Falling Away (Marion Raven song) explained

Falling Away
Cover:Marion_raven_falling_away_02.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Marion Raven
Album:Set Me Free
Released:April 11, 2007
Recorded:2006–2007
Genre:Rock
Length:3:29
Producer:DJ Ashba
Prev Title:Heads Will Roll
Prev Year:2006

"Falling Away" is the lead single from Marion Raven's album, 'Set Me Free', digitally released on April 11, 2007 to Canada and European iTunes by Eleven Seven Music. The song was released in the digital format to U.S. iTunes on June 12, 2007. The single has two covers, one for European countries and the alternative cover for its U.S. release. The single was released on radio in most Asian countries despite the album being exclusively released in the U.S and Europe; it had reached number 2 in Indonesia by the end of 2007.

Content

According to Raven, "Falling Away" describes how things can get out of one's control, and it is also about the fear of both life and death.

Music video and snowboarding contest

The music video for "Falling Away" features top snowboarders Andreas Wiig (Two-time Gold Medalist 07’ X Games, Honda Vail Session 07 champion, Snowboarder Magazine Jumper of the Year), Hana Beaman (U.S. Open Champion, X Games Silver Medalist, Transworld Magazine Female Rider of the Year) and Mike Casanova (Vans Cup Rail Jam Champion), JJ Johnson and Madison Elsworth was shot by director Matt Ornstein in the middle of a snow storm in Keystone, Colorado.[1] In the video, Raven sings and plays both the acoustic and electric guitar, together with DJ Ashba, while snowboarders performed mid-air snowboarding stunts. "Falling Away" is the first of Raven's songs to be part of a contest in which fans submitted clips of their snowboarding tricks for a chance to appear in the official release of the song's music video. Prize winners won attractive prizes including a prize pack comprising passes and products from Vail Resorts, Keystone Ski Resort, Vans and OIGO.[2]

Raven stated in an interview with EssenSIE magazine that her boyfriend, Andreas Wiig, was the key inspiration for the music video concept. Wiig makes an appearance in the video as one of the snowboarders. Wiig and Raven married May 2013.

Track listings

iTunes version
  1. "Falling Away" - 3:29

Promo CD (UK & Germany)

Promo CD (US)

Reception

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marion Raven . Marion Raven . 2007 . Falling Away music video. 2007-01-22.
  2. Web site: myspace.com/marionraven . Marion Raven . 2007 . Falling Away snowboarding contest. 2007-02-16.
  3. Web site: El Diario de Chihuahua . El Diario de Chihuahua . 2007 . Music charts of Nicaragua . 2007-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928092930/http://www.eldiariodechihuahua.com/notas.php?IDNOTA=60916&IDSECCION=Gente&IDREPORTERO=Notimex . 2007-09-28 .
  4. Web site: mix1.de. mix1.de . 2007 . Marion Raven - Falling Away. 2007-05-14.