'Free Fallin' | ||||
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Single by Tom Petty | ||||
from the album Full Moon Fever | ||||
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Released | October 27, 1989 | |||
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Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
Genre | Heartland rock | |||
Length | 4:14 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
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Tom Petty singles chronology | ||||
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'Free Fallin' on YouTube |
'Free Fallin'' is the opening track from 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.
Katrin aveva sempre sognato,un amore grande e puro.Quando un giorno incontro´ Devid un ragazzo dagli occhi di ghiaccio che la fece soffrire.dopo 15 anni si rincontrano in un locale di amici.Katrin fece finta di non conoscerlo pero´ il cuore li batteva talmente forte.
'Free Fallin' is one of Petty's most famous tracks as well as his longest-charting.[citation needed] It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1990. 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.[1] The song is ranked #179 on Rolling Stone'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'.[2] The song was #2 on the SpotifyGlobal Viral 50 following the death of Petty.[3]
The song's lyrics make references to Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, including:
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 went and recorded the song. He didn't write it about any person, but instead what he saw on his frequent drives along Ventura Boulevard.[4]
US 7' / Cassette | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Free Fallin' | 4:14 | |
2. | 'Down the Line' | 2:54 | |
Total length: | 7:08 |
UK 7' | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Free Fallin' |
| 4:14 |
2. | 'Love Is a Long Road' | 4:06 | |
Total length: | 8:20 |
UK 12' / CD | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Free Fallin' |
| 4:14 |
2. | 'Love Is a Long Road' | 4:06 | |
3. | 'Free Fallin' (live) |
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From the album Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles. | |
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