Fall at Your Feet

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"Fall at Your Feet"
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Single by Crowded House
from the album Woodface
ReleasedAugust 1991 (1991-8) [1]
Length3:18
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Neil Finn
Producer(s)
Crowded House singles chronology
"Chocolate Cake"
(1991)		"Fall at Your Feet"
(1991)		"It's Only Natural"
(1991)

"Fall at Your Feet" is a 1991 song by Crowded House, from their 1991 album, Woodface . It is the only single from Woodface to be written solely by the group's leader Neil Finn, who co-wrote all other singles from the album with his brother Tim Finn. It peaked at number 17 in the United Kingdom, making it Woodface 's second-most-successful single, after "Weather with You". The song also entered the top 40 in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, and New Zealand.

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At the APRA Music Awards of 1993, the song won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas. [2] "Fall at Your Feet" was later released on the group's greatest hits collection Recurring Dream and was performed at the group's farewell performance in 1996, Farewell to the World . In 2010, Boy & Bear covered the song for a Finn Brothers' covers album, He Will Have His Way which came in at number five on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2010. [3] In 2024, Cyril and Dean Lewis covered the song for the former's EP From Down Under. The song was certified Gold by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) a year later. [4]

Track listings

All songs were written by Neil Finn, except "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Tim Finn and Split Enz) and "Something So Strong" (Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom).

CD single – Australia, United States

  1. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
  2. "Whispers and Moans" – 3:40
  3. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (live) – 2:47 [5]

7-inch single – Australia

  1. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
  2. "Whispers and Moans" – 3:40

7-inch single and cassette – Europe

  1. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
  2. "Don't Dream It's Over" – 3:57

CD single – Europe

  1. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
  2. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (live) [5] – 2:47
  3. "Now We're Getting Somewhere" (live) [6] – 4:16
  4. "Something So Strong" – 2:51

CD single – Europe

  1. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
  2. "Don't Dream It's Over" – 4:03
  3. "Sister Madly" – 2:52
  4. "Better Be Home Soon" – 3:07

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Fall at Your Feet"
Chart (1991–1992)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 31
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [8] 24
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [9] 43
France (SNEP) [10] 30
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [12] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 24
UK Singles (OCC) [15] 17
US Billboard Hot 100 [16] 75

Certifications

Certifications for "Fall at Your Feet"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [17] 3× Platinum210,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Certifications for "Fall at Your Feet", Boy & Bear version
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [19] 3× Platinum210,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Certifications for "Fall at Your Feet", Cyril and Dean Lewis version
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Gold35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 12/08/91 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 81)". ARIA . Retrieved 16 April 2018– via Imgur.
  2. ↑ "1993 APRA MUSIC AWARD WINNERS". APRA AMCOs. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Australia's Best Male Songwriters Take On He Will Have His Way". BigPond Music. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  4. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 Live performance by Neil & Tim Finn from "SNAP!" on KCRW-FM on 29 February 1988.
  6. ↑ Live performance at Wolfgang's, San Francisco, 9 April 1987.
  7. ↑ "Crowded House – Fall at Your Feet". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1678." RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
  9. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 8, no. 48. 30 November 1991. p. 25. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Crowded House – Fall at Your Feet" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fall at Your Feet". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Tipparade-lijst van week 40, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Crowded House – Fall at Your Feet" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. ↑ "Crowded House – Fall at Your Feet". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ↑ "Crowded House: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard . 16 November 1991. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "British single certifications – Crowded House – Fall at Your Feet". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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