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"Fell in Love" is a song recorded by American rock band Blink-182. The song was released on October 13, 2023, through Columbia Records as the fifth single from their ninth album One More Time.... It was written by bassist Mark Hoppus, guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker, alongside engineer Aaron Rubin and songwriters Ryan Tedder and Nick Long.

Background

A pop-punk song, DeLonge sings of the early, halcyon days of meeting a significant other: "I don’t miss the days before I fell for you." In the song's chorus, DeLonge recalls their initial drunken meeting at a party. The mid-tempo tune contains opens with a synthesizer riff, played by engineer Kevin Bivona, that interpolates the Cure's 1985 single "Close to Me", earning its frontman Robert Smith a songwriting credit.

Reception

Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone stated that "'Fell in Love' is a bit of jangly alterna-pop, the bright guitars paired with some effervescent synths. Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus share vocal duties, reminiscing about those exciting, slightly stupid moments in an early relationship." Tom Breihan of Stereogum, praised the song's sincerity and catchy quality, while observing DeLonge's famously "strange and singular accent."

Personnel

Credits adapted from the song's YouTube video.

Blink-182

• Tom DeLonge – vocals, guitar, songwriting
• Mark Hoppus – vocals, bass guitar, songwriting
• Travis Barker – drums, backing vocals, producer, songwriting

Additional musician

• Kevin Bivona – synthesizer, recording engineer

Production

• Aaron Rubin – songwriting, co-producer, recording engineer
• Ryan Tedder – songwriting, co-producer
• Nick Long – songwriting, co-producer
• Robert Smith – songwriting
• Nick Morzov – recording engineer
• Eric Emery – recording engineer
• John Warren – recording engineer
• Kevin Gruft – recording engineer
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing engineer
• Matt Wolach – assistant engineer
• Randy Merrill – mastering engineer

Charts

References

1. "Blink-182 Share New Song "Fell in Love"". Pitchfork. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
2. Renshaw, David (October 13, 2023). "Blink-182 reminisce on the good times with "Fell In Love"". The FADER. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
3. "Blink-182 drop new song "Fell in Love"". Consequence. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
4. Okon, Wongo (October 13, 2023). "Blink-182 Shares 'Fell In Love,' Their New Song". Uproxx. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
5. "Blink-182 Reminisce About Getting Drunk And Falling In Love". iHeart. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
6. "Blink-182 Unveil Latest Single 'Fell in Love'". Spin. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
7. ^ Breihan, Tom (October 13, 2023). "Blink-182 Share New Song "Fell In Love": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
8. "Watch the lyric video for blink-182's new single, Fell in Love". Kerrang!. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
9. Blistein, Jon (2023-10-13). "Blink-182 Are Deep in Their Feelings on New Song 'Fell In Love'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
10. "Fell in Love". Retrieved 2023-10-13 – via YouTube.
11. https://twitter.com/travisbarker/status/1715238146441715996
12. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 October 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1755. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 23, 2023. p. 9.
13. "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock". hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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15. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
16. "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 11/02/2024" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 15 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-02-15. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
17. "Official Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. October 20, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
18. "Official Singles Downloads Chart". Official Charts Company. October 20, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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• 2023 songs
• 2023 singles
• Blink-182 songs
• Songs written by Mark Hoppus
• Songs written by Tom DeLonge
• Songs written by Travis Barker
• Songs written by Robert Smith (musician)
• Columbia Records singles
• Alternative pop songs