Finally Home - wikipedia Finally Home For the song by Kerrie Roberts, see Finally Home ( Kerrie Roberts song ). `` Finally Home '' Single by MercyMe from the album All That Is Within Me Released December 26, 2008 Format CD, Digital download Recorded 2007, Cider Mountain Studio ( Athol, Idaho ) Genre Contemporary Christian music Length 3 : 30 Label INO Songwriter ( s ) Millard, Graul, Scheuchzer Producer ( s ) Brown Bannister MercyMe singles chronology `` You Reign '' ( 2008 ) `` Finally Home '' ( 2008 ) `` All of Creation '' ( 2010 ) `` You Reign '' ( 2008 ) `` Finally Home '' ( 2009 ) `` All of Creation '' ( 2010 ) `` Finally Home '' is a song by contemporary Christian music band MercyMe. Co-written by Bart Millard, Barry Graul, and Mike Scheuchzer, the song has lyrical themes revolving around heaven, with the music written around an acoustic guitar riff. It also contains musical influences from country and pop music, and features harmony vocals from Millard. `` Finally Home '' was released as the third single from MercyMe 's 2007 album All That Is Within Me and peaked at No. 1 on Billboard magazine 's Soft AC / INSPO and Christian AC charts, No. 3 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and No. 16 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The song ranked at No. 9 on Billboard 's 2009 year - end Hot Christian AC chart, and No. 12 on the year - end Hot Christian Songs chart. Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Reception 3.1 Critical reception 3.2 Chart performance 4 Music video 5 Charts 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 5.3 Decade - end charts 6 External links 7 References Background `` Finally Home '' was written after lead singer Bart Millard heard guitarists Mike Scheuchzer and Barry Graul improvising with an acoustic guitar riff. According to Millard, he `` wrote the first line and just started bawling. Then we played it for our producer, and he started bawling ''. Millard was not sure the song would fit on the record, but Brown Bannister ( the group 's producer ) told him `` You just made a grown man cry. It 's going on the record ''. Composition `` Finally Home '' is a Contemporary Christian song with influences from country and pop, and has a length of three minutes and 30 seconds. The song is set in the key of E major and has a moderate tempo of 64 beats per minute, and with a vocal range spanning from B -- A. `` Finally Home '' is similar to MercyMe 's previous songs `` I Can Only Imagine '' and `` Homesick '' in theme, with the lyrics revolving around heaven. The instrumentation of the song is based around an acoustic guitar riff, and features harmony vocals from lead singer Bart Millard. Reception Critical reception `` Finally Home '' received generally positive to mixed critical reception. Jared Johnson of Allmusic opined in his review of All That Is Within Me that `` The album 's crowning moment is `` Finally Home, '' a mesmerizing acoustic journey that takes listeners to a place where they are reunited with loved ones ``. Russ Breimeier of The Fish commented that `` With `` Finally Home, '' we get another heaven song from the same guys responsible for `` I Can Only Imagine, '' `` Homesick, '' and others. The flowing acoustic pop style sets it apart from others, but seriously, can we expect a heaven medley from MercyMe in concert someday ? '' Chuck Taylor of Billboard commented that `` Finally Home ''... is a midtempo guitar - driven ode to meeting the maker. Christian AC has already offered its approval and though thematically it 's genre - specific, lead singer Bart Millard 's beautiful harmonies accompanying a singalong chorus and country radio 's wholesome persona open the doors to acceptance there. Overall, a fine contender to further this established band 's brand ``. Lauren Summerford of Jesus Freak Hideout was more apathetic about the song, commenting that `` The acoustic guitar based `` Finally Home '' fills the void of the `` ballad about getting to heaven '' spot we 've come to expect from MercyMe ``. Chart performance `` Finally Home '' debuted at No. 21 on the Hot Christian Songs chart for the chart week of January 17, 2009. The song moved to No. 19 in its second chart week, and to No. 16 in its third week. `` Finally Home '' jumped to No. 8 in its sixth chart week, and advanced to No. 5 in its thirteenth chart week, a spot it held for two weeks. After advancing and spending a further three weeks at No. 4, `` Finally Home '' reached its peak of No. 3 for the chart week of May 16, 2009, a position it held for two weeks. The song spent a further eight weeks on the chart before dropping out after the chart week of July 18, 2009. `` Finally Home '' also peaked at No. 1 on the Christian AC and Soft AC / INSPO charts. On the Adult Contemporary chart, `` Finally Home '' debuted at No. 27 for the chart week of April 4, 2009, a spot it held for two weeks. The song advanced to No. 27 in its third chart week, and reached its peak position of No. 16 on its tenth chart week. The song spent ten more weeks on the chart before dropping out, spending twenty weeks on the chart in total. Music video A music video was released for `` Finally Home ''. The video features the band performing the song live, with heavy uses of special effects in between and during shots. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2009 ) Peak Position U.S. Billboard Christian AC U.S. Billboard Soft AC / INSPO U.S. Billboard Hot Christian Songs U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 16 Year - end charts Chart ( 2009 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot Christian AC 9 U.S. Billboard Hot Christian Songs 12 Decade - end charts Chart ( 2000s ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot Christian AC 72 External links The MercyMe `` Finally Home '' music video on YouTube References Notes Footnotes ^ Jump up to : `` MercyMe ''. Christianity Today. Crosswalk.com. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011. ^ Jump up to : Taylor, Chuck ( 14 March 2009 ). `` Finally Home - Billboard.biz ''. Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` All That Is Within Me, Christian Music Review ''. The Fish. Salem Web Network. Retrieved 27 September 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` All That Is Within Me - MercyMe ( Review ) ''. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` MercyMe - Finally Home Sheet Music ''. Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011. ^ Jump up to : Lauren, Summerford ( 18 November 2007 ). `` MercyMe, `` All That Is Within Me '' Review ``. Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Christian Songs Archive ( 17 January 2009 ) ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Christian Songs Archive ( 24 January 2009 ) ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Christian Songs Archive ( 31 January 2009 ) ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Christian Songs Archive ( 21 February 2009 ) ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Christian Songs Archive ( 11 April 2009 ) ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Finally Home - Billboard ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Christian Songs Archive ( 16 May 2009 ) ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Billboard.biz Archive - Christian Songs ''. Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` '' 10 '' - Mercyme ``. The Media Collective. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` Adult Contemporary Archive ( 4 April 2009 ) ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Adult Contemporary Archive ( 18 April 2009 ) ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Adult Contemporary Archive ( 6 June 2009 ) ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Billboard.biz Archive - Adult Contemporary ''. Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` MercyMe - Finally Home ''. YouTube. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Year - end Hot Christian AC chart ( 2009 ) ''. Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 28 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Year - end Christian Songs chart ( 2009 ) ''. Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 28 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Decade - end Hot Christian AC chart ( 2000s ) ''. Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 28 September 2011. hide MercyMe singles Discography Almost There `` Bless Me Indeed ( Jabez 's Song ) '' `` I Can Only Imagine '' Spoken For `` Spoken For '' `` Word of God Speak '' `` The Change Inside Of Me '' Undone `` Here with Me '' `` Homesick '' `` In the Blink of an Eye '' Coming Up to Breathe `` So Long Self '' `` Hold Fast '' `` Bring the Rain '' All That Is Within Me `` God with Us '' `` You Reign '' `` Finally Home '' The Generous Mr. Lovewell `` All of Creation '' `` Beautiful '' `` Move '' The Hurt & The Healer `` The Hurt & The Healer '' Welcome to the New `` Shake '' Lifer `` Even If '' Other charted songs `` O Holy Night '' `` Silent Night '' `` Rockin ' Around the Christmas Tree '' `` God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen '' `` The Little Drummer Boy '' `` It Came Upon a Midnight Clear '' `` Go Tell it on the Mountain '' `` Sleigh Ride '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finally_Home&oldid=776339808 '' Categories : 2007 songs 2009 singles MercyMe songs Songs written by Bart Millard Song recordings produced by Brown Bannister Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from December 2011 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 April 2017, at 11 : 58. 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Question: who sings when i finally make it home
Answer: MercyMe