Editing Home and Away (section)

===Theme song===
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The theme song to ''Home and Away'' was written by [[Mike Perjanik]].<ref name="Theme Song">{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/aussie-jingles-a-look-inside-the-home--away-and-neighbours-theme-songs/|title=Aussie Jingles: A Look Inside the 'Home & Away' and 'Neighbours' Theme Songs|last=Viney|first=Steven|work=Noisey|date=22 May 2015|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=2 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602030415/http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/aussie-jingles-a-look-inside-the-home--away-and-neighbours-theme-songs|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Soapie Hit">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/paul-mccartney-vs-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1226455434224|title=Life's a beach: The real story behind soapie hit|last=Parker|first=Helen|publisher=news.com.au|date=22 August 2012|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=16 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116202517/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/paul-mccartney-vs-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1226455434224|url-status=dead}}</ref> There have been nine different versions of the theme song used throughout the years. The lyrics remained the same since the show's inception, but a number of verses were gradually cut back over the years due to time restrictions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/05/29/top-5-australian-tv-theme-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117013845/http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/05/29/top-5-australian-tv-theme-songs |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2015 |title=Top 5 Australian TV theme songs |author=Sam |work=The Fix |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=6 August 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Credits Cut 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a330018/cameron-welsh-home-and-away-series-producer.html|title=Exclusive: Cameron Welsh – 'Home and Away' series producer|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=16 July 2011|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225412/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a330018/cameron-welsh-home-and-away-series-producer.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The original version was sung by [[Karen Boddington and Mark Williams]], and was used from 1988 until mid-1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-01-18/your-snowed-in-guide-to-daytime-tv|title=Your snowed-in guide to daytime TV|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=18 January 2013|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020351/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-01-18/your-snowed-in-guide-to-daytime-tv|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/p29532/|title=Neighbours theme to become 'a duet'|last=Watkins|first=Mike|work=ATV Today|date=9 April 2013|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923180159/http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/p29532/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their version was [[Home and Away (song)|released as a single]] in the UK in 1989 and peaked at number 73 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Eat%20For%20Two |title=UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive – Karen Boddington and Mark Williams: Home and Away |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> A new version performed by Doug Williams and [[Erana Clark]] debuted in 1995 and the opening theme was shortened in 1996; this version remained until 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reportingpoint.net/56d049be760e4dc.html|title=1995 in Television|publisher=Reportingpoint.net|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=16 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116125639/http://reportingpoint.net/56d049be760e4dc.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2000 to 2003, the theme song to ''Home and Away'' was sung by [[The Robertson Brothers]] and it was the first version to use only male vocals.<ref name="Soapie Hit"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://undercover.com.au/News-Story096e.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090517140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/11299/20090518-0000/undercover.com.au/News-Story096e.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2009|title=Robertson Brothers Sign With Destra|last=Cashmere|first=Paul|publisher=Undercover.com.au|date=30 June 2008|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A 30-second updated version by The Robertson Brothers was used from 2004 to 2006.<ref name="harshlight"/> In January 2007, a new version was introduced and performed by Israel Cannan, who played the character Wazza in the show.<ref name="2007 Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.throng.com.au/home-and-away/new-credits-on-home-and-away.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120101130500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/124103/20120102-0005/www.throng.com.au/home-and-away/new-credits-on-home-and-away.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 January 2012|title=New credits on Home and Away|publisher=Throng Australia|date=23 January 2007|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> After Cannan's version received many complaints from fans, the Seven Network decided to re-record the theme song in April 2007 with vocals provided by Luke Dolahenty.<ref name="Theme Song"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2007/04/page/3/index.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120129131500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/100803/20120130-0015/www.mediaspy.org/report/2007/04/page/3/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2012|title=H&A theme changes tonight|work=Media Spy|date=23 April 2007|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Classic Credits">{{cite web|url=http://twotube.ie/2012/06/classic-home-and-away-opening-credits/|title=Classic Home And Away Opening Credits!|last=Bellissimo|first=Sarina|work=Two Tube|date=13 June 2012|access-date=6 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117013823/http://twotube.ie/2012/06/classic-home-and-away-opening-credits/|archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> A shorter, 15-second version sung by Dolahenty and Tarryn Stokes debuted in 2009.<ref name="2009 Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/credits/opening/credits_09.shtml|title=2009 Opening Titles|publisher=Backtothebay.net|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921074755/http://www.backtothebay.net/credits/opening/credits_09.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/multimedia/theme.shtml|title=Media – Theme Tunes|publisher=Backtothebay.net|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181726/http://www.backtothebay.net/multimedia/theme.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://syn.org.au/group/trash/posts/2011/09/05/playlist-sunday-4th-september|title=Playlist Sunday 4 September|publisher=Syn.org.au|date=5 September 2011|access-date=6 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116121208/http://syn.org.au/group/trash/posts/2011/09/05/playlist-sunday-4th-september|archive-date=16 November 2015}}</ref>

From 2010 until 2017, the ''Home and Away'' theme song was not used in the opening titles and was replaced by a short instrumental version.<ref name="2013 Opening Titles"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/tahliapritchard/strewth-mate|title=19 Random Facts About Australia's Iconic TV Show 'Home And Away'|last=Pritchard|first=Tahlia|publisher=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=17 September 2017|access-date=11 February 2018}}</ref> However, Dolahenty and Stokes' version was still used in the closing credits for international broadcasts.<ref name="harshlight">{{cite web|url=http://www.harshlight.org/the-robertson-brothers-home-and-away/|title=The Robertson Brothers' 'Home and Away'|last=Thomas|first=Shain E.|publisher=Harshlight.org|date=12 January 2018|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190003/http://www.harshlight.org/the-robertson-brothers-home-and-away/|archive-date=11 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, two new eight-second versions of the theme song made a return to the opening titles after an eight-year absence. One version is sung by a male vocalist, while the other version is sung by a female vocalist; in the opening titles, both only sing the last two lines of the theme: "closer each day, Home and Away".<ref name="2018 theme">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2018/01/30/2018-season-home-and-away-new-title-cards-and-theme-tune/|title=2018 Season Debuts with New Title-cards and Theme Tune|author=Dan|publisher=Back to the Bay|date=30 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131023205/http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2018/01/30/2018-season-home-and-away-new-title-cards-and-theme-tune/|url-status=live}}</ref> An extended 30-second version by the male vocalist was uploaded onto the ''Home and Away'' website.<ref name="2018 opening">{{cite video|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/shows/home-and-away/watch/38797953/home-and-away-2018-theme-song/|title=You know we belong together...|publisher=Yahoo!7|date=1 February 2018|access-date=3 February 2018|archive-date=3 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203130249/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/shows/home-and-away/watch/38797953/home-and-away-2018-theme-song/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2025, Wade Sellers of ''[[TV Week]]'' confirmed that the theme song would return that year, but would not be featured in every episode.<ref name="TitlesReturn">{{cite magazine|last=Sellers|first=Wade|date=11–17 January 2025|title=Opening titles return|magazine=[[TV Week]]|issue=1|page=7}}</ref>