Falling into You (song) explained

"Falling into You" is a song by Argentine singer Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo from her 1994 album, Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo. The Spanish-language version, "Y Caigo Un Poco Mas", was also released in 1994, on her album Alma de Barro. In 1996, the song was covered by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and released as the first single from her 1996 album, Falling into You.

Celine Dion version

Falling into You
Cover:Falling into You (song).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Celine Dion
Album:Falling into You
B-Side:
Recorded:1995
Studio:Mandeville Studios, Track Recording Studios, Westlake Audio & Ocean Way Recording
Genre:Pop
Length:4:18
Prev Title:To Love You More
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Because You Loved Me
Next Year:1996

Canadian singer Celine Dion recorded "Falling into You" for her fourth English-language album, Falling into You (1996). It was released as the first single in Europe, Australia and New Zealand on 19 February 1996. In other parts of the world "Because You Loved Me" was released as the lead single instead.

"Falling into You" reached number-one in Spain and in Greece, and became a top ten hit in Norway (number eight) and in the UK (number ten). The single has sold 200,000 copies in the UK. The song has been included on several of Dion's compilations, including the Australian edition of All the Way... A Decade of Song (1999); The Collector's Series, Volume One (2000); and European editions of (2008). Dion performed the song during her tour in 1996–97 and during her Celine Dion Live 2018 tour.

Background

Rick Nowels offered the song to Belinda Carlisle for her album A Woman & a Man. Carlisle recorded a demo, which Nowels later played for Dion, but the song was rejected by her then-manager, Miles Copeland III.[1]

Dion revealed the recording process of this song in her authorized biography Celine Dion: For Keeps:

Critical reception

AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine marked "Falling into You" as one of the standouts on the album.[2] Pip Ellwood-Hughes from Entertainment Focus called it "gorgeous".[3] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian said in her review of the album, "Only the autumnal Falling Into You and the hint-of-reggae (really) Make You Happy diverge from the mainstream".[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media described it as "a slow lullaby of a ballad, punctuated in the intro and outtro by Spanish guitars, martial sounding drum rolls and a Careless Whisper type sax riff."[5] A reviewer from Music Week rated it five out of five, adding, "Less is more on this restrained, angelically sung ballad, quite possibly Dion's most beautiful yet."[6] Christopher Smith from TalkAboutPopMusic noted that it is "sultry and schmoozy with only a hint of saxophone in the latter stages that add to the mood and sexiness of this down-tempo pop-ballad."[7]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by British director Nigel Dick between 18–19 January 1996 in Gorbio, France and released in February 1996. It begins in a small village. Dion plays a woman who belongs to a group of circus artists. She gets flowers on the door of her carriage, from a little boy. He obviously delivers them for a man. The card says "Bonne chance (Good luck)". Dion, now holding the flowers, begins to sing. Then she sits at the dressing table in front of a mirror. A clown helps her put on a long-haired wig. In evening, the circus is performing in front of a crowd of people. Various artists perform, while the singer stands leaning against a stone wall. Obviously sad, while she sings. Then a fire artist comes on stage and Dion assists him with handing him torchs, while he performs. In one scene, she reaches him one of them, but instead, he takes another. Dion runs off in the dark, driving away in a car. The video ends with her driving in a winding mountainside in daylight. There she meets a motorcyclist who is obviously waiting for her. Then they embrace each other. The video was uploaded to YouTube in 2011. In August 2020, it has got more than 11,700,000 views.[8]

In March 2021, the video has been remastered in HD quality to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album's release.

Formats and track listings

  1. "Falling into You" – 4:18
  2. "I Don't Know" – 4:38
  1. "Falling into You" – 4:18
  2. "Le ballet" – 4:23
  1. "Falling into You" – 4:18
  2. "I Don't Know" – 4:38
  3. "Le ballet" – 4:23
  1. "Falling into You" – 4:17
  2. "If That's What It Takes" – 4:09
  3. "The Colour of My Love" – 3:23

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media)[9] 11
European Hit Radio (Music & Media)[10] 5
European Adult Contemporary (Music & Media)[11] 3
Hungary (Single Top 40)[12] 10
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[13] 6
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[14] 20
Italy (Musica e dischi)19
Poland (ZPAV Airplay)[15] 6
Spain (AFYVE)[16] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 98
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 67
European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media)[19] 78
European Hit Radio (Music & Media)[20] 27
France (SNEP)[21] 92
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 165
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 81

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
United Kingdom19 February 1996Epic[24]
26 February 1996CD2[25]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Carlisle, Belinda . Lips Unsealed: A Memoir . 190–191 . 9780307463494 . 2010 . Crown.
  2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/falling-into-you-mw0000647077 Review
  3. Web site: Ellwood-Hughes, Pip. Celine Dion – Falling Into You vinyl review. Entertainment Focus. 11 October 2018. 14 April 2020.
  4. Sullivan, Caroline (15 March 1996). "Music: This Week's Pop CD Releases". The Guardian.
  5. New Releases: Singles. 17 February 1996. 24 September 2020. Music & Media.
  6. Reviews: Singles . . 10 February 1996 . 10 . 26 May 2021 .
  7. Web site: Smith, Christopher. REVIEW: 'FALLING INTO YOU' – CELINE DION. TalkAboutPopMusic. 2 November 2019. 7 April 2020.
  8. Web site: Céline Dion - Falling Into You (Official Video) . YouTube . 5 August 2020 .
  9. Web site: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 21. 30 March 1996. 2 May 2019.
  10. Web site: EHR Top 40. Music & Media. 25. 23 March 1996. 4 August 2022.
  11. Web site: Adult Contemporary Europe. Music & Media. 23. 6 April 1996. 4 May 2019.
  12. Web site: Top National Sellers: Hungary. Music & Media. 15. 27 April 1996. 4 May 2019.
  13. Web site: Major Market Airplay: Hungary. Music & Media. 23. 27 April 1996. 4 May 2019.
  14. Web site: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (30.03.1996 - 05.04.1996). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. 4 February 2018.
  15. Web site: Major Market Airplay: Poland. Music & Media. 39. 9 March 1996. 4 May 2019.
  16. Hits of the World. Billboard. 6 April 1996. 26 September 2014. 78.
  17. Book: Gavin Ryan. Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
  18. Web site: Rapports annuels 1996. Ultratop. fr. 22 September 2014.
  19. Web site: Music & Media 1996 in Review: Year End Sales Charts. Music & Media. 12. 21 December 1996. 2 May 2019.
  20. Web site: EHR Year-End Top 40. Music & Media. 17. 21 December 1996. 4 August 2022.
  21. Web site: Tops de l'année - Top Singles 1996. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr. 9 December 2019.
  22. Web site: Jaarlijsten 1996. nl. Dutch Top 40. 29 September 2014.
  23. Web site: Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1996 wg sprzedaży. pl. 22 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144645/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201996.html. 4 June 2015.
  24. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 17 February 1996. 29 December 2022.
  25. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 24 February 1996. 27 June 2023.