Falls on Me explained

Falls on Me
Cover:Fuel Falls on Me single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Fuel
Album:Natural Selection
Length:4:14
Label:Epic, 550 Music (Australia)
Producer:Michael Beinhorn, Carl Bell
Prev Title:Won't Back Down
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Million Miles
Next Year:2004

"Falls on Me" is a song by American alternative rock band Fuel. It was released on July 21, 2003, as the second single from their third studio album Natural Selection. It is the second overall single from the album with "Won't Back Down" having been originally released on a few months prior.

"Falls on Me" received moderate airplay on radio and MTV, reaching number 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 2004. It reached number nine and number 11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and the Modern Rock Tracks charts and become a crossover hit, peaking number 13 and number 17 on the Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 charts. The song was released as a CD single in Australia and peaked at number 56 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Background and writing

Written by guitarist Carl Bell, the song is about the difficulties of remaining in a monogamous relationship; according to Bell, "Everybody is hardwired to have some wanderlust in them... But that song comes from having a relationship and trying to honor it and not mess up something beautiful."[1]

Track listing

All songs were written by Carl Bell except where noted.

Australian CD single[2]

  1. "Falls on Me"
  2. "On the Road Again"
  3. "Shimmer"
  4. "Won't Back Down"

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[4] 48
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[5] 46

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesEpic[6]
AustraliaCD[7]
United StatesEpic[8]

Notes and References

  1. Wiederhorn, Jon & LeClaire, David: "Fuel Hoping 'Natural Selection' Will Help Them Survive" MTV News/Vh1.com. October 1, 2003.
  2. Falls on Me. Fuel. 2003. Australian CD single liner notes. Epic Records, 550 Music. 674300 2.
  3. The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Modern Rock Songs. Airplay Monitor. 11. 51. 43. December 19, 2003.
  4. 2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 12. 51. 26. December 17, 2004.
  5. 2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 12. 51. 22. December 17, 2004.
  6. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1513. 22. July 18, 2003. May 15, 2021.
  7. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 8th September 2003. ARIA. 25. September 8, 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222425/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031007-0000/Issue707.pdf. February 22, 2008. May 15, 2021.
  8. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1522. 24. September 19, 2003. May 15, 2021.