On My Way Home (song) - Composition

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"On My Way Home" is a song by Irish new-age artist Enya. It was released as the second and final single from her fourth studio album, The Memory Of Trees. The song achieved minor success, reaching #26 on the UK singles charts in December 1996.[2]

"On My Way Home"

Single by Enya

from the album The Memory of Trees

Released

November 22, 1996[1]

Recorded

1994

Genre

New-age
pop

Length

5:09 (Album Version) 3:38 (Single Version)

Label

Reprise
EMI

Songwriter(s)

Enya
Roma Ryan

Producer(s)

Nicky Ryan

Enya singles chronology

"Anywhere Is"
(1995)

"On My Way Home"
(1996)

"Only If..."
(1997)

Music video

"On My Way Home" on YouTube

To Enya, "On My Way Home" is about "those wonderful memories and fond moments that you have when you're on your way home", and wished to present a positive feel in the chorus.[3] The song contains samples from two other Enya songs, "Book of Days" and "Orinoco Flow".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On My Way Home"	5:09
2.	"Eclipse"	1:34
3.	"I May Not Awaken"	4:26

Limited Edition Digi-Pack (wea 047cdx)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"On My Way Home" (single remix)	3:37
2.	"Morning Glory"	2:28
3.	"I May Not Awaken"	4:26
4.	"Eclipse"	1:34

A version used in the Music Video runs for 4 minutes and 26 seconds.

Charts

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	151
Brazil (UPI)[5]	4
Italy (Musica e Dischi)[6]	22
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	26

References

"On My Way Home - Enya". Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
Zimmerman, Keith (25 January 1996). "Enya & the Memory of Trees". Gavin (2089). Retrieved 22 June 2016.
"Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
"Discos populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). May 18, 1996.
"Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Enya".

External links

"On My Way Home" at Discogs (list of releases)

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Discography
Studio albums	Enya Watermark Shepherd Moons The Memory of Trees A Day Without Rain Amarantine And Winter Came... Dark Sky Island
Singles	"Orinoco Flow" "Evening Falls..." "Storms in Africa" "Caribbean Blue" "How Can I Keep from Singing?" "Book of Days" "Marble Halls" "The Celts" "Anywhere Is" "On My Way Home" "Only If..." "Only Time" "Wild Child" "May It Be" "Amarantine" "It's in the Rain" "Trains and Winter Rains" "White Is in the Winter Night" "Echoes in Rain"
Compilations	Paint the Sky with Stars The Very Best of Enya
EPs	Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection
Box sets	A Box of Dreams Only Time: The Collection
Soundtrack albums	The Frog Prince: The Original Soundtrack Recording Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati
Related articles	Clannad Nicky Ryan Roma Ryan Manderley Castle 6433 Enya Maiden of Mysteries: The Music of Enya Orinoco Flow – The Music of Enya Thread of Time
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«On My Way Home» es el segundo sencillo de Enya extraído de su álbum The Memory of Trees. La canción logra un éxito menor, pero llegó al puesto #26 en la lista UK Singles Charts en diciembre de 1996.

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