Falling (Montell Jordan song)

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"Falling"
Falling MJ.jpg
Single by Montell Jordan
from the album More...
B-side "I Like"
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1996
Recorded1996
Genre R&B
Length4:03
Label Def Jam
Songwriter(s) Montell Jordan
Producer(s) Derick "D Man" McElveen, James Earl Jones
Montell Jordan singles chronology
"I Like"
(1996)
"Falling"
(1996)
"What's on Tonight"
(1997)

"Falling" is the second single released from Montell Jordan's second album, More... . Like the previous single, "I Like", "Falling" was co-produced by Derick "D Man" McEleveen and James Earl Jones, who sampled MC Eiht's "Streiht Up Menace". "Falling" is the most successful of the three singles, making it to 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified gold on December 3, 1996 for individual sales of 500,000 copies. The official remix featured a guest appearance from rapper, Flesh-n-Bone.

Contents

Single track listing

A-Side

  1. "Falling" (LP Version)
  2. "Falling" (Instrumental)

B-Side

  1. "I Like" (Remix)
  2. "Falling" (A Cappella)

Charts and certifications

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