Songfacts®:

• This regal, strings-accompanied track was inspired by James Arthur's life as a touring musician, which keeps him away from home for long stretches of time.
  
  When the rain falls down on the window
  While you're in my arms and we're watching the TV
  Yeah, I quite miss home
  
  Arthur is longing to be at home with his lover.
• The singer also notes some of the things that make home meaningful to other people close to him.
  
  I miss you telling me to leave my shoes at the door
  'Cause you just swept the floor and the dirt drives you crazy
  Yeah, I quite miss home
  
  Arthur's sister's fiancé has a job that takes him away from home for much of the year. The first thing he does on his return is to take off his shoes at the door because of his partner's OCD for cleaning. That's when he knows he's back home.
• Arthur wrote the song with:
  
  Brett McLaughlin, also known as Leland, whose resumé also includes Daya's "Hide Away," Troye Sivan's "Youth" and Kelsea Ballerini's "Miss Me More."
  
  Songwriter Michael Pollack, whose other credits include Zara Larsson's "Ruin My Life," Kelly Clarkson's "I Don't Think About You" and Maroon 5's "Memories."
  
  The frontman of American electronic rock band Parade of Lights, Ryan Daly.
  
  The late San Francisco songwriter Michael Busbee, who has worked with a broad range of artists, including Pink ("Try"), 5 Seconds of Summer ("Don't Stop") and Florida Georgia Line ("H.O.L.Y. "). Busbee died of Glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, on September 29, 2019 aged 43.
  
  Busbee and Ryan Daly produced the track.