Home Is Where the Heart Is (song)
'Home Is Where the Heart Is' is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss n Eso, released through Illusive Sounds as the second single from their fifth studio album Circus in the Sky on 10 May 2013.[1] The song describes the formation of the trio when they were in high school, and the things in life they enjoy. The song debuted and peaked at No. 31 on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent 4 weeks on the chart. Home Is Where the Heart Is finished at No. 135 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2013.[2]
| "Home Is Where the Heart Is" | ||||
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| Single by Bliss N Eso | ||||
| from the album Circus in the Sky | ||||
| Released | 10 May 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Illusive Sounds | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bliss and Eso | |||
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Content
editIn the first verse, Bliss describes his life at school, and his friendship with Eso, referencing Ice Cube, Eddie Murphy and Public Enemy, and the overall formation of the Bliss n Eso trio with DJ Izm. In the second verse Eso describes waking up spending the day with his girlfriend, where they, smoke weed, listen to music, drive, walk their dogs and rap.
Music video
editThe song's accompanying music video was upload to Bliss n Eso's YouTube channel on 10 June 2013 and spans a total of 4 minutes and twenty four seconds. The music video begins with separate clips of the trio playing as children. Then Bliss is seen walking into school while clips of Bliss and Eso rapping from around their formation are shown. During Eso's verse he spends the day with his girlfriend, at the end of the verse there is footage of Eso proposing to her onstage.[3]
Chart performance
editThe song debuted at No. 31, and dropped out of the top 50 the following week.[4] The song spent only 1 more week in the top 100, however it re-entered for 2 weeks in July and then exited the charts the same week as Reservoir Dogs and 'I Am Somebody'.[5]
Charts
edit| Charts (2013) | Peak position |
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| ARIA Singles Chart[6] | 31 |
References
edit- ^ "iTunes - Home Is Where The Heart Is". Apple. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 2013 101-200". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Bliss n Eso - Home Is Where The Heart Is". YouTube. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Australian Charts Portal - Bliss n Eso". ARIA. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "ARIA Report Issue 1220" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Australian Charts Portal - Bliss n Eso". ARIA. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2013.