Falling Like the Stars explained

Falling Like the Stars
Cover:Fallinglikethestars.jpg
Type:single
Artist:James Arthur
Album:You
Released:10 May 2019
Recorded:2018
Length:3:32
Label:Columbia
Prev Title:Nobody
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Treehouse
Next Year:2019

"Falling Like the Stars" is a song by British singer-songwriter James Arthur. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 10 May 2019,[1] as the third single from Arthur's third album You. The song peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart and was written by James Arthur, Anders Albin Höjer, Jamie Grey and produced by Bradley Spence and Alex Beitzke.

Background

In an interview with iHeartRadio, Arthur said: "This song perfectly represents what I do best, I think," Arthur told iHeartRadio of the tune. "I think that's the why it became the front runner to be the next single of this particular album. The core of the album has got that classic James Arthur acoustic, honest thing going on."[2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Falling Like the Stars" was first released onto YouTube on 24 May 2019 at a total length of four minutes and fifteen seconds. The video has 25 million views as of December 2019.[3] [4]

Charts

Chart (2019–2020)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 51
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 28
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[7] 7
Singapore (RIAS)[8] 26

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Falling like the Stars - Single by James Arthur. Apple Music. 29 May 2019.
  2. Web site: James Arthur on New Song "Falling Like The Stars" & New Album. iHeartRadio. 29 May 2019.
  3. Web site: James Arthur - Falling like the Stars. YouTube. 29 May 2019.
  4. Web site: James Arthur's 'Falling Like the Stars' Video Shows Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder. Billboard. 29 May 2019.
  5. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #528. auspOp. 8 June 2019. 8 June 2019. 8 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608073730/https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/06/aria-chart-watch-528/. dead.
  6. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 7 June 2019. 8 June 2019.
  7. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 20 May 2019. 29 May 2019.
  8. Web site: RIAS International Top Charts Week 27. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20190713010815/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. 13 July 2019.