Fallin'

"Fallin'" is a song by American recording artist Alicia Keys. It served as Keys' debut single from her debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001). Written and produced by Keys, it was released by J Records to radio and music video outlets in 2001. The song is generally considered her signature song.

The song attained global success, reaching number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top five in several countries. It also received numerous certifications around the world, and is one of the best-selling singles of 2001. In 2009, the single was named the 29th most successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. It won three Grammy Awards in 2002, including Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and was also nominated for Record of the Year. At the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards the video won Best New Artist.

Background and composition

The song was written by Alicia Keys as the lead single from her debut studio album, Songs in A Minor. When asked about the background behind the song, Keys told Billboard, "I wanted to write a song for someone who was 10 or 12 years old -- like a young Michael Jackson. Even though he was young, he was singing some deep stuff back then. [The song] is about the ins and outs of a relationship. Sometimes, you're completely head-over-heels in love with someone, and sometimes you can't stand that person. You fall in and out, sometimes it goes back and forth, and that's just what relationships are about." The song samples the early James Brown hit, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World."

Fallin

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Fallin' (Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul song)

"Fallin'" is a collaboration between Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub and American hip hop trio De La Soul. It was released in early 1994. The song was recorded for the soundtrack to the action film Judgment Night, which featured other collaborations between well-known rock, metal and hip hop groups. The chorus was sampled from the song "Free Fallin'" from Tom Petty's 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.

Music video

The "Fallin'" music video was directed by Josh Taft. It features De La Soul and Teenage Fanclub wandering the hallways and classrooms of a high school while children dressed as angels dance around during a school play.

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