Fall into Me
| "Fall Into Me" | ||||
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| Single by Emerson Drive | ||||
| from the album Emerson Drive | ||||
| B-side | "Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)" | |||
| Released | July 1, 2002[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:48 (album version) 2:38 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Richard Marx | |||
| Emerson Drive singles chronology | ||||
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"Fall into Me" is a song by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive, released on July 1, 2002, as the second single from their eponymous third studio album following the top-five hit "I Should Be Sleeping". It was written by Danny Orton and Jeremy Stover with production by American musician Richard Marx. It would peak at number three on the US Hot Country Songs chart in early 2003.[2] It was their highest charting single in the United States until "Moments" reached number one in 2007.
Content[edit]
"Fall into Me" is about a man telling his partner to open up with him and that he's not like her ex-boyfriend, who is seemed to have been cold to her.
Music video[edit]
Trey Fanjoy directed the music video for "Fall into Me". It was filmed at Newport Aquarium in Newport, Kentucky.[3] It was released to CMT (Country Music Television) on July 14, 2002.[4] It would be nominated at the 2003 CMT Flameworthy Awards for Breakthrough Video of the Year, losing to Joe Nichols' "Brokenheartsville".
Synopsis[edit]
It features the band performing the song in an aquarium, as a woman attempts to jump into a pool fully clothed and fall into her lover's arms underwater.
Commercial performance[edit]
"Fall into Me" debuted at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of July 20, 2002; it reached number three on January 18, 2003, spending over 30 weeks on the chart. It was also a success on Radio & Records, peaking at number two behind Mark Wills' "19 Somethin'".[5]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2002–2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 34 |
| US Country Top 50 (Radio & Records)[5] | 2 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 66
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| US Country (Radio & Records)[9] | 68
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| Chart (2003) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 36 |
| US Country (Radio & Records)[11] | 27
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References[edit]
- ^ "The new single "Fall into Me", Add/Impact Date July 1" (PDF). Billboard Country Monitor. June 28, 2002. p. 11.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "News".
- ^ "Video Monitor: New Ons" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 30. July 27, 2002. p. 51. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "R&R Country Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1488. January 24, 2003. p. 51. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Emerson Drive Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Emerson Drive Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Most Played Country Songs of 2002" (PDF). Billboard Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. December 20, 2002. p. 36. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Top 100 of 2002" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1483. December 13, 2002. p. 63. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ "Most Heard R&R 2003 | Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1534. December 12, 2003. p. 41. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
