Canadian jazz and big band singer Michael Bublé released the single 'Home' in 2005 off of his hugely successful album 'It's Time'.
The single managed to top the Adult Contemporary charts, while also making respectable showings on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as the Adult Top 40, Pop 100, Hot Digital Songs, and UK Singles charts. It helped to continue Bublé's attraction to a wide variety of music fans.
Just two years later, in 2007, Westlife recorded and released their cover of the song, the first single from their album 'Back Home'. It was selected for them to record by the world's nicest person and uber humanitarian, Simon Cowell.
As Westlife were already a hit with the more youthful audiences of the UK and Europe, the single performed a bit better than the original. It made number 3 in the UK Single chart, and cracked the top ten in Ireland, Norway, and Sweden, while also being oddly successful in Taiwan. Who knew?
And is that the 747 aircraft you see on the tarmac at Dunsfold Park Airport on Top Gear? And what's up with the double engine?
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