I Should've Followed You Home

"I Should've Followed You Home" is a duet sung by Swedish recording artist and former ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog and British singer-songwriter and Take That frontman Gary Barlow. Written by Barlow and producer Jörgen Elofsson, it was the third single taken from A.

Background

"I Should've Followed You Home" was co-written by Gary Barlow and Jorgen Elofsson. Elofsson was looking for the ideal duet partner to match Agnetha for the album and was delighted to get his first choice: "To me Gary Barlow was the perfect partner," he explained. "His warm and thick voice matched perfectly with Agnetha's pop soprano voice. I must say I was nervous when I presented my favourite choice but luckily for me one of Agnetha's favourite songs turned out to be "Back for Good" by Take That!"

Barlow and Elofsson have worked together in the past and recorded the song first with Barlow's vocals. Fältskog loved the track and was delighted to turn it into a duet, feeling that the two voices together were a fantastic combination. Their recording sessions happened separately so the pair did not finally meet in person until she visited London in May and the two met for the BBC documentary Agnetha: ABBA and After... which was broadcast in June.^[1]

On 12 November 2013 Fältskog sang live "I Should've Followed You Home" at the BBC Children in Need Rocks 2013 concert in London. She sang a duet with Gary Barlow, the organiser of the event. It was her the first live performance for 25 years.^[2]

Promotional video

The video premiered at YouTube on 18 November 2013 (2013-11-18), the same day as the release of the single itself.

Formats and track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Version	Length
1.	"I Should've Followed You Home"	7th Heaven Radio Edit	4.51
2.	"I Should've Followed You Home"	Album version	4.04
3.	"I Should've Followed You Home"	7th Heaven Club Mix	7:36
4.	"I Should've Followed You Home"	7th Heaven Dub

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Swedish DigiListan^[3]	36
Swedish Svensktoppen^[4]	4
UK Singles Charts^[5]	99

References

Agnetha Fältskog

Swedish albums	Agnetha Fältskog Agnetha Fältskog vol. 2 Som jag är När en vacker tanke blir en sång Elva kvinnor i ett hus Nu tändas tusen juleljus (with Linda Ulvaeus) Kom följ med i vår karusell (with Christian Ulvaeus)

English albums	Wrap Your Arms Around Me Eyes of a Woman I Stand Alone My Colouring Book A

Compilation albums	Agnetha Fältskogs bästa Tio år med Agnetha Teamtoppen 1 Sjung denna sång Agnetha Collection Agnetha in Germany Geh' Mit Gott My Love, My Life Svensktoppar That's Me My Very Best

Swedish singles	"Följ med mig"/"Jag var så kär" "Slutet gott, allting gott"/"Utan dej mitt liv går vidare" "En sommar med dej"/"Försonade" "Den jag väntat på"/"Allting har förändrat sig" "Sjung denna sång"/"Någontin händer med mig" "Snövit och de sju dvärgarna"/"Min farbror Jonathan" "Fram för svenska sommaren"/"En gång fanns bara vi två" "Tag min hand låt oss bli vänner"/"Hjärtats kronprins" "Zigenarvän"/"Som en vind kom tu till mig" "Skål kära vän"/"Det handlar om kärlek" "Om tårar vore guld"/"Litet solskensbarn" "Som ett eko"/"Tad det bara med ro" "En sång och en saga"/"Jag skall göra allt" "Kungens vaktparad"/"Jag vill att du skall bli lycklig" "Många gånger än"/"Han lämnar mig för att komma till dig" "Nya ord"/"Dröm är dröm och saga saga" "Vart ska min kärlek föra"/"Nu ska du bli silla" "Tio mil kvar till Korpilombolo"/"Så glad som dina ögon" "Vi har hunnit fram till refrängen"/"En sång om sorg och glädje" "Golliwog" "Dom har glömt"/"Gulleplutt" "SOS" / "Visa i åttonde månaden" "När du tar mig i din famn"/"Jag var så kär" "Karusellvisan"/"Litan och trött" "På söndag"/"Mitt namn är blom"

English singles	"Here for Your Love" "Never Again" "The Heat Is On" "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" "Can't Shake Loose" "It's So Nice To Be Rich" "I Won't Let You Go" "One Way Love" "Just One Heart" "The Angels Cry" "The Way You Are" "The Last Time" "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)" "Let It Shine" "The Queen of Hearts" "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" "When You Walk in the Room" "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" "The One Who Loves You Now" "When You Really Loved Someone" "Dance Your Pain Away" "I Should've Followed You Home"

Filmography	ABBA: The Movie Nöjesmaskinen Casanova of Sweden

Books	As I Am: ABBA Before & Beyond

Record labels	Cupol CBS Records Polar Music Warner Music Group

Related articles	Discography ABBA (article discography template) Björn Ulvaeus Linda Ulvaeus Christian Ulvaeus Anni-Frid Lyngstad Benny Andersson Stig Anderson

Gary Barlow

Studio albums	Open Road Twelve Months, Eleven Days Sing Since I Saw You Last

Singles	"Forever Love" "Love Won't Wait" "So Help Me Girl" "Open Road" "Superhero" "Hang On in There Baby" "Stronger" "For All That You Want" "Lie to Me" "Shame" "Sing" "Let Me Go" "Face to Face" "Since I Saw You Last"

Featured singles	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" "Everybody Hurts" "Teardrop" "I Should've Followed You Home"

Concert tours	The Open Road Tour For the Fans Tour GB40 Gary Barlow: In Concert Since I Saw You Last Tour

Other releases	Open Book My Take Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty's Service "'Since You Saw Him Last'"

Musical theatre	Finding Neverland

Related articles	Take That Take That discography Gary Barlow discography Future Records Songs written by Barlow CIN Rocks