Coming Home (New Found Glory album)

Following the release and prolonged touring of fourth album Catalyst (2004), which included a supporting slot on Green Day's American Idiot Tour,{{cite news |first=Alun |last=Williams |title=Explosions, confetti and Green Day make for one hell of a show |url=http://www.rockbeast.com/article.php?art=632 |work=Rock Beast |date=February 2, 2005 |access-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928221536/http://www.rockbeast.com/article.php?art=632 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |first=Joe |last=D'Angelo |title=Green Day, New Found Glory Line Up Fall Tour |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489799/20040729/green_day.jhtml |publisher=MTV |date=July 29, 2004 |access-date=November 30, 2010 |archive-date=January 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108134308/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489799/20040729/green_day.jhtml |url-status=dead }} the band were left drained and sought an extended break. They were able to take two months off and regroup afterward, something they had not previously done during their career.{{cite news |first=Sig |last=Judge |title=Find out about new album Coming Home |url=http://www.rockbeast.co.uk/article.php?art=1106&ob=N |work=Rock Beast |date=August 24, 2006 |access-date=November 27, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The quintet decided to take on a new approach for the writing process of Coming Home, rather than the usual "tour bus and dressing room jams", they moved into a house together in Malibu, California called the Morning View Mansion to write and demo new material.{{cite news |first=James |last=Montgomery |title=New Found Glory Living, Recording At Incubus' Old Haunt |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507038/20050805/new_found_glory.jhtml |publisher=MTV |date=August 5, 2005 |access-date=December 2, 2010 |archive-date=August 10, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050810002607/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507038/20050805/new_found_glory.jhtml |url-status=dead }} Despite this, main composer and lead guitarist, Chad Gilbert took a book containing over 40 riff ideas that he had written during the previous tour into the mansion. Drummer Cyrus Bolooki explained that, "The whole idea is that we can be sitting around, watching TV, and suddenly be like, 'Hey, I've got an idea. Let's do this'. We've always wanted to do something like this, but we were never sure just how to do it. I know all the guys are really excited to get into the house, hang out and make some music." The band spent four months in Malibu with studio engineer and long-term friend Paul Miner, from August 2005 through November, eventually leaving with 14 finished demos to present to their record label.{{cite news |first=James |last=Montgomery |title=New Found Glory Guitarist Reassures Fans That Next LP Will Not Be Mature |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1514103/20051118/new_found_glory.jhtml |publisher=MTV |date=November 18, 2005 |access-date=December 2, 2010 |archive-date=December 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061222122048/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1514103/20051118/new_found_glory.jhtml |url-status=dead }}

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The demos finalised in Malibu caught the attention of Thom Panunzio, who aside from his production work (Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Ozzy Osbourne), served as an executive for Geffen Records.{{cite news |first=James |last=Montgomery |title=New Found Glory LP Gets Even Weirder: Band Working With Springsteen Associate |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1521247/20060119/new_found_glory.jhtml |publisher=MTV |date=January 19, 2006 |access-date=December 2, 2010 |archive-date=October 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008021119/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1521247/20060119/new_found_glory.jhtml |url-status=dead }} The band were flattered by Panunzio's interest, immediately agreeing to the collaboration. The quintet had decided against working with Neal Avron, who had produced the band's three previous albums, as they wanted to try something different. The band's frontman, Jordan Pundik explained that, "We love Neal. Neal's amazing and he's one of our really close friends. But after three records with him, after writing those records and a lot of other bands started to come out and get kind of popular, we kind of wanted to try something different." After hearing a demo of "On My Mind", Panunzio was keen to work on the project. Pundik recalled that, "one of the songs that really got him to say. 'OK, I want to do this' was that song 'On My Mind.' That song really got him. Thom's done everything from like the Go-Go's to Bob Dylan, so he's very well rounded in music."

The band entered Jackson Browne's private recording studio named Groovemasters in January 2006, after Panunzio had suggested it would be a suitable recording location. New Found Glory strove to achieve a "clean kind of classic guitar sound" when recording, using a Vox AC30 amp on almost the entire record. The amp, known for its "jangly" high-end sound, was used with several classic guitars in the studio including a Fender Tele, Les Paul, Gibson 335-S and a Rickenbacker. Gilbert enthused that, "It sounds huge. When you put our old records on and our new record, there's actually less guitars on our new album, but it sounds bigger." Jordan Pundik likewise accounted; "he [Panunzio] brought this classic vibe to it, especially with the tones he got. We learned we don't have to double-up 15 Mesa cabinets and make it all distorted to make it sound big." Pundik also spoke of the band's desire to challenge themselves musically; "Usually with every record we think, 'We’ve got to put the fast punk song on it or people won't like it', but this wasn't anything like that."{{cite web|url=http://musicremedy.com/n/new-found-glory/album/coming-home-3047.html|title=New Found Glory to release Coming Home|publisher=Music Remedy|author=Leeuwis, Jermy|date=August 4, 2006|access-date=July 11, 2009|archive-date=November 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103205623/http://musicremedy.com/n/new-found-glory/album/coming-home-3047.html|url-status=live}} He did admit that around thirty songs were written, including some fast-paced songs, but were excluded as, "(they) didn't really fit." Steve Klein, the band's principal lyricist and rhythm guitarist, also praised Panunzio for helping the band bring new elements to their sound. Describing the sessions as "best recording experience ever", he added, "It's this empty mansion where we were able to set up all our equipment, we just woke up and wrote songs. We were really relaxed and able to set our own pace. Everything about the record is way more classic rock sounding because Thom has done a bunch of classic rock records like Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen and Ozzy, and the list goes on and on. He kind of brought this different element to our band. This disc is less guitar driven and more melody driven, more than any other of our records."{{cite web|url=http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Bios/NewFoundGlory_SteveKlein.cfm|title=Interview with Guitarist Steve Klein of New Found Glory|author=Hargesheimer, Dan|publisher=UnRated|date=October 14, 2006|access-date=December 14, 2006|archive-date=October 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021005744/http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Bios/NewFoundGlory_SteveKlein.cfm|url-status=live}}

One track, the folk-tinged acoustic song "Too Good to Be", was not written until the latter part of recording, only being penned in minutes whilst in the studio. Jordan Pundik joked that, "the funny thing is, that's the song you'd think we wrote sitting on a beach around a fire." While all the songs were primarily written on guitar, Chad Gilbert also tracked melodies on piano, despite his limited ability on the instrument.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/new_found_glory_guitarist_i_see_coming_home_as_our_first_record.html|title=New Found Glory Guitarist: I See Coming Home As Our First Record|author=Webb, Adam|publisher=Ultimate-Guitar|date=October 19, 2006|access-date=December 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012095958/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/new_found_glory_guitarist_i_see_coming_home_as_our_first_record.html|archive-date=October 12, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Gilbert explained that, "When we wrote the songs a couple of songs started out on piano, like the melodies. So in pre-production, I did the piano. But I'm not very good, I can write melodies, but I just use two fingers, my pointer fingers." Panunzio subsequently brought in Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) to play the keyboard, piano and organ parts throughout the album. Paul Buckmaster conducted string sections for "When I Die" and "Boulders", while indie rock band Eisley, comprising three sisters including Gilbert's then-fiancée Sherri DuPree, provided female backing vocals for seven tracks on the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/New-Found-Glory-Coming-Home/release/994797|title=New Found Glory - Coming Home (CD, Album)|publisher=Discogs|date=October 19, 2006|access-date=December 12, 2010|archive-date=December 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212033918/http://www.discogs.com/New-Found-Glory-Coming-Home/release/994797|url-status=live}} Once the process of mixing and mastering the record had finalised, the band asked Autumn de Wilde, best known for her portraiture and commercial photography of musicians, to shoot the cover art and liner photography for the album booklet. Chad Gilbert later declared that he was "really proud", citing the music as "the most uplifting" the band had ever written, while Pundik added that Coming Home would be "the one that will stand the test of time."

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Music critics agreed that Coming Home represents a more "mature" sound than previously heard from the band. The album's mellow tone and more layered sound is attributed to the inclusion of other musical instruments such as keys, piano, and strings, concurrent with their traditional rock-based setup of guitar, bass and drums. Many fans of the band were initially taken aback by the album's direction.{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Mindicino |title=Vets maintain pop-punk royalty status |url=http://dailytrojan.com/2011/10/05/vets-maintain-pop-punk-royalty-status/ |work=The Daily Trojan |publisher=LexisNexis Group |date=October 5, 2011 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |archive-date=May 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522133904/http://dailytrojan.com/2011/10/05/vets-maintain-pop-punk-royalty-status/ |url-status=live }} Indeed, music journalist Nick Mindicino later reflected on how the band had "crafted something truly ingenious and unexpected: a somber, honest, polished and pop-alternative record." Andrew Sacher of BrooklynVegan noted how the band "traded their snotty pop punk for a warmer, softer, and often ballad-driven form of alternative rock" on Coming Home.{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/a-look-back-on-10-classic-pop-punk-bands-mature-albums/|title=A look back on 10 classic pop punk bands' "mature" albums|publisher=BrooklynVegan|author=Sacher, Andrew|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629091744/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/a-look-back-on-10-classic-pop-punk-bands-mature-albums/|url-status=live}} In a 2014 article for Contactmusic, Joe DeAndrea likewise noted how the album had "a much tighter sound musically with a focus on melodies and "mature" lyrics as opposed to rockin’ pop-punk riffs." Most distinctive among the musical arrangements on Coming Home is that only three of the album's thirteen tracks ("Hold My Hand", "Taken Back by You", "Too Good to Be") contain high tempos of over 130 beats per minute.{{cite web|title=Hold My Hand - New Found Glory Digital Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorchVPE.asp?ppn=SC0036707|publisher=Musicnotes|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135330/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/display_error.asp?ppn=sc0036707|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Taken Back by You - New Found Glory Digital Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorchVPE.asp?ppn=SC0036715|publisher=Musicnotes|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135329/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/display_error.asp?ppn=sc0036715|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Too Good to Be - New Found Glory Digital Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorchVPE.asp?ppn=SC0036713|publisher=Musicnotes|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135344/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/display_error.asp?ppn=sc0036713|url-status=live}} Unlike their earlier work, with fast-paced pop punk songs such as "My Friends Over You" and "Truth of My Youth" (both in excess of 150 bpm),{{cite web|title=My Friends Over You - New Found Glory Digital Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorchVPE.asp?ppn=SC0012498|publisher=Musicnotes|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135331/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/display_error.asp?ppn=sc0012498|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Truth of My Youth - New Found Glory Digital Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorchVPE.asp?ppn=SC0009542|publisher=Musicnotes|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135329/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/display_error.asp?ppn=sc0009542|url-status=live}} various tracks such as "Oxygen", "Make Your Move", "When I Die", "Connected", and "Boulders" contain "moderately slow" tempos of no more than 80 bpm.{{cite web|title=Oxygen - New Found Glory Digital Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorchVPE.asp?ppn=SC0036712|publisher=Musicnotes|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135344/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/display_error.asp?ppn=sc0036712|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=When I Die - New Found Glory Digital Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorchVPE.asp?ppn=SC0036714|publisher=Musicnotes|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135318/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/display_error.asp?ppn=sc0036714|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Make Your Move - New Found Glory Digital Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorchVPE.asp?ppn=SC0036715|publisher=Musicnotes|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135329/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/display_error.asp?ppn=sc0036715|url-status=live}}

Prior to the album's release, Chad Gilbert explained, "The songs are all pretty different, sonically speaking" and said that lead single "It's Not Your Fault", has "big, full guitars and a piano line that goes throughout. It's pretty anthemic, and Jordan's voice has never sounded better." The guitarist also noted that the album's cleaner guitar sound was attributed to little distortion effects used in comparison to earlier albums, while describing "On My Mind" as "this modern New Found Glory twist on a classic rock song." Brendan Manley of Alternative Press called the album a "statement of sentiment that stands apart in the NFG discography",{{Citation|url=http://oi51.tinypic.com/sdzqyp.jpg|title=2005-2007: The Oral History of New Found Glory|work=Alternative Press|publisher=|date=February 18, 2010|author=Manley, Brendan|issue=260|page=63|access-date=March 30, 2010|issn=1065-1667|archive-date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717061930/http://oi51.tinypic.com/sdzqyp.jpg|url-status=live}} while The Palm Beach Post opined that, "Coming Home is similar, in spirit, to the 1990s crooning of Chicago's brilliant Smoking Popes. Jordan Pundik's vocal delivery curls into sweetness, rather than a snarl. Wrapped around journal-entry cute lines on the boppy, '80s-ish "Hold My Hand" and the earnestly protective pleadings of "It's Not Your Fault." Jack Foley of Indie London wrote "Gilbert’s guitars are crisp, lively and fresh, while the vocal melodies are strong enough to have everyone singing along at some point. Take the feel-good romp that’s "Too Good To Be" for example. It's vibrant in every sense, boasting some gloriously breezy guitar riffs and some fine vocal layering, with almost hand-clapping beats."

The Salt Lake Tribune said that the album "largely drops the punk-by-numbers that dominated past efforts to get a little more personal lyrically, thus becoming more approachable."{{cite news |title=NFG in Salt Lake Tribune |url=http://www.interscope.com/newfoundglory/news |work=Salt Lake Tribune |date=January 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103055938/http://www.interscope.com/newfoundglory/news |archive-date=January 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} Alan Sculley of The Daily Herald explained that, "Coming Home pretty much leaves any punk element behind. The songs still rock - just note the wallop delivered by "Hold My Hand" or "Connected." But the band pulls back on the tempos of virtually all of the songs." Scene Point Blank writer Chris Abraham noted, "Coming Home still encompasses the things that make New Found Glory great. Relatable lyrics, hooks so melodic and catchy that my hands are red from not buying a mitt, and, despite a mellower tone, I could still imagine myself going fucking nuts singing along to these songs live."{{cite web|url=http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/new-found-glory/coming-home|title=New Found Glory - Coming Home|author=Abraham, Chris|publisher=Scene Point Blank|date=September 18, 2006|access-date=July 14, 2011|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314031830/http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/new-found-glory/coming-home|url-status=live}} AbsolutePunk founder Jason Tate warned that, "it's crucial you abandon any pre-conceived expectations for this album. If you're anticipating the band's previous albums re-hashed, you're going to be completely let-down. While the choruses and sing-a-long hooks could compete with the best on any of their previous albums - it's the slower melodic approach to the songs that truly makes the album come alive and fully breathe." Rae Alexandra of Kerrang! magazine called the album a "massive departure" and suggested that, "NFG are taking what will be, by far, the biggest gamble of their career. Some of you won't even recognise them immediately; it's not fast, it's not forced, but - in an entirely new way - it soars." In an earlier Kerrang! article discussing the album, Alexandra wrote that "It's Not Your Fault" displays "more maturity - and piano - than ever before", while "When I Die" is "low key with orchestral accents", making it "one of the most beautiful moments on Coming Home." Corey Apar of AllMusic was in agreement and stated that "from the album's packaging to the comfortable nature of the music, it actually feels more mature in a way that is catchy without seeming to care about radio accessibility."

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Lyrically, the album is specifically about dealing with time apart in relationships and familial issues whilst on the road. The album's more serious tone has been attributed to the developing family life of the band (including new marriages and children). Alan Sculley of The Daily Herald explained that, "Catalyst marked a move toward slightly more mature and serious material about relationships and life issues That lyrical direction is even more pronounced on Coming Home." The band were particularly inspired by early Beatles records,{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537592/new-found-glory-video-all-action.jhtml|title=New Found Glory Single Might Be About Love, But Video's All Action|publisher=MTV|author=Moss, Corey|date=August 1, 2006|access-date=June 29, 2011|archive-date=February 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210101347/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537592/new-found-glory-video-all-action.jhtml|url-status=dead}} seeing Chad Gilbert penning lyrics alongside Pundik and primary lyricist Steve Klein for the first time. Gilbert explained that, "I've always been a part of the music and I've always written the music for the band, but I've never been a part of the lyrics. This time I just kind of felt like in order to kind of have the best record, we had to do things different. That's what made it stand out like that." Regarding the album title, Gilbert detailed that the songs "are all sort of tied together by this theme of wanting to go home", while drummer Cyrus Bolooki said that the title track was one of the first songs written for the album and after assessing the lyrics "it was a phrase that sat well with we wanted the record to communicate."

Jordan Pundik later accounted, "I'm not comparing my band to the Beatles whatsoever, but their [early] records were simple songs about love and relationships, and people could relate to their songs because they understood what they were trying to say. That's what this record reminds me of. There's not weird metaphors. It's just straight up, wearing your heart on your sleeve." Steve Klein emphasised the shift in mood from their previous album by stating, "I think every record we make we try and capture a time period. When writing the songs for Coming Home it was more positive than negative. I felt on the last record, Catalyst, we were very negative lyrically. You can tell that by the titles "All Downhill From Here" and "This Disaster," it was a heavier record. Coming Home on the other hand takes you to a different place. It's the record I feel we’ve been waiting our whole career to do, taking everything people love about NFG and bringing it to the next level."{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=168748|title=Interview with New Found Glory - 09.04.06|website=AbsolutePunk|author=Tate, Jason|date=June 4, 2006|access-date=August 13, 2006|archive-date=July 20, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720193524/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=168748|url-status=live}} Bassist Ian Grushka further explained, "We only really talk about personal things that have affected us first-hand, our songs are about emotions rather than some political agenda." The song, "When I Die" was written by Gilbert about the death of his father. When initially writing the bridge section for the song, Gilbert found the experience emotionally draining and had to leave the studio in order to compose himself. Despite this, he maintains that while song is "sad", it remains "a good sad." He reflected this in the album's liner notes by adding, "It is a song about accepting death and finding the bright side of the situation. I'm no longer afraid to die because I have my father there waiting for me on the other side."

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Coming Home was first announced in June 2006, with the band citing a scheduled release date of September, with lead single "It's Not Your Fault" preceding the album in July.{{cite news |title=New Found Glory Find A Home For New Release – September |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534322/20060614/new_found_glory.jhtml |publisher=MTV |date=June 14, 2006 |access-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-date=August 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817143532/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534322/20060614/new_found_glory.jhtml |url-status=dead }} "It's Not Your Fault" was released to radio on July 25; that same day, "Hold My Hand" was posted online.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 |title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock |publisher=FMQB|access-date=October 31, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 |archive-date=March 22, 2013 |df=mdy }}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/18824/another-new-track-video-preview-from-new-found-glory|title=Another new track, video 'preview' from New Found Glory|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=July 25, 2006|access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130123153/https://www.punknews.org/article/18824/another-new-track-video-preview-from-new-found-glory|url-status=live}} The music video for "It's Not Your Fault" would eventually make its worldwide debut on August 1 through Total Request Live.{{cite news |first=James |last=Montgomery |title=New Found Glory Aren't Just Coming Home – They're Coming To Your Town |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537340/20060728/new_found_glory.jhtml |publisher=MTV |date=July 28, 2006 |access-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-date=December 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061222122136/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537340/20060728/new_found_glory.jhtml |url-status=dead }} On August 29, the band revealed the album's track listing.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1186|title=New Found Glory reveal tracklisting for new album|work=Alternative Press|date=August 29, 2006|access-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822041052/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1186|archive-date=August 22, 2016|url-status=dead}} A week prior to the album's release, the band posted a mock open letter to Lionel Richie, who was also about to release a new album of the same name the following week. The band jokingly threatened to name their next project Dancing on the Ceiling (Richie's 1986 album), writing, "Congrats this week on the release of your new CD Coming Home - what an awesome title! Sounds familiar though, where did we hear that before? Oh yeah, it's the name of our new CD which drops Tues. Sept. 19. Our new single and video is 'It's Not Your Fault.' Hey...we haven't heard your song yet...Send us a copy."{{cite news |title=New Found Glory vs. Lionel Richie |url=https://www.spin.com/articles/new-found-glory-vs-lionel-richie |work=Spin |author= |date=September 15, 2006 |access-date=May 6, 2011 |archive-date=November 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126060814/http://www.spin.com/articles/new-found-glory-vs-lionel-richie |url-status=live }}

On September 11, 2006, Coming Home was made available for streaming via the band's PureVolume account.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/19703/media-new-found-glory-post-full-album-stream|title=New Found Glory post full album stream|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Reinecker, Meg|date=September 11, 2006|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131153625/https://www.punknews.org/article/19703/media-new-found-glory-post-full-album-stream|url-status=live}} The album was released on September 13, 19 and 25 in Japan, North America and the United Kingdom respectively. Following the release, the band announced a 34-date tour of North America stretching from Cincinnati to Boston, with support from the Early November and Cartel.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/19321/media-more-new-music-justin-timberlake-cover-from-new-found-glory|title=More new music, Justin Timberlake cover from New Found Glory|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=August 22, 2006|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131104635/https://www.punknews.org/article/19321/media-more-new-music-justin-timberlake-cover-from-new-found-glory|url-status=live}} The band had initially planned to release either the title track "Coming Home" or "On My Mind" as the second single, however due to internal problems at Geffen Records, any further release plans were scrapped. Just after the album was released Jordan Schur, the labels president, lost his job. With no focus on the record in the immediate aftermath, Pundik recalls, "Everything fell apart and Coming Home was just forgotten about. The record didn't stand a chance." In November and December 2006, they embarked on a short UK tour with Say Anything.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/18360/tours-new-found-glory-say-anything|title=New Found Glory / Say Anything|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Reinecker, Meg|date=June 28, 2006|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129105925/https://www.punknews.org/article/18360/tours-new-found-glory-say-anything|url-status=live}} Later the label would offer the band a new contract under a subsidiary label called Octone Records, however the band declined and parted ways with the label in early 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1883|title=New Found Glory leave Geffen, plan covers LP on Drive-Thru|work=Alternative Press|date=March 20, 2007|access-date=August 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825173430/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1883|archive-date=August 25, 2016|url-status=dead}} Despite this, the band continued to tour in support of the album, touring with Fall Out Boy in January 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1556|title=Dates for Fall Out Boy/New Found Glory tour announced|work=Alternative Press|date=December 1, 2006|access-date=August 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822201540/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1556|archive-date=August 22, 2016|url-status=dead}} They toured Japan as part of the Punk Spring Fest and then Australia for a week with Paramore.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/22573/tours-paramore-japan-australia-us|title=Paramore (Japan, Australia, U.S.)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=March 6, 2007|access-date=February 13, 2022|archive-date=February 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213131233/https://www.punknews.org/article/22573/tours-paramore-japan-australia-us|url-status=live}} In April 2007, they appeared at the Groezrock festival in Europe, and played The Bamboozle festival upon returning to the US.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/21877/lagwagon-ataris-ignite-street-dogs-mxpx-more-confirmed-for-groezrock|title=Lagwagon, Ataris, Ignite, Street Dogs, MxPx, more confirmed for Groezrock|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=January 24, 2007|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208185201/https://www.punknews.org/article/21877/lagwagon-ataris-ignite-street-dogs-mxpx-more-confirmed-for-groezrock|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/22044/more-additions-to-bamboozle|title=More additions to Bamboozle|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=February 2, 2007|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181025173052/https://www.punknews.org/article/22044/more-additions-to-bamboozle|url-status=live}} On September 6, 2022, Coming Home was released on vinyl for the first time ever through Take This to Heart Records and Parting Gifts Records. The first pressing was limited to 2000 copies which sold out in only one minute of being released. The second pressing was announced shortly after with another 2000 copies pressed. The second pressing sold out in the first day, making Coming Home officially the most successful and highest anticipated record release in the band's career. The second pressing is scheduled to ship in early 2023.{{cite web|url=http://www.takethistoheartrecords.com/news/posts/14607-weve-pressed-new-found-glorys-coming-home-on-vinyl|title= We've Pressed New Found Glory's Coming Home on Vinyl|publisher=Take This to Heart Records|date=September 12, 2022}}

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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r854145|pure_url=yes}}|title=Review: Coming Home|website=AllMusic|author=Apar, Corey |date=September 18, 2006|access-date=September 20, 2006}}

| rev2 = AbsolutePunk

| rev2Score = 8.8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=170730|title=MxPx - Secret Weapon|work=AbsolutePunk|author=Tate, Jason|date=September 12, 2006|access-date=January 8, 2017}}{{dead link|date=August 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

| rev3 = Alternative Press

| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{Citation |title=New Found Glory: Coming Home (Geffen)| work = Alternative Press | publisher = Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. | date = September 2006|author=Manley, Brendan|issue=219|issn = 1065-1667}}

| rev4 = Big Cheese

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev5 = The Dallas Morning News

| rev5Score = favorable{{cite news|title=NFG review - Dallas News |url=http://www.interscope.com/newfoundglory/news |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=September 19, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103055938/http://www.interscope.com/newfoundglory/news |archive-date=January 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}

| rev6 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev6Score = B{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1545603,00.html|title=Coming Home (New Found Glory) Music Review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|author=Vozick-Levinson, Simon|date=October 13, 2006|access-date=January 13, 2007|archive-date=July 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723092402/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1545603,00.html|url-status=dead}}

| rev7 = Kerrang!

| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Citation | url = http://oi53.tinypic.com/2ly1zid.jpg | title = A massive departure for the pop-punkers signals the arrival of adulthood | work = Kerrang! | publisher = Bauer Media Group | date = September 30, 2006 | author = Alexandra, Rae | issue = 1127 | page = 57 | issn = 1740-9977 | access-date = November 29, 2010 | archive-date = July 17, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110717061907/http://oi53.tinypic.com/2ly1zid.jpg | url-status = live }}

| rev8 = New York Post

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/this_week_cds_8S3FU4XQlt6TFNXEgwAZDK|title=This Week's CDs|author=Aquilante, Dan|work=The New York Post|date=September 17, 2006|access-date=December 22, 2010|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021163054/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/this_week_cds_8S3FU4XQlt6TFNXEgwAZDK|url-status=live}}

| rev9 = The Palm Beach Post

| rev9Score = A−{{cite news|title=NFG in the Palm Beach Post |url=http://www.interscope.com/newfoundglory/news |work=The Palm Beach Post |date=September 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103055938/http://www.interscope.com/newfoundglory/news |archive-date=January 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}

| rev10 = Rock Sound

| rev10Score = 9/10{{Citation|url=http://oi52.tinypic.com/2iw3l2o.jpg|title=New Found Glory 'Coming Home' (Universal/Island)|work=Rock Sound|date=September 2006|author=Newbound, Tim|issue=89|page=100|access-date=December 2, 2009|issn=1465-0185|archive-date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717062734/http://oi52.tinypic.com/2iw3l2o.jpg|url-status=live}}

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Coming Home garnered nearly universal acclaim from music critics upon its release and has become widely regarded as one of the band's best releases.{{cite web|url=http://www.unratedmagazine.com/document.cfm?page=articles/index.cfm&article_id=404|title=New Found Glory: Too Good to Be|publisher=UnRated|author=Hargesheimer, Dan|date=October 14, 2006|access-date=May 5, 2012|archive-date=September 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908072009/http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Document.cfm?Page=Articles%2Findex.cfm&Article_ID=404|url-status=live}} Praise often centered on the album's "matured, nuanced songwriting" and slower musicianship.{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/new-found-glory-not-without-a-fight-1798205831|title=New Found Glory: Not Without A Fight|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=Onion, Inc.|author=Burgess, Aaron|date=March 17, 2009|access-date=March 17, 2009|archive-date=September 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929063009/http://www.avclub.com/articles/new-found-glory-not-without-a-fight,25169/|url-status=live}} Seen as a departure from their previous work, the songs have been described as the most "mellow" of New Found Glory's career,{{cite web|url=http://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?r=8220|title=New Found Glory: Pop Punk's Not Dead|publisher=Campus Circle|author=Bautts, Jonathan|date=March 16, 2009|access-date=March 16, 2009|archive-date=March 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321022951/http://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?r=8220|url-status=live}} yet still employing "the group's firmly established talent for writing strong melodies."{{cite news |first=Alan |last=Sculley |title=Hallelujah!: New Found Glory excited about direction of new record |url=http://www.interscope.com/newfoundglory/news |work=The Daily Herald |date=September 2, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103055938/http://www.interscope.com/newfoundglory/news |archive-date=January 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} The Daily Trojan writer Nick Mindicino has asserted that while the album is often overlooked in the band's discography, it remains "truly their best work." In a 2019 article ranking the top 100 pop punk bands, Consequence of Sound writer Killian Young stated "Sticks and Stones and Catalyst still represent the band’s commercial peak, but 2006’s Coming Home remains a gem in their mid-career discography. Buoyed by jubilant piano flourishes, the album features strong melodies and more refined love songs."{{cite news |first= Killian |last= Young |title= The 100 Best Pop Punk Bands |url= https://consequence.net/2019/06/the-100-best-pop-punk-bands/5/ |work= Consequence of Sound |access-date= June 5, 2019 |archive-date= June 18, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200618172726/https://consequence.net/2019/06/the-100-best-pop-punk-bands/5/ |url-status= live }} AbsolutePunk founder Jason Tate paid compliment to the album's change in direction from earlier material, noting how "the album hits us as the summer months fade and the air bends to the onslaught of fall. Incidentally, the band's musical thermometer is still intact. Instead of an album full of summer-fist-pumping-anthems they've released the perfect music by which to watch the leaves fall from the trees." He went on to add that Coming Home "certainly has the qualities that could make it a classic in time". Corey Apar of AllMusic awarded the album a four star rating and praised the "at-ease spirit of Coming Home". He emphasised the new approach by adding, "the band is now in a position to simply enjoy itself without needing to forcibly shove saccharine-saturated hooks down the throats of anyone standing nearby. Make no mistake - this is a New Found Glory album through and through. It's full of melody, personality, and all the best attributes of their earlier work presented in a way that grows more memorable with each listen." Brendan Manley of Alternative Press was unanimously positive and awarded a perfect five-star rating. He noted that the album "extracts their finest qualities. Launching with the excellent "Oxygen", Coming Home boasts stuttering rhythms, full-bodied guitars and gold plated vocal harmonies. NFG have made the best album of their career." Paul Hagen of Big Cheese magazine awarded a four-star rating and commended the band's experimentation. He offered particular praise to the guitar work, of which he described as "rousing and memorable." He later summed up Coming Home as a "creative, earnest and emotive" record.{{Citation|title=New Found Glory - Coming Home (Geffen)|url=http://bigcheesemagazine.com/punx/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707233601/http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com/punx/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=32|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-07|publisher=Big Cheese|date=August 2006|author=Hagen, Paul|issue=78|page=81|access-date=September 7, 2009}} Texas based newspaper, The Dallas Morning News also gave a favorable review and described the album as a "sober, but happy record that recalls the band's formative days in sound and spirit." Simon Vozick-Levinson, critic for Entertainment Weekly, awarded the album a "B" grade and noted the maturity found amongst the songs; "Like Green Day and Blink-182 before them, Florida-bred five-some New Found Glory has outgrown the bratty attitude that made them famous".

Alex Lai of Contactmusic likewise noted that, "Those who are familiar with the earlier work of NFG are in for a shock. Beginning in more relaxed fashion than expected, "Oxygen" is a grand love ballad, serious in tone but retaining the group's ability to produce a catchy hook. Far from being a one-off experiment, these are actually the characteristics to the album and like Blink-182 before going on hiatus, New Found Glory have allowed their music to mature."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/newfoundgloryx26x09x06|title=New Found Glory - Coming Home Album Review|author=Lai, Alex|magazine=Contactmusic|date=September 21, 2006|access-date=November 20, 2010|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135318/https://www.contactmusic.com/new-found-glory/music/newfoundgloryx26x09x06|url-status=live}} Jack Foley of Indie London, gave the album four stars out of five and described it as "utterly engaging". While mentioning standout tracks, he added, "The low-key "Make Your Move" drops some beautifully cascading riffs, while, the chiming piano chords that open "It’s Not Your Fault" give way into an effortlessly inspiring song."{{cite web|url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/new-found-glory-coming-home|title=New Found Glory - Coming Home|publisher=Indie London|author=Foley, Jack|date=October 13, 2006|access-date=June 29, 2009|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003847/http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/new-found-glory-coming-home|url-status=live}} People magazine declared that Coming Home is "their best album yet", while Dan Aquilante of The New York Post awarded a score of three stars out of four and wrote that the album is "a smart, stylistic mix rich in vocal harmonies, it's driven by guitar and piano breaks. The notion of getting back to family, friends and better days connects the 13 tracks." British rock publication Kerrang! awarded the album a "great" four K! rating. Rae Alexandra opined that Coming Home "displays a new level of sensitivity and subtlety; a new take on harmonies and melodies." He noted that while the album isn't as immediate as previous material, it will "move you far more deeply in the long run. It's hopeful; learned; masterfully executed. It's everything New Found Glory have been leading to all this time; and it's everything we never knew they had in them. Absolutely stunning." Florida-based newspaper, The Palm Beach Post were also highly favorable and graded the album as an "A−". They wrote, "It's all written in beautifully vulnerable, snarkless, shout-it-out-loud terms, with an unself-conscious joy in the lyrics, the do-do-dos and the muted hand claps that find a sweet, genuine current of emotion without sacrificing edge. Pundik's delivery is never cloying, ironic or dumb. Underscored by drummer Cyrus Bolooki's strong beat, the songs are like a pre-made mix tape about the ups and downs of making yourself honestly vulnerable to another human being. Bravo." Rock Sound journalist Tim Newbound rated the album at nine out of ten and particularly praised the band's progression. Writing that, "New Found Glory have come of age. Their punchy punk-pop styling of old may have temporarily waned, but their knack of writing inducing melodies amid sincere delivery has only intensified. Pundik's nasal-edged vocals have now blossomed into a fuller pitch, perfectly complementing his band's more tuneful and matured musicianship. Top notch."

Coming Home received recognition in year-end lists compiled by the music media. Alternative Press included the album in their end-of-year "Essential Albums" list, with editor Leslie Simon writing, "From the opening chords of "Oxygen" to the ethereal wafting of "Boulders," I admittedly fell in love with this album the first time I heard it."{{cite web|url=http://www.interscope.com/newfoundglory/news|title=NFG's Coming Home chosen as one of the 10 essential albums of 2006|work=Alternative Press|access-date=January 1, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103055938/http://www.interscope.com/newfoundglory/news|archive-date=January 3, 2010|df=mdy-all}} In AbsolutePunk's staff compiled "Top 30 Albums of the Year" feature, the album placed at number twelve, with Jason Tate noting, "Coming Home features a slick sound from Florida pop-punkers New Found Glory. They aren't shy about pulling out the ballads, nor are they shy about racking up the points in our list." While fellow AbsolutePunk staff writer Drew Beringer placed "Connected" from the album on his list containing his favorite tracks of 2006.

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Coming Home debuted at number eight on the Billboard Rock Albums chart and just inside the top twenty on the main Billboard 200 chart, at number nineteen, with sales of 83,123. The album also entered the Billboard Tastemaker Albums chart at number thirteen. The Tastemaker chart is not decided by record sales, but compiled by ranking new albums based on "an influential panel of indie stores and small regional chains."{{cite magazine| last = Binkert| first = Lisa| title = Bruno Mars Live: Billboard Tastemakers| magazine = Billboard| url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/953194/bruno-mars-live-billboard-tastemakers-video| date = October 23, 2010| access-date = December 22, 2010| archive-date = December 27, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161227140124/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/953194/bruno-mars-live-billboard-tastemakers-video| url-status = live}} The album's sales fell quickly, and the album fell off the chart after 6 weeks. By 2008, the album had sold 145,000 copies in the US.{{Cite web |date=2008-09-17 |title=Punk band New Found Glory signs with Epitaph |url=https://idobi.com/news/punk-band-new-found-glory-signs-with-epitaph/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=idobi Network |language=en-US |archive-date=February 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227003643/https://idobi.com/news/punk-band-new-found-glory-signs-with-epitaph/ |url-status=live }}

Overall, this marked a drop in performance in comparison to their previous two releases; Catalyst (2004) and Sticks and Stones (2002) debuted on the Billboard 200 at number three and four respectively,{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=new found glory|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=New Found Glory Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 18, 2009}} each going on to sell over 500,000 units.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=RIAA Search - New Found Glory |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=July 8, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=June 26, 2007 |df=mdy }} However, with just the sole single release of "It's Not Your Fault", the band have cited a lack of promotion and support from Geffen Records as a factor.{{cite web|url=http://www.studentuk.com/page/new-found-glory|title=New Found Glory Interview|publisher=Student UK|access-date=July 8, 2009|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627170712/http://www.studentuk.com/page/new-found-glory|archive-date=June 27, 2009|df=mdy-all}} Indeed, after leaving Geffen for the aforementioned reasons and signing with independent label Epitaph Records, the band's next release, Not Without a Fight (2009), topped the Billboard Independent Albums chart and entered the Billboard 200 at number twelve,{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=945642|title=New Found Glory Debuts at No. 9|website=AbsolutePunk|author=DeAndrea, Joe|date=March 17, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2009|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135411/https://chorus.fm/|url-status=live}} despite a potentially damaging internet leak six weeks before its release.{{cite web|url=http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2009/02/07/nfg-respond-to-album-leak/|title=NFG Respond To Album Leak|publisher=Driven Far Off|author=Minsky, Ben|date=February 21, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602084052/http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2009/02/07/nfg-respond-to-album-leak/|archive-date=June 2, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Coming Home{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/coming-home-r854145/credits|title=Credits: Coming Home|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|date=September 18, 2006|access-date=May 5, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135412/https://www.allmusic.com/album/coming-home-mw0000734694|url-status=live}}

| all_writing = New Found Glory

| total_length = 48:11

| title1 = Oxygen

| length1 = 3:15

| title2 = Hold My Hand

| length2 = 3:42

| title3 = It's Not Your Fault

| length3 = 3:37

| title4 = On My Mind

| length4 = 3:56

| title5 = Coming Home

| length5 = 4:09

| title6 = Make Your Move

| length6 = 4:02

| title7 = Taken Back by You

| length7 = 3:25

| title8 = Too Good to Be

| length8 = 2:59

| title9 = Love and Pain

| length9 = 3:03

| title10 = Familiar Landscapes

| length10 = 3:19

| title11 = When I Die

| length11 = 3:43

| title12 = Connected

| length12 = 3:38

| title13 = Boulders

| length13 = 5:22

}}

{{track listing

| headline = iTunes edition{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/coming-home/189897240|title=Coming Home by New Found Glory|work=iTunes (US)|publisher=Apple|access-date=December 12, 2010|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607205531/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/coming-home/id189897240|url-status=live}}

| title14 = Making Plans

| length14 = 3:00

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Best Buy exclusive

| title14 = Over Me

| length14 = 2:49

}}

{{track listing

| headline = UK edition

| title14 = Make It Right

| length14 = 3:09

| title15 = Golden

| length15 = 3:37

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japanese edition

| title14 = Make It Right

| length14 = 3:09

| title15 = Golden

| length15 = 3:37

| title16 = It's All Around You

| length16 = 2:27

}}

The following personnel contributed to Coming Home, as adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title = Coming Home|others = New Found Glory|year = 2006|type = CD|publisher = Geffen Records|id = B0007676-02}}

New Found Glory

• Jordan Pundik – lead vocals, lyrics
• Chad Gilbert – lead guitar, composer, lyrics
• Steve Klein – rhythm guitar, lyrics
• Ian Grushka – bass guitar
• Cyrus Bolooki – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Paul Buckmaster – conductor, string arrangement
• Benmont Tench – organ, piano, keys
• Eisley – all backing vocals
• Jarett Grushka – triangle

Production

• Thom Panunzio, New Found Glory – producers
• Paul Miner – engineering
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• J. Peter Robinson – art direction
• Matt Taylor – design
• Autumn de Wilde – photography

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• [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO4I2RmEA6l0wOqT7_t15u8WUdDWJn0bk Coming Home] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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