Alicia Keys Fallin: Abot the Most Popular Song

Alicia Keys’ Fallin is her debut song from her studio album “Songs in a Mirror”. It is written and produced by Keys. The remix of the son featured the rapper’s Rampage and Busta Rhymes. 

About the Singer:

Alicia Keys is an American singer and songwriter. 

Position on Billboard Hot 100:

Alicia Keys’ Fallin became a successful song and it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. With this big victory and if you wishes to get the song you can check the mp3 version for download here, it also remained in the top 10 in various countries. It was top-positioned on charts of Flanders New Zealand and the Netherland. 

Certificates:

“Fallin” received many certificates around the world. It was regarded as the world’s 29^th most successful song of the 2000s in 2009, on the Billboard Hot 100 of Decades. 

Awards:

“Fallin” received three Grammy Awards in 2002. They were Best R&B song, Song of the Year, and Best Female R &B vocal Performance. It was nominated for the award “Record of the Year”. 

Background of the Song:

“Fallin” is a song from the debut album “Songs in A Mirror”. Keys once explained, while telling Billboard, that she wanted to write a song for someone aged 10 to 12. Like a Young Micheal Jackson, who was young and still sang the stuff seemed deep. “Fallin” is about the ups and downs of relations. Sometimes relationship bond is strong, and sometimes it is weakened and difficult to go with each other. 

Composition:

According to an article published at Musicnotes.com, “Fallin” is set in 12/8 times. It is set with a free tempo (60 beats per second). The composition key is E minor with a vocal range from the lower note of B3to the higher note of E5. The basic chord progression of the song is Em-Bm7Em-Bm7. It follows a moderate blue tempo in the whole chorus of the song. 

Response:

The song received several reviews. NME called it a massive hit with piano tickles and Alicia stroked the spines with ice cubes.

Beth Johnson of Entertainment Weekly described the song as the gospel fervor of lovesick righteousness. 

Robert Hilburn (Los Angeles Times), said that the song is having the neo-soul energy of Macy Gray and Jill Scott. 

Sam Faulkner said that song had the deeper moments that creep up and grab one illustrated. 

Mark Anthony Neal of PopMatters said that the song “combines Keys’ natural blue register with a subtle sample of James Brown’s ‘It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World”.

Chart performance:

In the United States, “Fallin” got number ninety-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of June 16, 2001.

It stayed on the chart for nine weeks and then eventually peaked at number one. It was also positioned number two on Billboard Year-End Hot 100 during 2001. 

Music Video:

The music video of the song “Fallin” was directed by Andrew Young, Chris Robinson, Danny Wise, and Blake Johnson. which you can aslos checkout some other music video here on ketuvibes. It is a low key clip without dance. It starts with a radio playing “Girlfriend”. Keys appears sitting at a piano. She visits her boyfriend in a prison.