[1][6] The song was also included on his debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon, released later in November that year.

[13] Pearson cited Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire, and a few Irish bands as influences for the song.

"[9] Later he said he was "starting to grow a connection" with the song,[19] and that "I kind of sing it like me, and on the guitar I do some different strummings on some parts, so it's coming along.

and Steven Tyler offered the opinion that, "By virtue of your vulnerability and style, you made the world your home."

[23][24] Popdust gave it a good review saying, "it runs with the necessary thematic elements needed to market someone who came from a reality competition show, while picking up more interesting styles that focus on instrumentals and arrangement in addition to vocals.

[26] EW Music Mix gave the song an A−, and likened it to Mumford & Sons and Fleet Foxes.

[29] Spin, who titled their post "'American Idol' Shocker: Phillip Phillips' Coronation Song 'Home' Doesn't Suck", called the tune "shockingly good — especially for an Idol coronation song, which have a tendency to be horrifyingly embarrassing.

10, the first time in four years a coronation single from an American Idol winner has reached the top 10.

[42] Together with increasing radioplay, it again started posting sales of more than 100,000 units per week from mid-November until late February 2013.

[11] The music video was directed by Joseph Toman and was shot over three days (July 14–16) while on the road with the American Idol tour, traveling from Denver to Salt Lake City.

Much of the video interweaves black-and-white imagery of American landscapes with footage of Phillips jamming on the tour bus.

The purpose of the video, according to the director, was to "make something that felt real and show people who Phillip really is", to "give a sense of journey, both for the viewer and the star", and "the idea of feeling home, at peace, even when you can't actually be 'home.'

It was in a television commercial for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, played at the end of Suburgatory episode "Krampus," and was performed as a mash-up with Simon & Garfunkel's "Homeward Bound" on Glee.

It was also used by Tim Hortons in their advertisement for their new Tassimo T-discs in Canada,[52] and by Vax in the United Kingdom.

[54] The song was also used to close out the 2014 Dinesh D'Souza film America: Imagine the World Without Her in a 3-minute sequence celebrating the values of United States.

The usage of the song by NBC caused "Home" to experience a major resurgence in sales.