beaumont from NME described it as a "toe-dip into East 17's smouldering bucket of raunch".^[2] Smash Hits gave it three out of five, naming it "a slow, smoochy song reminiscent of PJ & Duncan's 'Eternal Love'."^[3]

Track listings

• UK CD single^[4]

1. "Coming Home Now" (radio edit) – 3:41
2. "Close to You" – 3:47
3. "Coming Home Now" (Steve Jervier mix) – 3:55

• UK and European CD single (digipak)^[5]

1. "Coming Home Now" (radio edit) – 3:41
2. "Close to You" – 3:47
3. "Coming Home Now" (Steve Jervier mix) – 3:55
4. "Coming Home Now" (Missing Link mix) – 5:51

• Japanese maxi-CD single^[6]

1. "Coming Home Now" (radio edit)
2. "Love Me for a Reason"
3. "Father and Son"
4. "Key to My Life"
5. "Working My Way Back to You"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 23 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[9] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade)[10] 3 Scotland (OCC)[11] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position UK Singles (OCC)[13] 67

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Silver	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	26 February 1996	CD cassette	Polydor	[15]
Japan	1 April 1996	CD		[16]