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1996 single by Montell Jordan
"Falling"
Single by Montell Jordan
from the album More...
B-side"I Like"
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreR&B
Length4:03
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)Montell Jordan
Producer(s)Derick "D Man" McElveen, James Earl Jones
Montell Jordan singles chronology
"I Like"
(1996)
"Falling"
(1996)
"What's on Tonight"
(1997)

"Falling" is the second single released from Montell Jordan's second album, More.... Like the previous single, "I Like", "Falling" was co-produced by Derick "D Man" McEleveen and James Earl Jones, who sampled MC Eiht's "Streiht Up Menace". "Falling" is the most successful of the three singles, making it to 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified gold on December 3, 1996, for individual sales of 500,000 copies. The official remix featured a guest appearance from rapper, Flesh-n-Bone.

Single track listing

A-Side

  1. "Falling" (LP Version)
  2. "Falling" (Instrumental)

B-Side

  1. "I Like" (Remix)
  2. "Falling" (A Cappella)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–1997) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 15
US Billboard Hot 100 18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 8
US Rhythmic (Billboard) 23

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 80
Chart (1997) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 76

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000

References

  1. "Montell Jordan – Falling". Top 40 Singles.
  2. "Montell Jordan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  3. "Montell Jordan Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  4. "Montell Jordan Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  5. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  6. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  7. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  8. "American single certifications – Jordan Montell – Falling". Recording Industry Association of America.
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