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- Album
- hometown
- Released
- 2017
- Genres
- Alternative, Rock
- Length
- 4:16
- Tempo
- 139 BPM
- Label
- Nowhere Special Recordings
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About this song
Originally released online in 2018, the song began finding mainstream success two years later. Frontman Luke Gruntz sent a message to Spotify's Head of Rock, Alison Hagedorf, pretending to be a fan of the band. "Hometown" debuted on the US and Canadian Rock Charts in the summer of 2020.
What it's about
The song is inspired by the band's internal struggle growing up in a small town with big dreams. It captures the anxiety of feeling that no matter how hard they work at music, their voices may never be heard, and not knowing how far that effort will take them.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Written by Luke Gruntz and Ian Fraser.
- Produced by Anton DeLost.
- Recorded at Room 21 Sound (Toronto.