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Coming Home (Old Dominion song)

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"Coming Home"
Single by Old Dominion
from the album Odies but Goodies
ReleasedJuly 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)
RecordedSound Emporium Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Old Dominion
  • Shane McAnally
Old Dominion singles chronology
"Can't Break Up Now"
(2023)
"Coming Home"
(2024)
"Making Good Time"
(2025)
Music video
"Coming Home" on YouTube

"Coming Home" is a song by American country music band Old Dominion. It was released on July 1, 2024, as the lead single to the band's first compilation album, Odies but Goodies.[1][2]

Content

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The members of Old Dominion co-wrote and co-produced "Coming Home" with Shane McAnally, who was inspired to develop the hook after reading a book about the Vietnam War.[3] The song compares a soldier coming home from war to the feeling of road musicians returning home from tour, something Old Dominion related to.[3]

Music video

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The music video for "Coming Home" premiered on September 6, 2024.[4] The video utilized footage from a performance by Old Dominion for members of the United States Armed Forces on July 29, 2024, aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford in Norfolk, Virginia.[4]

Chart performance

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"Coming Home" pulled in 81 first-week adds at country radio upon impact[1] and debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated July 13, 2024. It peaked at number 16 in April 2025.[5]

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Coming Home"
Chart (2024–2025) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 42
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 16
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 42

References

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  1. ^ a b "Country Aircheck Weekly July 1, 2024, Issue 916" (PDF). Country Aircheck. July 1, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Lorie Hollabaugh (August 7, 2024). "Old Dominion To Release Curated 'Odies But Goodies' Collection". Music Row. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Tom Roland (August 2, 2024). "Old Dominion Talks Riding Into the Battle for Listeners With 'Coming Home'". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Old Dominion - Coming Home (Official Music Video)". YouTube. September 6, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  5. ^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. April 11, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  8. ^ "Old Dominion Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2025.