Английская Википедия:Free Fallin'

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other uses Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox song "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.[1] 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.[2] The song is ranked No. 219 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|Rolling StoneШаблон:'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".[3] The song reached No. 2 on the Spotify Global Viral 50 following Petty's death in 2017.[4]

Development and meaning

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.[5] 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.'"[6]

Reception

"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,[7][8] while WatchMojo considers it to be Tom Petty's best song.[9]

Personnel

Music video

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.[10]

Track listings

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1989–2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 59
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[12] 11
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 3
US Cash Box Top 100[14] 6

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Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15] 39
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 64
Chart (2017) Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[17] 47

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Certifications

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Шаблон:Abbr
United States October 27, 1989 Шаблон:Hlist MCA Шаблон:Citation needed
United Kingdom November 6, 1989 Шаблон:Hlist [18]

Cover versions

References

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External links

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