Fall on Me (Andrea Bocelli and Matteo Bocelli song) explained

Fall on Me
Cover:Andrea and Matteo Bocelli - Fall on Me.png
Type:single
Artist:Andrea and Matteo Bocelli
Album:Sì
Released:20 September 2018
Label:Decca
Producer:Bob Ezrin
Chronology:Andrea Bocelli
Prev Title:Perfect Symphony
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:If Only
Next Year:2018

"Fall on Me" is a song by Italian singer Andrea Bocelli and his son, Matteo Bocelli. It was released as a single on September 20, 2018. The song was written by the members of the American duo A Great Big World, and produced by Bob Ezrin. Matteo and Fortunato Zampaglione provided the Italian lyrics.[1] Both the Italian and English versions were included on Bocelli's 2018 album, Sì.[2] A music video was released for the soundtrack of the movie The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.[3] The song played over the movie's end credits. The song was performed at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples on 3 July 2019.

Background

The song is a piano ballad with lyrics seemingly calling "for the divine influence of a higher spiritual power".[4]

A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera version

Fall on Me
Cover:Fall on Me.jpg
Type:single
Artist:A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
Album:Particles
Recorded:2019
Label:Epic
Producer:Dan Romer
Chronology:A Great Big World
Prev Title:Boys in the Street
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:I Will Always Be There
Next Year:2020

A Great Big World later recorded their own version as a duet with American singer and songwriter Christina Aguilera. The song is the duo's second collaboration with Aguilera, following the single "Say Something", which peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100 in 2013.[5] [6]

Released on November 22, 2019, "Fall on Me" became popular among hot adult contemporary radio programmers and was one of the most added HAC songs in mid-December that year.[7]

Critical reception

"Fall on Me" received critical acclaim. Kelsie Gibson of PopSugar UK praised the song for its gentle vocal delivery and emotional lyrics.[8] According to Idolators Mike Wass "Fall on Me" is "every bit as touching and restrained" as "Say Something" — Aguilera and A Great Big World's 2013 hit — was.[9] KEZR called the song "breathtaking".[10] That Grape Juice noted that "Christina sounds incredible, so much so that it could be argued the song would be better suited solo. Still, it makes for an engaging listen in its current guise – especially lyrically."[11] LATF The Magazine praised Axel for his "delicate [vocal] delivery", and a song for "a soulful turn from Aguilera".[12]

Music video

The accompanying music video directed by Se Oh was premiered on 12 February 2020.[13]

The video starts out with Ian Axel and Chad King entering a winter wonderland where a piano sits next to a tree as snow falls. It portrays Aguilera as an ethereal Queen of Spring and once her verse hits she magically makes an old tree and grove bloom with life after winter and continues singing with cherry blossoms fluttering in the wind.[14]

Live performances

A Great Big World and Aguilera performed the song for the first time at the 2019 American Music Awards on 24 November 2019.[15]

Charts

Chart (2019−2020)Peak
position
Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[16] 27
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[17] 14
Philippines (Music Weekly Asia)[18] 15
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[19] 37
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[20] 9
US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[21] 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fall On Me / Andrea Bocelli – Credits. Tidal. February 14, 2020.
  2. Web site: Bocelli releases a single with his son. Classic FM. February 14, 2020.
  3. Web site: Fall On Me (From Disney's 'The Nutcracker And The Four Realms' / English Version). 19 October 2018 . YouTube.
  4. Hear Christina Aguilera, A Great Big World reunite on new single 'Fall On Me'. Entertainment Weekly. Nolfi. Joey. November 22, 2019. February 14, 2020.
  5. Web site: Christina Aguilera And A Great Big World Release New Track 'Fall On Me'. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928195100/https://etcanada.com/news/542768/christina-aguilera-and-a-great-big-world-to-perform-new-track-fall-on-me-at-the-2019-amas/. dead. September 28, 2022. Becca. Longmire. November 22, 2019. ET Canada.
  6. Christina Aguilera Reunites With A Great Big World For Sweeping Duet 'Fall On Me': Listen. Billboard.
  7. Web site: Harry Styles' 'Adore You' Ranks As Hot AC Radio’s Most Added Song. Headline Planet. Cantortainment Company. December 10, 2019. Brian. Cantor. https://web.archive.org/web/20191210075715/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2019/12/10/harry-styles-adore-you-ranks-as-hot-ac-radios-most-added-song/. December 10, 2019. October 9, 2024.
  8. Web site: A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera Reunite For a Tearjerking New Song, 'Fall on Me'. PopSugar UK. Group Nine Media. November 22, 2019. Kelsie. Gibson. July 7, 2020.
  9. Web site: Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World Come Together For 'Fall On Me'. Idolator. November 22, 2019. Hive Media. Mike. Wass. July 7, 2020. November 29, 2019. https://archive.today/20191129132035/https://www.idolator.com/7903384/christina-aguilera-a-great-big-world-fall-on-me-cover?chrome=1. live.
  10. Web site: LISTEN! A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera Team Up For Breathtaking Cover 'Fall On Me'. KEZR/Mix 106. Alpha Media Licensee, LLC. February 11, 2020. July 2, 2020. February 12, 2020. https://archive.today/20200212132333/https://www.mymix106.com/listen-a-great-big-world-and-christina-aguilera-team-up-for-breathtaking-cover-fall-on-me/. live.
  11. Web site: New Song: Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World – 'Fall On Me'. https://archive.today/20191129134405/https://thatgrapejuice.net/2019/11/new-song-christina-aguilera-great-big-world-fall/. dead. 2019-11-29. That Grape Juice. Townsquare Music. November 22, 2019. August 30, 2023.
  12. Web site: Listen Up! Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World Release 'Fall On Me'. https://archive.today/20200212133740/https://latfusa.com/article/2020/2/listen-up-christina-aguilera-a-great-big-world/. dead. 2020-02-12. LATF The Magazine. February 11, 2020. August 30, 2023.
  13. Web site: Finally! Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World Tease "Fall On Me" Video. February 10, 2020. Idolator.
  14. Web site: Christina Aguilera, A Great Big World Release "Fall On Me" Music Video. February 11, 2020. Music Mayhem Magazine.
  15. Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World Deliver Mesmerizing 'Fall On Me' Performance at 2019 AMAs. Billboard.
  16. CANADIAN DIGITAL SONG SALES – The week of December 7, 2019. Billboard. July 7, 2020. December 5, 2019. https://archive.today/20191205080855/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-canada-digital-song-sales. live.
  17. Christina Aguilera Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay). Billboard. https://archive.today/20211211155854/https://www.billboard.com/artist/christina-aguilera/chart-history/min/. December 11, 2021. December 11, 2021. live.
  18. Web site: Top 30 Singles Chart Philippines. https://archive.today/20191202172837/http://musicweekly.asia/charts/top-30-singles-philippines. dead. 2019-12-02. Music Weekly Asia. Music Services Asia Pte Ltd. December 2, 2019. August 30, 2023.
  19. Adult Top 40: February 8, 2020. Billboard. February 14, 2020.
  20. DIGITAL SONG SALES – The week of December 7, 2019. Billboard. July 7, 2020. December 3, 2019. https://archive.today/20191203220453/https://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-song-sales. live.
  21. POP DIGITAL SONG SALES – The week of December 7, 2019. Billboard. July 7, 2020. December 5, 2019. https://archive.today/20191205080355/https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-digital-song-sales. live.

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