"Fall for You" | ||||
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Single by Secondhand Serenade | ||||
from the album A Twist in My Story | ||||
Released | 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | Glassnote | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Vesely | |||
Producer(s) | Danny Lohner, John Vesely | |||
Secondhand Serenade singles chronology | ||||
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"Fall for You" is a song by Secondhand Serenade, the solo project of John Vesely. It was the first single from Secondhand Serenade's second studio album A Twist in My Story (2008). The single was released as a digital download in 2008, peaking, after receiving a lot of airplay in summer months, in September 2008, at No. 8 on the Billboard Pop 100 charts [4] and No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
The song debuted at number 27 on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts and has since peaked at number 19. The song was certified 2× Platinum in the United States by the RIAA. [5] This song is written in the key of C major. [6]
A music video was released a week after the single was released. The video was shown on MTV's Total Request Live . It features John Vesely playing the piano and performing the song intercut with footage of Vesely with a woman.
Chart (2008–09) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [7] | 19 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] | 36 |
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [9] | 65 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 21 |
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] | 12 |
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] | 6 |
Chart (2008) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA) [13] | 89 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] | 58 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [15] | 26 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [16] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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