| If I Should Fall Behind | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Bruce Springsteen |
| Album: | Lucky Town |
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| Released: | 1992 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 2:55 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen |
| Prev Title: | Better Days |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Lucky Town (live) |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"If I Should Fall Behind" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album Lucky Town. It was released as a single in Europe and Australia, in both 7" and CD format, and either as a single-sided or maxi single.[1]
The song is dedicated to Bruce Springsteen's second wife and bandmate Patti Scialfa; Springsteen himself considers it as one of his best songs about love.[2]
Despite not being a hit on the charts, "If I Should Fall Behind" is a fan-favorite and well-received. Rolling Stone ranks the song #41 among Springsteen's greatest songs, and describes it as "hushed and solemn as a hymn".[3] It is the most popular song from Lucky Town on streaming services,[4] and also the most popular live track among the material from Springsteen's two 1992 albums.[5]
"If I Should Fall Behind" was released also as the B-side of Springsteen's hit single "Streets of Philadelphia";[6] live versions were released on the albums In Concert/MTV Plugged,[7] [8] and even the live album with the Seeger Sessions Band .[9] All three versions have music videos, and the song was also re-recorded for another music video with the same arrangement as the NYC live version, featuring Van Zandt, Scialfa and Clemons on vocals.[10] The song was also featured on the 2015 version of the compilation The Essential Bruce Springsteen.[11]