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"Falls on Me"
Single by Fuel
from the album Natural Selection
Released	July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21)
Length	4:14
Label	Epic, 550 Music (Australia)
Songwriter(s)	Carl Bell
Producer(s)	Michael Beinhorn, Carl Bell
Fuel singles chronology
"Won't Back Down" (2003) "Falls on Me" (2003) "Million Miles" (2004)
Music video
"Falls on Me" on YouTube

"Falls on Me" is a song by American alternative rock band Fuel. It was released on July 21, 2003, as the second single from their third studio album Natural Selection. It is the second overall single from the album with "Won't Back Down" having been originally released on Daredevil: The Album a few months prior.

"Falls on Me" received moderate airplay on radio and MTV, reaching number 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 2004. It reached number nine and number 11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and the Modern Rock Tracks charts and become a crossover hit, peaking number 13 and number 17 on the Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 charts. The song was released as a CD single in Australia and peaked at number 56 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Background and writing

Written by guitarist Carl Bell, the song is about the difficulties of remaining in a monogamous relationship; according to Bell, "Everybody is hardwired to have some wanderlust in them... But that song comes from having a relationship and trying to honor it and not mess up something beautiful."

Track listing

All songs were written by Carl Bell except where noted.

Australian CD single

1. "Falls on Me"
2. "On the Road Again" (Floyd Jones, Alan Wilson)
3. "Shimmer"
4. "Won't Back Down"

Charts

Release history

References

1. Wiederhorn, Jon & LeClaire, David: "Fuel Hoping 'Natural Selection' Will Help Them Survive" MTV News/Vh1.com. October 1, 2003.
2. Falls on Me (Australian CD single liner notes). Fuel. Epic Records, 550 Music. 2003. 674300 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. "Issue 708" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
4. "Fuel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
5. "Fuel Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
6. "Fuel Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
7. "Fuel Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
8. "Fuel Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
9. "The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Modern Rock Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 11, no. 51. December 19, 2003. p. 43.
10. "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 26.
11. "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 22.
12. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1513. July 18, 2003. p. 22. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
13. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 8th September 2003" (PDF). ARIA. September 8, 2003. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
14. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1522. September 19, 2003. p. 24. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

• Fuel (band) songs
• 2003 singles
• Song recordings produced by Michael Beinhorn
• Songs written by Carl Bell (musician)
• Songs about heartache
• Rock ballads
• Music videos directed by Martin Weisz