| Cover | Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together.png |
|---|---|
| Artist | Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan |
| Album | Everything I Didn't Say |
| Released | 19 February 2021 |
| Recorded | 2021 |
| Length | 3:28 |
| Studio |
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| Label | |
| Writer | |
| Producer | TMS |
| Chronology | Ella Henderson |
| Prev year | 2020 |
| Next year | 2021 |
"Let's Go Home Together" is a song by English singers and songwriters Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 19 February 2021.[1][2] The song was released as the lead single from Henderson's second studio album Everything I Didn't Say and is also featured on the deluxe edition of Grennan's second studio album Evering Road.
The song was a commercial success; it peaked at number 10 on the UK singles chart becoming Henderson's fifth top ten and Grennan's second top 10. Elsewhere it peaked at number 11 on Irish singles chart. "Let's Go Home Together" peaked inside the top 40 on the 2021 year end chart in the UK at number 25 and in Ireland at number 38, respectively. It has since been certified double platinum for shipping 1,200,000 combined units and sales in the United Kingdom. It was also nominated for Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the 2022 Ivor Novello Awards.
Background
Talking about the song and the collaboration, Henderson said, "This song has always been so special to me that I kept going back to it. Tom and I have been friends for years, I love his voice and I’m so happy we got to do this together." Grennan said, "When Ella hit me up and played me this song and then asked me to join her on it, I was absolutely buzzin’. Ella is a good mate of mine and it's so sick to finally get to sing together!"[3]
Reception
In April 2022, "Let's Go Home Together" was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for the Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the 2022 Ivor Novello Awards.[4]
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Let's Go Home Together" was first released onto YouTube on 25 February 2021.[5] The video was directed by Michael Holyk and shows Henderson and Grennan at the pub with their own group of friends.[3]
Live performances
On 20 February 2021, they performed the song live on The Graham Norton Show.[6] On 26 March 2021, they performed the song live on The One Show.[7]
Personnel and credits
Credits adapted from Tidal and album booklet.[8][9]
Recording locations
- The MixSuite (Los Angeles)
- The Music Shed (UK)
- RAK Studios (UK) – Tom Grennan's vocals
- The Church (UK) – Tom Grennan's vocals
- Wired Masters (UK)
Personnel
- Vern Asbury – guitar
- Tom "Froe" Barnes – drums
- Chris Bishop - assistant engineer
- Kevin Grainger - mastering
- Ollie Green - vocal producer (for Tom Grennan)
- Tom Grennan - background vocals
- Ella Henderson - lead vocals
- Peter "Merf" Kelleher – synths
- Sam Klempner - assistant engineer
- Benjamin Kohn - piano
- Mark "Spike Strent" - audio mixer
- TMS – producer, engineer
- Dante Hemingway - producer, programming, vocal production (for Ella Henderson)
- Matt Wollach - assistant audio mixer
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Croatia International Airplay (Top lista)[10] | 59 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2021) | Position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 38 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 25 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 19 February 2021 | Digital download · streaming | Asylum | [1][2] |
References
- ^ "Let's Go Home Together - Single by Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan". Apple Music. Archived 19 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Let's Go Home Together - Single by Ella Henderson, Tom Grennan". Spotify. Archived 22 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan drop 'Let's Go Home Together' video". celebmix.com. Archived 21 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Gallagher, Alex (7 April 2022). "Adele, Ed Sheeran and Inflo lead 2022 Ivor Novello Award nominations". NME. Archived 8 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Ella Henderson x Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together". Archived 8 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 April 2021. – via YouTube
- ^ "Ella Henderson & @Tom Grennan perform 'Let's Go Home Together' LIVE on Graham Norton (February 2021)". Archived 19 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 April 2021. – via YouTube
- ^ "Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together (The One Show)". Archived 19 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 April 2021. – via YouTube
- ^ "Credits / Let's Go Home Together / Ella Henderson – TIDAL". Tidal. Archived 19 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Henderson, Ella (2022). Everything I Didn't Say [album booklet]. Major Tom's / Asylum Records (Warner Music Group)
- ^ "ARC 100 - datum: 10. svibnja 2021." (in Croatian). HRT. Archived 10 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Griffiths, George (9 January 2022). "Ireland's official biggest songs of 2021". Official Charts Company. Archived 9 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Griffiths, George (4 January 2022). "The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2021". Official Charts Company. Archived 4 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 January 2022.