If I Should Fall Behind (song)

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"If I Should Fall Behind"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Lucky Town
B-side
Released1992
Genre Rock
Length2:55
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s) Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"Better Days"
(1992)
"If I Should Fall Behind"
(1992)
"Lucky Town (live)"
(1993)

"If I Should Fall Behind" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album Lucky Town . It was released as a single in Europe and Australia, in both 7" and CD format, and either as a single-sided or maxi single. [1]

Contents

The song is dedicated to Bruce Springsteen's second wife and bandmate Patti Scialfa; Springsteen himself considers it as one of his best songs about love. [2]

Reception

Despite not being a hit on the charts, "If I Should Fall Behind" is a fan-favorite and well-received. Rolling Stone ranks the song #41 among Springsteen's greatest songs, and describes it as "hushed and solemn as a hymn". [3] It is the most popular song from Lucky Town on streaming services, [4] and also the most popular live track among the material from Springsteen's two 1992 albums. [5]

Other releases

"If I Should Fall Behind" was released also as the B-side of Springsteen's hit single "Streets of Philadelphia"; [6] live versions were released on the albums In Concert/MTV Plugged , [7] Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live in New York City [8] and even the live album with the Seeger Sessions Band Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin . [9] All three versions have music videos, and the song was also re-recorded for another music video with the same arrangement as the NYC live version, featuring Van Zandt, Scialfa and Clemons on vocals. [10] The song was also featured on the 2015 version of the compilation The Essential Bruce Springsteen . [11]

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References

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