Fell in Love

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"Fell in Love"
Single by Blink-182
from the album One More Time...
ReleasedOctober 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)
Recorded2023
Genre
Length2:18
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Travis Barker
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Dance with Me"
(2023)		"Fell in Love"
(2023)		"You Don't Know What You've Got"
(2023)

"Fell in Love" is a song recorded by American rock band Blink-182. The song was released on October 13, 2023, through Columbia Records as the fifth single from their ninth album One More Time... . It was written by bassist Mark Hoppus, guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker, alongside engineer Aaron Rubin and songwriters Ryan Tedder and Nick Long. [1]

Contents

Background

A pop-punk song, [2] DeLonge sings of the early, halcyon days of meeting a significant other: "I don’t miss the days before I fell for you." [3] In the song's chorus, DeLonge recalls their initial drunken meeting at a party. [4] [5] The mid-tempo tune [6] contains opens with a synthesizer riff, [7] played by engineer Kevin Bivona, that interpolates the Cure's 1985 single "Close to Me", earning its frontman Robert Smith a songwriting credit. [8]

Reception

Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone stated that "'Fell in Love' is a bit of jangly alterna-pop, the bright guitars paired with some effervescent synths. Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus share vocal duties, reminiscing about those exciting, slightly stupid moments in an early relationship." [9] Tom Breihan of Stereogum, praised the song's sincerity and catchy quality, while observing DeLonge's famously "strange and singular accent." [7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the song's YouTube video. [10]

Blink-182

Additional musician

Production

Charts

Chart performance for "Fell in Love"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA) [12] 49
Czech Republic Rock (IFPI) [13] 4
Italy Airplay (FIMI) [14] 33
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15] 35
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) [16] 31
UK Singles Sales (OCC) [17] 78
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [18] 73
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [19] 34

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