To Build a Home

"To Build a Home"
Single by The Cinematic Orchestra featuring Patrick Watson
from the album Ma Fleur
B-side
  • Grey Reverend Version
  • "Child Song"
Released29 October 2007
Recorded2006
StudioChung King Studios (New York, NY)
GenreChamber pop
Length6:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Phil France
  • Jason Swinscoe
  • Patrick Watson
Producer(s)Jason Swinscoe
The Cinematic Orchestra singles chronology
"Man with the Movie Camera"
(2003)
"To Build a Home"
(2007)
"Breathe"
(2007)

"To Build a Home" is a song by English electronic music group the Cinematic Orchestra, with vocals and piano performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson. It was released as the second single from the group's third studio album, Ma Fleur (2007), on 29 October 2007.

The song's music video was a short narrative film that also included the song "Breathe" and ran to over 12 minutes. Shot on location in Cumbria, the video was premiered on Channel 4, featuring the actors Peter Mullan and Julia Ford, and directed by animator Andrew Griffin.