Home

is a song from the 1997 album Ultra by Depeche Mode. It was released as a single on 16 June 1997.
== Notes ==
The string section of the song was recorded in one day in early June 1996 at Westside Studios, the same studio where a great portion of the album Black Celebration was recorded.
 in Bong magazine issue no. 37, 1998: "It's got a great atmosphere and a great string arrangement."
Gore says in a Mexican magazine called Revolution in early 2010:
"To be honest that song was written at a pretty dark period in my life when I was recognising the amount that I was depending on alcohol to fill my daily existence. I saw that my whole lifestyle was being affected by that fact and I think the song was a way of recording my "resignation" at the situation."
During a 'TimesTalks' conference in March 2017, an audience member asked Martin Gore about this song:
Q: A very special song to me is 'Home'. Could you talk a little bit about how that came about, [and] what's behind it, the meaning?
Martin Gore: ... ehm...
Andy Fletcher: I know what he's gonna say.
Martin: Do you? Do you want- please!
Andy: Well I always thought it was about home, going home, etcetera etcetera, and then Martin said, "It's not about that, it's about death." Is that true?
Martin: Kind of, yeah. I mean, I was going through a very dark period at that time, and I had just imagined that I was heading for an early grave, and kind of accepting that at that point. 
== Music video ==
== Live performances ==
== Live versions == 
This section provides an example of a live version of Home from each tour that it was played.
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1997-05-16.sbd-aud-mtx.bias.flac1648/06.m4a</sm2> 1997 Ultra Parties: 1997-05-16 Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1998-10-05.sbd.MTV.0.flac1644/08.m4a</sm2> 1998 The Singles Tour: 1998-10-05 Cologne Arena, Cologne, Germany
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2001-10-11.sbd.mute.0.flac1644/18.m4a</sm2> 2001 Exciter Tour: 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/mlg2003-05-06.DSM-6.ijwthstd.0.flac1644/18.m4a</sm2> 2003 A Night With Martin L. Gore: 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2006-06-04.sbd.unknown.unknown.mp2256/07.m4a</sm2> 2005-2006 Touring The Angel: 2006-06-04 Rock Am Ring, Nurburgring, Germany
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2009-11-23.STC-11.DrBBalls.0.flac1644/10.m4a</sm2> 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe (Regular): 2009-11-23 Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2010-02-17.CSB.fer101.0.flac1644/10.m4a</sm2> 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe (With additional live strings): 2010-02-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2013-07-11.sbd.webstream.0.aac192/18.m4a</sm2> 2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour: 2013-07-11 BBK Festival, Bilbao, Spain
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2017-09-09.matrix.ryanj.0.RevA.flac1644/11.m4a</sm2> 2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour: 2017-09-09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2023-12-17.matrix.DMLiveWiki-fried_morals-Anonymous.0.flac1644/11.m4a</sm2> 2023-2024 Memento Mori Tour: 2023-12-17 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Category:Singles
Category:Depeche Mode songs
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Category:Ultra songs
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<metadesc>"Home" is a song from the 1997 album Ultra by Depeche Mode. It was released as a single on 16 June 1997.</metadesc>