Welcome Home (Coheed and Cambria song)

"Welcome Home" is a song by American progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria, released on September 20, 2005 through Columbia Records.^[2] It is the third track on the album, Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness. The song was the first single on the album and was made into a music video.^[3] The song tells of the hostility in The Writer and Miss Erica Court's relationship in The Amory Wars, according to bandleader Claudio Sanchez. It reached #24 on the Mainstream Rock chart.^[4] A 7" version backed by a live-version of "The Crowing" and sold with the album.^[2]

"Welcome Home"
Single by Coheed and Cambria
from the album Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
Released	September 20, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Progressive metal[1]
Length	6:15 4:29 (radio edit)
Label	Columbia, Equal Vision
Producer(s)	Michael Birnbaum, Chris Bittner, Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria singles chronology
"In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3" (2004) "Welcome Home" (2005) "The Suffering" (2006)
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The song was featured as a playable track in the game Rock Band,^[5] as well as the soundtrack of the Xbox 360 version of Madden NFL 06. It was also the official theme of the re-branded version of NXT between June 2012 and February 2014. It was also included in the trailers of the animated movie 9 and on the film's official soundtrack album.

Track listing

7"

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Welcome Home" (album version)	6:17
2.	"The Crowing" (live from the Starland Ballroom)	6:27

US/EU Promo CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Welcome Home" (single version)	6:17
2.	"Welcome Home" (single edit)	4:30

US Promo CD #2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Welcome Home" (single version)	4:18
2.	"Welcome Home" (edit)	4:30

Digital Single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Welcome Home" (Shawn "Clown" Crahan remix)	3:51

Inclusion in Rock Band

In 2007, this song was included in the Harmonix music video game Rock Band, exposing Coheed and Cambria to a considerably wider audience. However, the words "whore" and "fucking" were edited to "wolf" and "mucking" respectively.^[6] The conclusion of the song was also edited, replacing the fade-out and the strings with a short guitar solo as the player earns the ending bonus points.

Ghetts' "Menace"

British grime and rap MC Ghetts' track "Menace" samples the "Welcome Home" riff. "Menace" appeared as track 5 on his 2007 debut studio album, "Ghetto Gospel," when the artist was still known as Ghetto. "Menace" was produced by fellow The Movement MC and producer, Scorcher.^[7] The song "was widely accepted in the UK by Grime fans and seen as one of [Ghetts'] classics."^[7]

Charts

Chart	Peak Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)	36
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)	24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.