In December 2017 the song was used in a Christmas-themed TV advert for the Dutch supermarket chain PLUS. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, figure skaters Julian Yee and Dmitri Aliev used the song in their respective performances. "To Build a Home" has been used in several different TV shows, movies, and adverts, including Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, One Tree Hill, Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Suits (Season 2, Episode 5), Friday Night Lights, Orange Is the New Black, This Is Us, 9-1-1, Schitts Creek and The Gifted. Maggie Fremont of Vulture called it "one of the most emotional songs ever performed." For The Observer, Stuart Nicholson wrote that "Swinscoe transforms three- and four-chord vamps into something special." Drowned in Sound's Shain Shapiro regarded the vocals as "bellowing haunting", while Tyler Fisher of Sputnikmusic noted that Watson "nearly steals the show". Critics often saw Watson's vocal performance as a highlight on the song. "To Build a Home" had a positive reception from music critics. division, which was backed with "Child Song". A 7" single was also released in the U.S. It was backed with a cover version of the song performed by Grey Reverend. The song was first released on 29 October 2007 as a 7" vinyl single by Ninja Tune in the United Kingdom. What happens with the house is unknown, resulting it to be merely metaphorical in place of a resting place for the two. Lyrically, the song deals with Watson wanting to create a house for him and his lover. During this portion of the instrumental, Watson sings over both the piano and strings, eventually climaxing with falsetto vocals.
The instrumental begins with about three to four piano chords looped, building up to a more loud and grand point, introducing strings. Watson also performed piano for the song. It features vocals from Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson, who also has writing credits on the song alongside Phil France and Jason Swinscoe of the Cinematic Orchestra. "To Build a Home" is a piano ballad that serves as the opening track to its companion album, Ma Fleur, though it serves as the closing track on the Domino-released versions of the album.
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