Reception īillboard 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." Cash Box called it "a bouncy, uptempo number, laden with pop-symphonic instrumentals, highpitched vocals and harmonies and a jaunty harmonic figure" Record World said that "brisk keyboards slice through the bouncy rhythm and trademark vocals." This was the last song composed for Breakfast in America. I really believe we all want to find our home, find that place in us where we feel at home, and to me, home is in the heart and that is really, when we are in touch with our heart and we're living our life from our heart, then we do feel like we found our home."
I'm talking about not wanting to go home to the wife, take the long way home to the wife because she treats you like part of the furniture, but there's a deeper level to the song, too. In 1980, the live version from Paris became a minor hit in various European countries.Īccording to its composer Roger Hodgson, the song deals with how the desire to go home can go both ways: It was the last song written for the album, being penned during the nine-month recording cycle. " Take the Long Way Home" is the third US single and sixth track of English rock band Supertramp's 1979 album Breakfast in America. The Village Recorder/Studio B, Los Angeles, California
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