Far from Home (song)

"Far from Home"

Single by Five Finger Death Punch

from the album War Is the Answer

Released

September 16, 2010

Length

3:32

Prospect Park

Five Finger Death Punch singles chronology

"Bad Company"
(2010)

"Far from Home"
(2010)

"Under and Over It"
(2011)

"Far from Home" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It was released on September 16, 2010 as the sixth and final single from their second studio album War Is the Answer.^[1] It debuted at number 33 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, eventually peaking at number four. It debuted at number 45 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart and has peaked at number 14. It is one of Five Finger Death Punch's most well known songs.

The song was featured on episode 06x10 "What Happens at Home" of CBS's Criminal Minds.

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Transcription

Writing and recording

Guitarist Zoltan Bathory told Metal Hammer about the song's evolution: "We'd been kicking this song around for over a year, and we did record an early version of it, but somehow we couldn't quite get it to gel. That can happen with songs – you're not sure about them to start them, and then they grow into something special, which is really what happened with 'The Bleeding'… I mean, that only just scraped onto the first album!

"Then Kevin [Churko; producer] heard 'Far From Home', which is kind of a ballad I guess, and he encouraged us to work on it some more, and today of course I'm really glad we did. We changed the structure, added some strings, and generally moved the track up to a whole new level. "Now I would say it's a potential single, but quite a way down the line…"^[2]

Track listing

Promo CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Far From Home (radio edit)"
2.	"Far From Home (album version)"	3:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–2011)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[3]	19
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[4]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[5]	39

Personnel

Ivan Moody – lead vocals
Zoltan Bathory – rhythm guitar
Jeremy Spencer – drums
Jason Hook – lead guitar, backing vocals
Matt Snell – bass

References

^ Anderson, Sara D. (September 14, 2010). "Five Finger Death Punch, 'Far From Home' -- New Song". AOL. Retrieved October 3, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Bezer, Terry (January 1, 2009). "5FDP: Zoltan Bathory's Guide To 'War Is The Answer'". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Five Finger Death Punch Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Five Finger Death Punch Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

v t e Five Finger Death Punch
Zoltan Bathory Ivan Moody Chris Kael Charlie Engen Andy James Caleb Bingham Darrell Roberts Matt Snell Jeremy Spencer Jason Hook
Studio albums	The Way of the Fist (2007) War Is the Answer (2009) American Capitalist (2011) The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 (2013) The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2 (2013) Got Your Six (2015) And Justice for None (2018) F8 (2020) AfterLife (2022)
Compilation albums	A Decade of Destruction (2017) A Decade of Destruction, Volume 2 (2020)
Singles	"The Bleeding" "Never Enough" "Stranger than Fiction" "Hard to See" "Walk Away" "Bad Company" "Far from Home" "Under and Over It" "Back for More" "Remember Everything" "Coming Down" "The Pride" "Lift Me Up" "Battle Born" "House of the Rising Sun" "Wrong Side of Heaven" "Jekyll and Hyde" "Wash It All Away" "My Nemesis" "Gone Away" "Blue on Black" "Sham Pain" "Inside Out" "A Little Bit Off"
Related articles	Discography

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