Problem. I love Kanye West, but I hate Chris Martin. And yet here they are, collaborating on West’s latest single, Homecoming.

I have to admit, Chris Martin was the last person I expected to find on a Kanye West track. Taking whiny Indie vocals and adding them to a hip-hop track doesn’t work.

This is probably the weakest Kanye West track I’ve heard released as a single. The piano draws comparisons with old Elton John, but not in a cool way. It’s also a bit repetitive, and it doesn’t have the same level of ego stroking that you expect from West.

Bizarrely, Homecoming is a UK only single. The rest of the world gets Flashing Lights. Ah well, the good thing about a bad single is waiting for the inevitable return to form…

Homecoming is the 5th single to be released from Kanye’s Graduation album. The single is released on 4th February 2008.