The single & video are available now
Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Eddie Benjamin releases “Home,” a deeply intimate and gorgeously spare collaboration with his friend, collaborator, and current tour headliner Shawn Mendes. Out now via Epic Records, the single arrives with an atmospheric video and serves as one of the centerpiece songs of Eddie’s anticipated forthcoming debut album.
Performed by Eddie and Shawn on acoustic guitar — and produced by Eddie with co-production by Alex Salibian (Harry Styles) — “Home” is an intricately strummed folk ballad about the exquisite ache of letting someone important go. “I wanna fall into your collar, it makes the world a little smaller,” Eddie begins. “I wanna feel it for a moment, but can we leave the door cracked open?” That push-and-pull of craving both connection and freedom also shapes Shawn’s tender verse. “I have this recurring dream, you build a life with someone else,” he coos. “I swear I want you to be happy / Hell, I want that for myself.”
The video is suitably cozy and raw, finding the pair strumming their guitars in the woods at night without another soul in sight. Directed by Mitch deQuilettes (Shygirl, Childish Gambino), the heartfelt performance captures the song’s emotional gravitas as well as their thoughtful delivery, proven chemistry, and the delicacy of their songwriting.
“Home” notably reunites Eddie with Shawn Mendes after the two closely collaborated across the entirety of Shawn’s 2024 self-titled album. “Creating ‘Home’ with Shawn was a natural experience,” notes Eddie. “I’m grateful to not only make music with my closest friends, but to do life with them, too.”
The duo is together on the North American tour leg of Shawn Mendes’ On The Road Again, which kicked off on September 25th in Boston. The run is set to wrap next Friday, October 17th, at the legendary Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
“Home” is the latest taste of Eddie’s upcoming full-length album, a coming-of-age set exploring relationships, loss, grief, and the need for human connection. This marks his fourth solo single of 2025, following the hopeful, self-reflective “Driving,” “Run!” — a strikingly urgent R&B cut that captures the sudden unraveling of an intense bond between two lovers — and “Maniac,” a piano-pounding rock/soul/jazz/pop whirlwind of a lead single that dances on the edge of sonic and emotional chaos.
In addition to putting the finishing touches on his debut full-length project, Eddie worked extensively on Justin Bieber’s surprise albums Swag and Swag II. He co-wrote and co-produced across 29 tracks on both sets — including hit single “Daisies,” which launched at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 this July and currently remains in the Top 5. He notably made his Hot 100 debut as an artist on the first album’s title track, “Swag.”
