Home Sweet Home

Album: Single Release Only (2009)
Charted: 21
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Songfacts®:

  • Carrie Underwood covered this Motley Crue power ballad for the farewell song on the 2009 American Idol show.
  • The original version of this song was a track on Motley Crue's 1985 album Theatre of Pain. The single release charted at #89 in the US and #51 in the UK. In 1991 a re-mixed version reached #37 in both countries.
  • Some of the proceeds of the iTunes digital single release went to the Humane Society of the United States. Underwood said in a statement: "I've always loved this song. And besides being very fitting for 'Idol,' to me, the title is also very fitting with animal rescue and finding animals their own homes."

Comments: 2

  • Star from Bestrolls.webs.com, GaNot just any girl; CARRIE UNDERWOOD!!! Great!
  • Bob from York, MtThis song is very good even being sung by a GIRL !
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