"Fall on Me"
Single by Andrea and Matteo Bocelli
from the album Sì
Language
  • English
  • Italian ("Ven a Mi")
Released20 September 2018
Length4:18
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)
  • Ian Axel
  • Chad Vaccarino
  • Fortunato Zampaglione
  • Matteo Bocelli
Producer(s)Bob Ezrin
Andrea Bocelli singles chronology
"Perfect Symphony"
(2017) 		"Fall on Me"
(2018) 		"If Only"
(2018)

"Fall on Me" is a song by Italian singer Andrea Bocelli and his son, Matteo Bocelli. It was released as a single on September 20, 2018. The song was written by the members of the American duo A Great Big World, and produced by Bob Ezrin. Matteo and Fortunato Zampaglione provided the Italian lyrics.[1] Both the Italian and English versions were included on Bocelli's 2018 album, Sì.[2] A music video was released for the soundtrack of the movie The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.[3] The song played over the movie's end credits.

Background

The song is a piano ballad with lyrics seemingly calling "for the divine influence of a higher spiritual power".[4]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 97

A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera version

"Fall on Me"
Single by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
from the album Particles
Released22 November 2019 (2019-11-22)
Recorded2019
Length4:22
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dan Romer
A Great Big World singles chronology
"Boys in the Street"
(2019) 		"Fall on Me"
(2019) 		"I Will Always Be There"
(2020)
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Haunted Heart"
(2019) 		"Fall on Me"
(2019) 		"Loyal Brave True"
(2020)

A Great Big World later recorded their own version as a duet with American singer and songwriter Christina Aguilera. The song is the duo's second collaboration with Aguilera, following the single "Say Something", which peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100 in 2013.[6][7]

Critical reception

"Fall on Me" received critical acclaim. Kelsie Gibson of PopSugar UK praised the song for its gentle vocal delivery and emotional lyrics.[8] According to Idolator's Mike Wass "Fall on Me" is "every bit as touching and restrained" as "Say Something" — Aguilera and A Great Big World's 2013 hit — was.[9] KEZR called the song "breathtaking".[10] That Grape Juice noted that "Christina sounds incredible, so much so that it could be argued the song would be better suited solo. Still, it makes for an engaging listen in its current guise – especially lyrically."[11] LATF The Magazine praised Axel for his "delicate [vocal] delivery", and a song for "a soulful turn from Aguilera".[12]

Music video

The accompanying music video directed by Se Oh was premiered on 12 February 2020.[13]

The video starts out with Ian Axel and Chad King entering a winter wonderland where a piano sits next to a tree as snow falls. It portrays Aguilera as an ethereal Queen of Spring and once her verse hits she magically makes an old tree and grove bloom with life after winter and continues singing with cherry blossoms fluttering in the wind.[14]

Live performances

A Great Big World and Aguilera performed the song for the first time at the 2019 American Music Awards on 24 November 2019.[15]

Charts

Chart (2019−2020) Peak
position
Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[16] 27
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[17] 14
Philippines (Music Weekly Asia)[18] 15
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[19] 37
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[20] 9
US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[21] 8

References

  1. ^ "Fall On Me / Andrea Bocelli – Credits". Tidal. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bocelli releases a single with his son". Classic FM. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fall On Me (From Disney's 'The Nutcracker And The Four Realms' / English Version)". YouTube.
  4. ^ Nolfi, Joey (November 22, 2019). "Hear Christina Aguilera, A Great Big World reunite on new single 'Fall On Me'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Andrea Bocelli Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Longmire, Becca (November 22, 2019). "Christina Aguilera And A Great Big World Release New Track 'Fall On Me'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Christina Aguilera Reunites With A Great Big World For Sweeping Duet 'Fall On Me': Listen". Billboard.
  8. ^ Gibson, Kelsie (November 22, 2019). "A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera Reunite For a Tearjerking New Song, 'Fall on Me'". PopSugar UK. Group Nine Media. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  9. ^ Wass, Mike (November 22, 2019). "Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World Come Together For 'Fall On Me'". Idolator. Hive Media. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "LISTEN! A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera Team Up For Breathtaking Cover 'Fall On Me'". KEZR/Mix 106. Alpha Media Licensee, LLC. February 11, 2020. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "New Song: Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World – 'Fall On Me'". That Grape Juice. Townsquare Music. November 22, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-29. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "Listen Up! Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World Release 'Fall On Me'". LATF The Magazine. February 11, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "Finally! Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World Tease "Fall On Me" Video". Idolator. February 10, 2020.
  14. ^ "Christina Aguilera, A Great Big World Release "Fall On Me" Music Video". Music Mayhem Magazine. February 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World Deliver Mesmerizing 'Fall On Me' Performance at 2019 AMAs". Billboard.
  16. ^ "CANADIAN DIGITAL SONG SALES – The week of December 7, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  17. ^ "Christina Aguilera Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  18. ^ "Top 30 Singles Chart Philippines". Music Weekly Asia. Music Services Asia Pte Ltd. December 2, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  19. ^ "Adult Top 40: February 8, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  20. ^ "DIGITAL SONG SALES – The week of December 7, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  21. ^ "POP DIGITAL SONG SALES – The week of December 7, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

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