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Homeless (Darin song)

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487: 350: 1618: 468:", and wrote that when the emphasis is laid purely on the singer's vocals without too much "glossy production trappings", her "uniqueness is allowed to shine." Levine was critical of "Homeless" in general, but praised some of its compositional elements. Although he thought that the song was "almost unbearably bleak", Levine praised the long note which Lewis sustains during the 1630: 444:. The song's lyrics revolve around Lewis singing about waiting for her boyfriend to come home to where she is waiting for him, but feels homeless without his presence. The opening lyrics are "Wait here for you to call me/ For you to tell me that ev'rything's a big mistake." Nick Levine for 524:
DVD. The set was decorated in the style of a forest; acrobats performed as they were hanging from the ceiling on large pieces of fabric while Lewis wore a light pink sequined dress and barefoot.
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wrote, "Lewis' voice is impressively elastic throughout but lacks any grit or style. It is too perfect, jumping up ladders of notes on 'Homeless', never catching, never breaking."
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A sample of "Homeless", with Lewis singing about waiting for her boyfriend to come home to where she is waiting for him, but feels homeless without him.
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described Lewis's vocals in the lyric "In this cold I'm walking aimless, feeling helpless" as "a tour de force of despair and misery".
1501: 1361: 1317: 359: 638:, "Homeless" debuted at number 173 on the strength of digital download sales in the chart issue released on 24 November 2007. 1483: 1686: 1554: 1529: 1273: 1245: 710: 1310: 756: 465: 1347: 1666: 1465: 1384: 1324: 1206: 735: 302: 288: 189: 1158: 696: 1440: 1303: 1292: 1603: 1458: 1185: 1126: 1093: 659: 1661: 1280: 1067: 840: 1622: 1593: 1547: 1417: 1151: 515: 491: 335: 310:, some of whom praised Lewis's vocal performance but criticized its composition. Upon the release of 1691: 1656: 400: 202: 74: 1451: 1266: 867: 300:"Homeless" was covered by British singer Leona Lewis in 2007 and was included on her debut album 598: 392: 252: 153: 116: 1398: 1252: 893: 655: 457: 419: 315: 307: 17: 1598: 1508: 1391: 423: 260: 124: 1515: 1428: 1238: 1046: 1041: 920: 807: 507: 469: 407: 406:, which lasts for a duration of three minutes and 50 seconds. The song was composed on 327: 148: 143: 53: 44: 1650: 1217: 503: 323: 318:
on the strength of digital download sales. Lewis performed "Homeless" at the annual
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tour in 2010, and performed as the fifteenth song. The song was later included on
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is provided by a piano and a guitar. Lewis's vocal range spans nearly two
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Lewis performed "Homeless" for the first time at the annual
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The song garnered mixed reviews from 185: 174: 49: 38: 979:"Leona Lewis (Better In Time 5/18/08)" 841:"Spirit (Deluxe Edition)- Leona Lewis" 754: 381: 1682:Song recordings produced by Steve Mac 578:"Homeless" (Live from the 02) – 456:The song garnered mixed reviews from 7: 1577:The Labyrinth Tour: Live from the O2 1123:"Chart Log UK: Chart entries update" 1010:"The Labyrinth Tour: Live At The O2" 572:The Labyrinth Tour: Live from the O2 464:complimented "Homeless" as well as " 27:2006 song written by Jörgen Elofsson 1629: 845:iTunes Store (Great  –Britain) 791:Peer International Music Publishing 521:The Labyrinth Tour Live from The O2 25: 892:Empire, Kitty (4 November 2007). 695:Levine, Nick (12 November 2007). 557:"Homeless (2008 version)" – 1677:Songs written by Jörgen Elofsson 1628: 1617: 1616: 382:Problems playing this file? See 364: 510:". It was also included on the 490:Lewis performing "Homeless" on 330:". 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Index

Homeless (Leona Lewis song)
Song
Darin
Break the News
Genre
R&B
Label
Sony BMG
Songwriter(s)
Jörgen Elofsson
Producer(s)
Steve Mac
Darin
Break the News
Jörgen Elofsson
Steve Mac
Song
Leona Lewis
Spirit
Genre
R&B
Label
Sony BMG
J
Syco
Songwriter(s)
Jörgen Elofsson
Producer(s)
Steve Mac
"Homeless"

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