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* "Down the Line"
* "Down the Line"
* "Love Is a Long Road"
* "[[Love Is a Long Road (Tom Petty song)|Love Is a Long Road]]"
* "Free Fallin'" (live)
* "Free Fallin'" (live)
| released = {{Start date|1989|10|27}}
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* [[Heartland rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/02/250_greatest_songs_by_rock_rol_1.html|title=250 greatest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Songs: Part 2 (#200-151)|last=Smith|first=Troy L.|website=[[cleveland.com]]|date=February 27, 2018 |access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Goldsmith2019">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6W-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA180|title=Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre|last=Goldsmith|first=Melissa Ursula Dawn|date=2019|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|isbn=978-1-4408-6579-4|page=180}}</ref>
* [[Heartland rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/02/250_greatest_songs_by_rock_rol_1.html|title=250 greatest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Songs: Part 2 (#200-151)|last=Smith|first=Troy L.|website=[[cleveland.com]]|date=February 27, 2018 |access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Goldsmith2019">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6W-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA180|title=Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre|last=Goldsmith|first=Melissa Ursula Dawn|date=2019|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|isbn=978-1-4408-6579-4|page=180}}</ref>
* [[folk rock]]<ref name="Goldsmith2019"/>
* [[folk rock]]<ref name="Goldsmith2019"/>
* [[pop rock]]<ref name= "1001 2015">{{cite book|first= Jim|last= Harrington|editor-first= Robert |editor-last= Dimery |year= 2015 |title= 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die|chapter= Tom Petty - "Free Fallin'|publisher= [[Rizzoli Libri|Universe]]|location= New York|page= 633}}</ref>
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| length = 4:14
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| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
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"'''Free Fallin'''{{'}}" is the opening track from American musician [[Tom Petty]]'s debut solo album, ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'' (1989). The song was written by Petty and his writing partner for the album, [[Jeff Lynne]], and features Lynne on backing vocals and bass guitar. The duo wrote and recorded the single in two days, making it the first song completed for ''Full Moon Fever''.
"'''Free Fallin'''" is the opening track from American musician [[Tom Petty]]'s debut solo album, ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'' (1989). The song was written by Petty and his writing partner for the album, [[Jeff Lynne]], and features Lynne on backing vocals and bass guitar. The duo wrote and recorded the single in two days, making it the first song completed for ''Full Moon Fever''.


"Free Fallin'" is one of Petty's most famous tracks as well as his highest - and longest - charting song.<ref name=record>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |author-link= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=188}}</ref> It peaked at No. 7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart in January 1990, becoming his third and final top ten hit. Petty and [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers|The Heartbreakers]] performed the song at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] in 1989, with [[Axl Rose]] and [[Izzy Stradlin]], and at the February 2008 [[Super Bowl XLII#Halftime|Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-04-halftimefeb04,1,6574257.story | work=Chicago Tribune | title=Topic Galleries | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208104000/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-04-halftimefeb04,1,6574257.story | archive-date=February 8, 2008 }}</ref> The song is ranked No. 219 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]. It was featured in the film ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' (1996) and ''[[The Sopranos]]'' episode 2.13, "[[Funhouse (The Sopranos)#Music|Funhouse]]" (2000). [[Lou Reed]] selected the song as one of his "picks of 1989".<ref>''[[Rolling Stone]]'', March 8, 1990</ref> The song reached No. 2 on the [[Spotify]] Global Viral 50 following Petty's death in 2017.<ref name="GV50">{{cite web |url=https://spotifycharts.com/viral |title=Global Viral 50 |website=Spotify Charts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171007204804/https://spotifycharts.com/viral |archive-date=October 7, 2017 |access-date=October 7, 2017 }}</ref>
"Free Fallin'" is one of Petty's most famous tracks as well as his highest - and longest - charting song.<ref name=record>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |author-link= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=188}}</ref> It peaked at No. 7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart in January 1990, becoming his third and final top ten hit. Petty and [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers|The Heartbreakers]] performed the song at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] in 1989, with [[Axl Rose]] and [[Izzy Stradlin]], and at the February 2008 [[Super Bowl XLII#Halftime|Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-04-halftimefeb04,1,6574257.story | work=Chicago Tribune | title=Topic Galleries | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208104000/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-04-halftimefeb04,1,6574257.story | archive-date=February 8, 2008 }}</ref> The song is ranked No. 219 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]. It was featured in the film ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' (1996) and ''[[The Sopranos]]'' episode 2.13, "[[Funhouse (The Sopranos)#Music|Funhouse]]" (2000). [[Lou Reed]] selected the song as one of his "picks of 1989".<ref>''[[Rolling Stone]]'', March 8, 1990</ref> The song reached No. 2 on the [[Spotify]] Global Viral 50 following Petty's death in 2017.<ref name="GV50">{{cite web |url=https://spotifycharts.com/viral |title=Global Viral 50 |website=Spotify Charts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171007204804/https://spotifycharts.com/viral |archive-date=October 7, 2017 |access-date=October 7, 2017 }}</ref>


==Development and meaning==
==Development and meaning==
Petty explained in an interview with [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]] that he and [[Jeff Lynne]] were sitting around trying to come up with a song, and Lynne got him to say "free falling". The next day they recorded the song. Petty did not write the song about a specific person, but instead about what he saw during his frequent drives along Ventura Boulevard.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7400181/tom-petty-free-fallin-songwriters-hall-fame|title=Tom Petty Originally Wrote 'Free Fallin{{'}}' Just to Make Jeff Lynne Laugh|last=Cathy Applefeld Olson|date=June 7, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref>
Petty explained in an interview with [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]] that he and [[Jeff Lynne]] were sitting around trying to come up with a song, and Lynne got him to say "free falling". The next day they recorded the song. Petty did not write the song about a specific person, but instead about what he saw during his frequent drives along [[Ventura Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7400181/tom-petty-free-fallin-songwriters-hall-fame|title=Tom Petty Originally Wrote 'Free Fallin{{'}}' Just to Make Jeff Lynne Laugh|last=Cathy Applefeld Olson|date=June 7, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> Lynne said "Probably the second song we wrote [for ''Full Moon Fever''] was 'Free Fallin'.' I got the chords to it and we both fleshed out the chorus. It was like '[[Evil Woman (Electric Light Orchestra song)|Evil Woman]]' in that we got a repetitive chord sequence and then the melody turns into a chorus. Everyone who heard it knew it was a hit, and the next song we did was '[[I Won’t Back Down]].'"<ref name=far>{{cite web|title=Jeff Lynne on how he helped Tom Petty make 'Free Fallin"|author=Golsen, Tyler|date=4 May 2023|accessdate=2024-01-25|publisher=Far Out|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/jeff-lynne-helped-tom-petty-make-free-fallin/}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was for the song was directed by Piers Garland and [[Julien Temple]] and features a teenage girl seen in various places around [[Los Angeles]], including a 1960s pool party and a 1980s skate park. Petty is also seen performing in these places and others, such as the former [[Westside Pavilion]] mall.<ref>{{Citation|title=Tom Petty: Free Fallin' (Video 1989) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7549338/|language=en-US|access-date=2021-08-28}}</ref>
The music video for the song was directed by Piers Garland and [[Julien Temple]] and features a teenage girl seen in various places around [[Los Angeles]], including a 1960s pool party and a 1980s skate park. Petty is also seen performing in these places and others, such as the former [[Westside Pavilion]] mall.<ref>{{Citation|title=Tom Petty: Free Fallin' (Video 1989) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7549338/|language=en-US|access-date=2021-08-28}}</ref>


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
{{track listing
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| headline = US 7-inch and cassette
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| headline = UK 7-inch
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| headline = UK 12-inch and CD
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| title1 = Free Fallin{{'-}}
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!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/10/aria-chart-watch-441/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #441|publisher=auspOp|date=October 7, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/10/aria-chart-watch-441/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #441|publisher=auspOp|date=October 7, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107075835/https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/10/aria-chart-watch-441/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
* In 1993, [[De La Soul]] and [[Teenage Fanclub]] sampled the song for "Fallin'", which appeared on the ''[[Judgment Night (soundtrack)|Judgment Night]]'' soundtrack.
* In 1993, [[De La Soul]] and [[Teenage Fanclub]] sampled the song for "Fallin'", which appeared on the ''[[Judgment Night (soundtrack)|Judgment Night]]'' soundtrack.
* In 1996, [[Stevie Nicks]] covered the song for the ''[[Party of Five]]'' soundtrack. This cover was also included on her ''[[Enchanted (Stevie Nicks album)]]'' box set (Released 1998.) Nicks frequently has included the song in both her shows with [[Fleetwood Mac]], as well as solo, since Petty’s death in 2017. The performances are often accompanied by a video tribute to Petty.
* In 2007, [[John Mayer]] played an acoustic cover of the song in a performance at the [[Microsoft Theater|Nokia Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]], as a part of his 2008 live album [[Where the Light Is (John Mayer album)|''Where the Light Is'']]. The single was certified double platinum in Australia in 2021<ref name=ARIA-2021-Singles>{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2021|access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref> and Gold in the UK by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) in 2022.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=November 19, 2022|artist=John Mayer|title=Free Fallin'|id=13684-2890-1|type=single}}</ref>
* In 2007, [[John Mayer]] played an acoustic cover of the song in a performance at the [[Microsoft Theater|Nokia Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]], as a part of his 2008 live album [[Where the Light Is (John Mayer album)|''Where the Light Is'']]. The single was certified double platinum in Australia in 2021<ref name=ARIA-2021-Singles>{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2021|access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref> and Gold in the UK by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) in 2022.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=November 19, 2022|artist=John Mayer|title=Free Fallin'|id=13684-2890-1|type=single}}</ref>
* In 2013, American actress & singer [[Katey Sagal]] used the song as the opening track for her studio album of cover songs titled ''Covered''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/covered-mw0002584729 | title=Covered - Katey Sagal &#124; Album &#124; AllMusic | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sons-of-anarchy-star-katey-sagal-talks-first-album-in-nine-years-5785838/ | title='Sons of Anarchy' Star Katey Sagal Talks First Album in Nine Years | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>
* In 2017, [[Coldplay]] covered the song with [[Peter Buck]] of [[R.E.M.]] in [[Portland, Oregon]] as a tribute to Petty following his death.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Needham|first1=Lucy|last2=Newman|first2=Vicki|last3=Shenton|first3=Zoe|title=Emotional moment Coldplay audience stand in absolute silence to remember victims of Las Vegas shooting - before launching into Tom Petty tribute song|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/coldplay-pay-heartfelt-tribute-tom-11278171|website=Daily Mirror|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=October 3, 2017}}</ref> Coldplay performed the song again in [[Pasadena, California]] with [[James Corden]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|title=See Coldplay, James Corden Sing Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin' at Rose Bowl|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-coldplay-james-corden-sing-tom-pettys-free-fallin-w507706|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 8, 2017|date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
* In 2017, [[Coldplay]] covered the song with [[Peter Buck]] of [[R.E.M.]] in [[Portland, Oregon]] as a tribute to Petty following his death.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Needham|first1=Lucy|last2=Newman|first2=Vicki|last3=Shenton|first3=Zoe|title=Emotional moment Coldplay audience stand in absolute silence to remember victims of Las Vegas shooting - before launching into Tom Petty tribute song|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/coldplay-pay-heartfelt-tribute-tom-11278171|website=Daily Mirror|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=October 3, 2017}}</ref> Coldplay performed the song again in [[Pasadena, California]] with [[James Corden]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|title=See Coldplay, James Corden Sing Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin' at Rose Bowl|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-coldplay-james-corden-sing-tom-pettys-free-fallin-w507706|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 8, 2017|date=October 7, 2017|archive-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007231230/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-coldplay-james-corden-sing-tom-pettys-free-fallin-w507706|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 25 October 2024

For other uses, see Free-fall (disambiguation).

"Free Fallin'"
Single by Tom Petty
from the album Full Moon Fever
B-side
ReleasedOctober 27, 1989 (1989-10-27)
Genre
Length4:14
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tom Petty singles chronology
"Runnin' Down a Dream"
(1989) 		"Free Fallin'"
(1989) 		"A Face in the Crowd"
(1990)
Music video
"Free Fallin'" on YouTube

"Free Fallin" is the opening track from American musician Tom Petty's debut solo album, Full Moon Fever (1989). The song was written by Petty and his writing partner for the album, Jeff Lynne, and features Lynne on backing vocals and bass guitar. The duo wrote and recorded the single in two days, making it the first song completed for Full Moon Fever.

"Free Fallin'" is one of Petty's most famous tracks as well as his highest - and longest - charting song.[4] It peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1990, becoming his third and final top ten hit. Petty and The Heartbreakers performed the song at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1989, with Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin, and at the February 2008 Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show.[5] The song is ranked No. 219 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was featured in the film Jerry Maguire (1996) and The Sopranos episode 2.13, "Funhouse" (2000). Lou Reed selected the song as one of his "picks of 1989".[6] The song reached No. 2 on the Spotify Global Viral 50 following Petty's death in 2017.[7]

Development and meaning

[edit]

Petty explained in an interview with Billboard magazine that he and Jeff Lynne were sitting around trying to come up with a song, and Lynne got him to say "free falling". The next day they recorded the song. Petty did not write the song about a specific person, but instead about what he saw during his frequent drives along Ventura Boulevard.[8] Lynne said "Probably the second song we wrote [for Full Moon Fever] was 'Free Fallin'.' I got the chords to it and we both fleshed out the chorus. It was like 'Evil Woman' in that we got a repetitive chord sequence and then the melody turns into a chorus. Everyone who heard it knew it was a hit, and the next song we did was 'I Won’t Back Down.'"[9]

Reception

[edit]

"Free Fallin'" is widely regarded as one of Petty's best songs. Billboard and Rolling Stone both ranked the song number four on their lists of the greatest Tom Petty songs,[10][11] while WatchMojo considers it to be Tom Petty's best song.[12]

Personnel

[edit]

Music video

[edit]

The music video for the song was directed by Piers Garland and Julien Temple and features a teenage girl seen in various places around Los Angeles, including a 1960s pool party and a 1980s skate park. Petty is also seen performing in these places and others, such as the former Westside Pavilion mall.[13]

Track listings

[edit]
US 7-inch and cassette
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Free Fallin'"
4:14
2."Down the Line"
2:54
Total length:7:08
UK 7-inch
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Free Fallin'"
  • Petty
  • Lynne
4:14
2."Love Is a Long Road"
  • Petty
  • Campbell
4:06
Total length:8:20
UK 12-inch and CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Free Fallin'"
  • Petty
  • Lynne
4:14
2."Love Is a Long Road"
  • Petty
  • Campbell
4:06
3."Free Fallin'" (live)
  • Petty
  • Lynne
 

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[31] Gold 45,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 27, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 MCA [citation needed]
United Kingdom November 6, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [33]

Cover versions

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Smith, Troy L. (February 27, 2018). "250 greatest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Songs: Part 2 (#200-151)". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-4408-6579-4.
  3. ^ Harrington, Jim (2015). "Tom Petty - "Free Fallin'". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 633.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 188.
  5. ^ "Topic Galleries". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008.
  6. ^ Rolling Stone, March 8, 1990
  7. ^ "Global Viral 50". Spotify Charts. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  8. ^ Cathy Applefeld Olson (June 7, 2017). "Tom Petty Originally Wrote 'Free Fallin'' Just to Make Jeff Lynne Laugh". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  9. ^ Golsen, Tyler (May 4, 2023). "Jeff Lynne on how he helped Tom Petty make 'Free Fallin"". Far Out. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (October 3, 2017). "The 20 Best Tom Petty Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  11. ^ "Tom Petty: 50 Greatest Songs". Rolling Stone. November 28, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  12. ^ "Top 10 Tom Petty Songs".
  13. ^ Tom Petty: Free Fallin' (Video 1989) - IMDb, retrieved August 28, 2021
  14. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #441". auspOp. October 7, 2017. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  15. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6644." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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