Falling (song)

"Adore You"
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"Watermelon Sugar"

"**Falling**" is a song performed by Harry Styles. It serves as the sixth track from Harry's album, Fine Line. It's the fifth single from the album released on October 26, 2020.

## Background

Styles and songwriter/producer Kid Harpoon first worked together on Styles' self-titled debut album (2017) on two songs: "Carolina" and "Sweet Creature". He would also become later the music director of Styles' first world solo tour. While working on his sophomore album, Styles was seeing in the studio working on new music with Harpoon on 15 May 2019. While talking about Styles and the recording process of the album, Harpoon claimed: "He's got this wise-beyond-his-years timelessness about him.

That's why he went on a whole emotional exploration with these songs. He went through this breakup that had a big impact on him." Harpoon then suggested Styles to write about his feelings towards it, saying:" He had a whole emotional journey about her, this whole relationship. But I kept saying, 'The best way of dealing with it is to put it in these songs you're writing.'" Regarding "Falling" in particular, he told: " Harry lives round the corner from me in LA and one day he wanted a lift somewhere, so I popped up there and he was getting out of the shower. I started playing piano while I was waiting for him, he was singing and in an hour we had written 'Falling'." The song was eventually released as the album's third single on 7 March 2020 to UK adult contemporary stations.

## Music and composition

Written by Styles and his producer Kid Harpoon, "Falling" is a "hushed" soul piano ballad, that runs for four minutes long. In an interview Styles commented that the song was lyrically about slipping back into old ways, becoming a person he didn't want to be again and trying to be a better person. According to Laura Snapes from *The Guardian*, "the line, 'no one to blame but the drink in my wandering hands', from Falling, has prompted tabloid headlines." In another line, he sings: "I'm well aware I write too many songs about you". In fact, the song was said to be written about his breakup with ex-girlfriend Camille Rowe. Hannah Mylrea from *NME* also noted that "he alludes to the fact he cheated on his ex, admitting that 'there's no one to blame but the drink and my wandering hands".

## Critical reception

The song debuted at number 39 in the UK, giving Styles his fifth top 40 entry there. It later reached number 20 in March 2020 for 3 weeks, making it the third top 20 single and fourth top 20 song from *Fine Line* and Styles' fifth solo top 20 overall. It peaked at number 15 in April. The song certified Silver in April 2020, making it the album's 4th single to achieve Silver or higher.

The song is certified Platinum in the US, making it Styles's sixth single to be certified Platinum or higher.

## Lyrics

I'm in my bed

And you're not here

And there's no one to blame but the drink in my wandering hands

Forget what I said

It's not what I meant

And I can't take it back, I can't unpack the baggage you left

What am I now? What am I now?

What if I'm someone I don't want around?

I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm fallin'

What if I'm down? What if I'm out?

What if I'm someone you won't talk about?

I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm fallin'

You said you care, and you missed me too

And I'm well aware I write too many songs about you

And the coffee's out at the Beachwood Cafe

And it kills me 'cause I know we've run out of things we can say

What am I now? What am I now?

What if I'm someone I don't want around?

I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm fallin'

What if I'm down? What if I'm out?

What if I'm someone you won't talk about?

I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm fallin'

And I get the feeling that you'll never need me again

What am I now? What am I now?

What if you're someone I just want around?

I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm fallin'

What if I'm down? What if I'm out?

What if I'm someone you won't talk about?

I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm fallin'

## Videos

* Official MV
* Performances

Harry Styles - Falling (Official Video)

Harry Styles - Falling (Live From The BRIT Awards, London 2020)
## References

1. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7760246/harry-styles-producers-solo-album-bhasker-kid-harpoon
2. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/inside-harry-styles-intimate-first-solo-tour-203795/
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/hsdaily/status/1128652874374950913
4. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-cover-interview-album-871568/
5. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-cover-interview-album-871568/
6. ↑ https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/showers-sunshine-and-song-kid-harpoon-tells-the-story-of-harry-styles-fine-line/078929
7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200307110509/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist
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11. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/13/harry-styles-fine-line-review-columbia
12. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/harry-styles-fine-line-album-review-tracklist-songs-one-direction-a9234146.html
13. ↑ https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/harry-styles/falling-lyrics-song-meaning-about-camille-rowe/
14. ↑ https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/what-harry-styles-says-about-camille-rowe-on-fine-line-album.html
15. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/harry-styles-fine-line-album-review-tracklist-songs-one-direction-a9234146.html
16. ↑ https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/harry-styles-fine-line-review-packed-with-personality-and-charm-and-saucy-lyrics-2584779
17. ↑ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/51376/harry-styles/
18. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/03/24/harry-styles-the-killers-niall-horan-and-drake-5-major-moves-on-this-weeks-uk-singles-chart/#2d4c85e17c70
19. ↑ https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200416/7501
20. ↑ https://twitter.com/BRITs/status/1246078500693364736
21. ↑ https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/13567-4394-1
22. ↑ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab\_active=default-award&ar=HARRY+STYLES