Released April 9, 2007 Genre Country Label Asylum-Curb | Format CD single Length 3:37 | |
Writer(s) Sonny LeMaire
Shane Minor
Clay Mills | ||
"Fall", written by Clay Mills, Sonny LeMaire, and Shane Minor, is a song which has been recorded by both country music singer Clay Walker and pop music singer Kimberley Locke, both of whom are signed to Curb Records. Both versions were released within weeks of each other in mid-2007; while Walker's version was released to country radio, Locke's was released to the adult contemporary radio format. Walker's reached number 5 on the U.S. country singles charts, and Locke's reached Number One on the U.S. Dance charts. Go West front man Peter Cox has recorded a version of "Fall" on his 2010 CD "The S1 Sessions".
Contents
Content
"Fall" is a mid-tempo ballad in which the narrator addresses a lover who has had a bad day. The narrator then offers moral support to the lover: "Fall, go on and lose it all / Every doubt, every fear / Every worry, every tear".
Clay Walker version
Walker's version, the first version of the song to be released, was the second single from his 2007 album, which was also titled Fall. A music video was issued on October 17, 2007.
Background
Walker stated that Fall was one of his favorite songs on his album. He also said after recording the track that “Keith stood up and high-fived the engineer when we got done with the vocal and I thought, that’s the first that I’ve ever seen that, maybe he was just glad that I got all the lyrics right, it was refreshing to know there wasn’t a lot of wasted time in the studio with Keith. He knows what he wants and he communicates that with the musicians really well."
In an interview with The Flint Journal Walker said, "'Fall' was a huge hit for us. I think people are going to want to see us and ticket sales are already going up. As long as people want to hear us -- and I feel like they do -- we're going to get out and give it to them."
Reception
Chuck Taylor of Billboard wrote "Walker's rich, confident baritone offers all the more reassurance, as does his self-assured smile". Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ rating and wrote, "This is another good single from an artist who has fully come into his own."
Music video
Roman White directed the song's music video.
Live performances
Walker performed the song on The Montel Williams Show on April 11, 2008.
Chart performance
His version of the song debuted at #59 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated April 7, 2007. It charted for 37 weeks and peaked at #5 on the country chart dated November 17, 2007. It became his first Top Ten country hit since "I Can't Sleep", which reached #9 in late 2003-early 2004. This version also peaked at #56 on the Billboard Hot 100, his first peak on that chart since "I Can't Sleep".
Kimberley Locke version
Kimberley Locke covered the song as the third single from her album Based on a True Story, which was released only 2 weeks after Clay Walker's album. Locke's version was released to Adult Contemporary radio on February 25, 2008, with club remixes following in April.
Billboard reviewed the single as "a stunning showcase for the versatile vocalist" and suggests this may be her most satisfying single yet along with "8th World Wonder".
Track listings and formats
- "Fall (radio edit) - 3:16
- "Fall" (Bimbo Jones extended mix) - 7:22
- "Fall" (Almighty club mix) - 7:03
- "Fall" (Piper extended club mix) - 7:48
- "Fall" (Scotty K vocal Klub mix) - 6:54
- "Fall" (Almighty dub) - 6:40
- "Fall" (Bimbo Jones radio edit) - 3:33
- "Fall" (Almighty radio edit) - 3:21
- "Fall" (Piper radio edit) - 3:53
- "Fall" (Scotty K radio edit) - 3:48
- "Fall" (Bimbo Jones radio edit) - 3:32
- "Fall" (Almighty radio edit) - 3:22
- "Fall" (Piper radio edit) - 3:53
- "Fall" (Scotty K radio edit) - 3:48
- "Fall" (Bimbo Jones extended mix) - 7:21
- "Fall" (Almighty club mix) - 7:03
- "Fall" (Piper extended club mix) - 7:47
- "Fall" (Scotty K vocal Klub mix) - 6:54