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"Free Fallin " is the opening track from American musician Tom Petty 's debut solo album, Full Moon Fever Jeff Lynne , and features Lynne on backing vocals and bass guitar. The duo wrote and recorded the single in two days, making it the first song completed for Full Moon Fever .
"Free Fallin'" is one of Petty's most famous tracks as well as his highest - and longest - charting song.[4] Billboard Hot 100The Heartbreakers performed the song at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1989, with Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin , and at the February 2008 Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show .[5] Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Songs of All TimeJerry Maguire The Sopranos Funhouse " (2000). Lou Reed selected the song as one of his "picks of 1989".[6] Spotify Global Viral 50 following Petty's death in 2017.[7]
Development and meaning
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Petty explained in an interview with Billboard magazineJeff Lynne were sitting around trying to come up with a song, and Lynne got him to say "free falling". The next day they recorded the song. Petty did not write the song about a specific person, but instead about what he saw during his frequent drives along Ventura Boulevard .[8] Full Moon Fever ] was 'Free Fallin'.' I got the chords to it and we both fleshed out the chorus. It was like 'Evil Woman ' in that we got a repetitive chord sequence and then the melody turns into a chorus. Everyone who heard it knew it was a hit, and the next song we did was 'I Won’t Back Down .'"[9]
Reception
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"Free Fallin'" is widely regarded as one of Petty's best songs. Billboard Rolling Stone [10] [11] WatchMojo [12]
Personnel
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Music video
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The music video for the song was directed by Piers Garland and Julien Temple and features a teenage girl seen in various places around Los Angeles , including a 1960s pool party and a 1980s skate park. Petty is also seen performing in these places and others, such as the former Westside Pavilion mall.[13]
Track listings
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US 7-inch and cassette Title Writer(s ) 1. "Free Fallin' "
Jeff Lynne
4:14 2. "Down the Line"
Lynne
Mike Campbell
2:54 Total length: 7:08
UK 7-inch Title Writer(s ) 1. "Free Fallin' "
Lynne
4:14 2. "Love Is a Long Road"
Campbell
4:06 Total length: 8:20
UK 12-inch and CD Title Writer(s ) 1. "Free Fallin' "
Lynne
4:14 2. "Love Is a Long Road"
Campbell
4:06 3. "Free Fallin' " (live)
Lynne
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
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Release history
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Cover versions
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In 1993, De La Soul and Teenage Fanclub sampled the song for "Fallin'", which appeared on the Judgment Night
In 1996, Stevie Nicks covered the song for the Party of Five Enchanted (Stevie Nicks album) Fleetwood Mac , as well as solo, since Petty’s death in 2017. The performances are often accompanied by a video tribute to Petty.
In 2007, John Mayer played an acoustic cover of the song in a performance at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles , as a part of his 2008 live album Where the Light Is [34] British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2022.[35]
In 2017, Coldplay covered the song with Peter Buck of R.E.M. in Portland, Oregon as a tribute to Petty following his death.[36] Pasadena, California with James Corden .[37]
References
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^ a b Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre ABC-CLIO . p. 180. ISBN 978-1-4408-6579-4
^ Harrington, Jim (2015). "Tom Petty - "Free Fallin'1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die . New York: Universe . p. 633.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research. p. 188.
^ "Topic Galleries" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on February 8, 2008.
^ Rolling Stone
^ "Global Viral 50" . Spotify Charts . Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017 .
^ Cathy Applefeld Olson (June 7, 2017). "Tom Petty Originally Wrote 'Free Fallin' ' Just to Make Jeff Lynne Laugh" . Billboard . Retrieved June 7, 2017 .
^ Golsen, Tyler (May 4, 2023). "Jeff Lynne on how he helped Tom Petty make 'Free Fallin" . Far Out. Retrieved January 25, 2024 .
^ Unterberger, Andrew (October 3, 2017). "The 20 Best Tom Petty Songs" . Billboard . Retrieved May 3, 2022 .
^ "Tom Petty: 50 Greatest Songs" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 3, 2022 .
^ "Top 10 Tom Petty Songs" .
^ Tom Petty: Free Fallin' (Video 1989) - IMDb , retrieved August 28, 2021
^ "ARIA Chart Watch #441" . auspOp. October 7, 2017. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2017 .
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6644 ." RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 6, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved March 25, 2023 .
^ "Tom Petty – Free Fallin'" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 .
^ "Tom Petty – Free Fallin'" . Top 40 Singles .
^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 40, 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved May 8, 2021 .
^ "Tom Petty – Free Fallin'" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company .
^ "Tom Petty Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard
^ "Tom Petty Chart History (Adult Contemporary)" . Billboard
^ "Tom Petty Chart History (Alternative Airplay)" . Billboard
^ "Tom Petty Chart History (Mainstream Rock)" . Billboard
^ "Tom Petty Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)" . Billboard
^ "U.S. Cash Box Charts" (PDF) . popmusichistory . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990" . RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved November 26, 2017 .
^ "1990 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard
^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2017" . Billboard . Retrieved April 6, 2021 .
^ "Danish single certifications – Tom Petty – Free Fallin' . IFPI Danmark . Retrieved April 26, 2023 .
^ "British single certifications – Tom Petty – Free Fallin' . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 10, 2021 .
^ "New Singles". Music Week
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved July 7, 2021 .
^ "British single certifications – John Mayer – Free Fallin' . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 19, 2022 .
^ Needham, Lucy; Newman, Vicki; Shenton, Zoe (October 3, 2017). "Emotional moment Coldplay audience stand in absolute silence to remember victims of Las Vegas shooting - before launching into Tom Petty tribute song" . Daily Mirror . Retrieved October 3, 2017 .
^ Kreps, Daniel (October 7, 2017). "See Coldplay, James Corden Sing Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin' at Rose Bowl" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017 .
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