Falling Slowly - wikipedia Falling Slowly `` Falling Slowly '' Single by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová from the album Once soundtrack Released April 21, 2006 ( The Swell Season ) September 22, 2006 ( The Cost ) May 22, 2007 ( Once soundtrack ) February 2008 ( radio single ) Genre Indie folk indie rock Length 4 : 50 ( Album Version ) 4 : 04 ( Soundtrack Version ) 4 : 35 ( The Frames Version ) Label Overcoat Recordings Songwriter ( s ) Glen Hansard Markéta Irglová Producer ( s ) Glen Hansard `` Falling Slowly '' is a song in the indie folk and indie rock genres that was written, composed and performed by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 Irish musical romance film Once, which starred Hansard and Irglová, and for which it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 80th Academy Awards. The song was also recorded by Hansard 's band The Frames. Contents 1 History 2 Charts 3 Awards 4 Cover versions 5 Critical reception 6 In popular culture 7 References 8 External links History The song was written and composed while Once was in production. The film 's director and screenwriter, John Carney, developed the script around songs which Hansard and Irglová had provided to him. In the movie, the duo play the song in Walton 's music shop in Dublin, with Hansard on guitar and Irglová on piano. The couple performed it at gigs in various European venues over the next two years. Versions appeared in 2006 on two albums : The Cost, which Hansard 's band The Frames recorded and released, and The Swell Season, an album on which Hansard and Irglová collaborated. According to the `` First Showing '' article : After almost getting her acceptance speech skipped and almost not getting to say a word for her acceptance at the 2008 ceremony after their Oscar win, Irglova made a speech about the song in which at the end of the speech she says, `` This song was written from a perspective of hope, and hope at the end of the day connects us all, no matter how different we are... '' Charts The song charted at # 16 in the Irish Singles Chart when The Frames first released it. The Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová version charted at # 28 in December 2007, before peaking at # 2 in March 2008, following the song 's Oscar win. It sold 944,000 digital downloads in the United States. Chart ( 2008 ) Peak position Brazil ( ABPD ) 51 Irish Singles Chart Canadian Hot 100 8 US Billboard Hot 100 61 Awards `` Falling Slowly '' was nominated for a 2008 Grammy, for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media ; it lost to `` Love You I Do '' from Dreamgirls. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song on 24 February 2008, beating out the choral gospel song `` Raise It Up '' from August Rush and three songs from the modern Disney musical Enchanted. The win marked the fourth year in a row that the Oscar - winning song had not been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Earlier the song 's eligibility for an Oscar was in dispute because it had been performed and recorded prior to the release of Once. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ruled, however, that because the song had been written and composed for the movie, and because the prior public exposure during the long period that the movie took to produce had been minimal, it remained eligible. The Academy had ruled likewise on a similar controversy involving 2004 Best Original Song nominee `` In the Deep. '' According to the Academy rules, that song was disqualified because there was some dispute over whether or not it was written originally for the film. Cover versions `` Falling Slowly '' appears on the original cast album of the stage adaptation of Once, performed by Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti ; this album won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. It has been covered by synthpop group Joy Electric on their 2009 covers album, Favorites at Play. Derek Webb recorded a cover of the song on his democratically selected cover album Democracy, Vol. 2. The song also has been covered by the operatic pop group Il Divo on their album Wicked Game as a Spanish rendition, as `` Falling Slowly ( Te Prometo ) ''. It is covered it on Celtic Thunder 's Voyage album in 2012. Josh Groban covered it on his 2013 album All That Echoes. Louise Dearman and Shayne Ward released a version on 17 February 2014. Australians Kate Ceberano and David Campbell released a version on 17 December 2014. English boy band Collabro covered the song on the special edition of their Stars album on 15 August 2014. Welsh singer John Owen - Jones featured the song on his most recent album, Rise, released in March 2015. Episode 29 ( season 2 ) of Last Man on Earth was titled `` Falling Slowly '', in which the song was sung several times by characters Mike and Tandy, as well as featuring prominently in the plot of the next three episodes. The song was covered by husband and wife duo, actors Nathan West ( who performs under the name East of Eli ) and Chyler Leigh, who released the song, under the name `` Westleigh '', to their production studio, Modern Machine 's Soundcloud. It has also been covered by member of K - pop group Exo ( band ), Park Chanyeol, on his Instagram account a couple of times. Critical reception Response to `` Falling Slowly '' was generally positive. Glen Hansard 's and Marketa Irglova 's performances of `` Falling Slowly '' on screen and on stage amazed so many people that even Bob Dylan wanted them to be his opening act on his World Tour. In popular culture After Kris Allen 's performance of `` Falling Slowly '' on American Idol, the song went from the 33rd most popular and downloaded song on iTunes to the 29th most popular and downloaded song. Though Allen 's appearance was not one of American Idol judge Randy Jackson 's favorite performances, it clearly moved the live studio audience before whom the installment of the show was being taped. Adam Levine and Addison Agen, the 2017 finalist on the thirteenth season of the U.S. The Voice performed the song as a duet in the 2017 Top 4 finalist stage of the performances. References Jump up ^ `` Art I Love : Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova `` Falling Slowly '' from the film `` Once '' 2007 ``. The MCB Project. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 03. Jump up ^ Martens, Todd ( 28 January 2008 ). `` ' Once ' and the out - of - tune votes ''. The Envelope - Extended Play. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 May 2009. ^ Jump up to : Martens, Todd ( 30 January 2008 ). `` ' Once ' song eligible for Oscar ''. The Envelope - Extended Play. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 May 2009. ^ Jump up to : The Carpetbagger ( 26 January 2008 ). `` Song Getting the `` Once '' Over ``. New York Times. Jump up ^ `` Once Actress Markéta Irglová 's Wonderful Oscar Acceptance Speech ''. FirstShowing.net. 2008 - 02 - 24. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 03. Jump up ^ Trust, Gary ( 13 January 2015 ). `` The Biggest Hot 100 Hits to Peak at Nos. 75 - 51 ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly worldwide chart positions and trajectories ''. aCharts.us. Retrieved March 15, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Brazil '' ( PDF ). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Grammy 2008 Winners List ''. MTV Asia. 12 February 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Past Winners Search ''. grammy.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Derek Webb - Digital Albums ''. derekwebb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Wicked Game by Il Divo on Apple Music ''. apple.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` VOYAGE CD - Celtic Thunder ''. celticthunder.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` All That Echoes CD ''. joshgroban.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 03 - 09. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Falling Slowly single ''. iTunes Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Collabro on Apple Music ''. apple.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rise by John Owen - Jones on Apple Music ''. apple.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` WESTLEIGH Falling Slowly by Modern Machine ''. Soundcloud. Jump up ^ Nicole Pomarico ( 16 December 2014 ). `` Chyler Leigh and Husband Perform `` Falling Slowly '' From Once ( AUDIO ) ``. Wetpaint. Retrieved 12 April 2017. Jump up ^ East of Eli https://www.eastofeli.com. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova Songfacts ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 03. Jump up ^ Kate Ward ( 2009 - 04 - 15 ). `` ' American Idol ' : Will Kris Allen help boost sales of ' Once ' ? -- EW.com ''. Popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 03. External links `` Falling Slowly '' video on YouTube on Fox Searchlight 's YouTube channel. Fox Searchlight 's website for Once includes material relating to the song. `` Falling Slowly '' guitar chords and lyrics from The Frames 's net - site. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics `` Falling Slowly '' To listen to a sample of song from Amazon.com. Academy Award for Best Original Song 1934 -- 1940 `` The Continental '' Music : Con Conrad Lyrics : Herb Magidson ( 1934 ) `` Lullaby of Broadway '' Music : Harry Warren Lyrics : Al Dubin ( 1935 ) `` The Way You Look Tonight '' Music : Jerome Kern Lyrics : Dorothy Fields ( 1936 ) `` Sweet Leilani '' Music and lyrics : Harry Owens ( 1937 ) `` Thanks for the Memory '' Music : Ralph Rainger Lyrics : Leo Robin ( 1938 ) `` Over the Rainbow '' Music : Harold Arlen Lyrics : E.Y. 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Question: what movie is the song falling slowly in
Answer: the 2007 Irish musical romance film Once