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2019 single by James Arthur
"Falling Like the Stars"
Single by James Arthur
from the album You
Released10 May 2019
Recorded2018
Length3:32
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
James Arthur singles chronology
"Nobody"
(2019) 		"Falling Like the Stars"
(2019) 		"Treehouse"
(2019)

"Falling Like the Stars" is a song by British singer-songwriter James Arthur. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 10 May 2019, as the third single from Arthur's third album You. The song peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart and was written by James Arthur, Anders Albin Höjer, Jamie Grey and produced by Bradley Spence and Alex Beitzke.

Background

In an interview with iHeartRadio, Arthur said: "This song perfectly represents what I do best, I think," Arthur told iHeartRadio of the tune. "I think that's the why it became the front runner to be the next single of this particular album. The core of the album has got that classic James Arthur acoustic, honest thing going on."

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Falling Like the Stars" was first released onto YouTube on 24 May 2019 at a total length of four minutes and fifteen seconds. The video has 25 million views as of December 2019.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Falling Like the Stars"3:32

Charts

Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 51
Ireland (IRMA) 28
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) 7
Portugal (AFP) 120
Scotland (OCC) 7
Singapore (RIAS) 26
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 49
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 28
UK Singles (OCC) 25
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard) 31

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Diamond 160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 45,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) Gold 30,000
Poland (ZPAV) Gold 10,000
Portugal (AFP) Platinum 10,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Gold 30,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 10 May 2019 Columbia

References

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  16. "Danish single certifications – James Arthur – Falling Like the Stars". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  17. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 10 August 2024. Type James Arthur in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Falling Like the Stars in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
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  20. "Spanish single certifications – James Arthur – Falling Like the Stars". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  21. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Falling Like the Stars')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  22. "British single certifications – James Arthur – Falling Like the Stars". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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