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Grade B37 sourcesHIS-00030

Apple Welcome Home

Campaign · 2018 · Notable

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Google reported 16.3M paid and organic YouTube views for Apple’s HomePod film.

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A HomePod film in which FKA twigs danced through an expanding apartment to Anderson .Paak.
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Welcome Home | Campaign
Cannes Lions / LIONS The Work
Spike Jonze and FKA twigs Made a Jaw-Dropping Short Film for Apple's HomePod
Adweek
DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2018
Directors Guild of America
Meet the Nominees: Commercials
Directors Guild of America
71st Annual DGA Awards Winners
Directors Guild of America

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ReachNo data yetContagion35Breadth80Velocity0LongevityNo data yet42

Numbers

Seed to peak
11 months
Mar 6 ’18 to Feb 3 ’19
Platforms
4
Started on YouTube
Origin
Mixed
Technology

Mechanics

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  • Pairing

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Apple released a HomePod film with FKA twigs. Viewers shared it on X and Bilibili, while Pitchfork treated it as a music video. Google reported 16.3M paid and organic YouTube views for its year-end ads list. Cannes, AICP and the DGA honored it.

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  1. March 2018

    Apple seed · Mar 6 ’18

    Apple uploaded Welcome Home, directed by Spike Jonze and starring FKA twigs.[1][2][3]

    A HomePod film in which FKA twigs danced through an expanding apartment to Anderson .Paak.
    Open the first post ↗
  2. Adweek press · Mar 6 ’18

    Adweek covered the HomePod film by Spike Jonze and FKA twigs.[4][5]

    Spike Jonze and FKA twigs Made a Jaw-Dropping Short Film for Apple's HomePod
  3. Pitchfork platform jump · Mar 6 ’18

    Pitchfork reviewed the soundtrack, ’Til It’s Over, as a Best New Track.[6]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Revised 3 numbers · Score 55 → 42
  2. 2026-10-13Peak date 2018-03-06 → 2019-02-03 · Revised 2 events · Added 9 sources · Archived 8 sources · Revised 13 numbers · Added 1 series · Added 2 evidence checks · Score 51 → 55
  3. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 26 sources · Score 56
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Technology
Region
Global
Reported figure
—
Evidence
Grade B

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Google searchesFeb ’18AprJunJulSepNovJan ’19FebMarMayPeakYouTubePressXOpen web
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  1. March 2018

    Apple seed · Mar 6 ’18

    Apple uploaded Welcome Home, directed by Spike Jonze and starring FKA twigs.[1][2][3]

    A HomePod film in which FKA twigs danced through an expanding apartment to Anderson .Paak.
    Open the first post ↗
  2. Adweek press · Mar 6 ’18

    Adweek covered the HomePod film by Spike Jonze and FKA twigs.[4][5]

    Spike Jonze and FKA twigs Made a Jaw-Dropping Short Film for Apple's HomePod
  3. Pitchfork platform jump · Mar 6 ’18

    Pitchfork reviewed the soundtrack, ’Til It’s Over, as a Best New Track.[6]

  1. platform jump · Mar 6 ’18

  2. platform jump · Mar 6 ’18

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