"Homecoming" is a song by American hip-hop recording artist and record producer Kanye West. It was included as the twelfth song on the track-listing of his third studio album Graduation (2007). The track was produced by West with Warryn Campbell and features guest vocals from Chris Martin, lead singer of the English alternative rock band Coldplay. West met Chris Martin by chance at the famed Abbey Road Studios in London, England on February 14, 2006. Afterwards, the two artists held an impromptu jam session and recorded the track. Kanye West wrote "Homecoming" as a tribute dedicated to his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. His song's conceptual lyrics feature an extended metaphor where he uses a love interest to speak on his relationship with her. The composition is actually a re-recording of a track known as "Home (Windy)" that originated from a demo tape dating back to the year 2001. The early recordings of "Home (Windy)" exhibit West's once trademark soulful vocal sample production style. In addition, the lyrics of the original chorus are different and were sung by singer John Legend, who was known at the time as John Stephens.

It was released as the final single from his third studio album Graduation (2007). "Homecoming" was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download and was due to be released as a physical single on February 4, 2008. However, the physical single was cancelled due to downloads starting to decline before the release. It was, however, released on vinyl single on 18 February. "Homecoming" reached Number 9 in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2008, (for the week ending date January 26, 2008), on download sales alone.

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