"Take the Long Way Home" is the third US single and sixth track of English rock band Supertramp's 1979 album Breakfast in America.

[4]Hodgson also said: Take the long way home is a metaphor for the universal journey of self-discovery.

[6] Billboard magazine contributor David Farrell praised the "convincing melody with a crafty hook", although he felt the music contrasted with the "pessimistic lyric about man's loss of identity in an increasingly complex world.

"[7] Cash Box called it "a bouncy, uptempo number, laden with pop-symphonic instrumentals, high-pitched vocals and harmonies and a jaunty harmonic figure".

[6] Gary Graff of Billboard rated "Take the Long Way Home" as Supertramp's 7th best song, noting its "bouncy melody awash with keyboards" and the "rich sax-and-harmonica exchange between [John] Helliwell and [Rick] Davies.