"Major Tom (Coming Home)" - Peter Schilling

"Major Tom (Coming Home)" 'Major Tom is a new wave song written and sung by German musician Peter Schilling, released as the lead single from his album Error in the System.

The song was originally recorded in the German language and released in West Germany on 3 January 1983. It reached No. 1 in West Germany as well as in both Austria and Switzerland. The English version was first released in the United States on 24 September 1983. This version reached No. 1 in Canada, No. 4 in South Africa and peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of 24 December 1983.