We Fell in Love in October

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"We Fell in Love in October"
We Fell in Love In October - Girl in Red.jpg
Single by girl in red
Released21 November 2018
Genre
Length3:04
Label AWAL
Lyricist(s) Marie Ulven
Producer(s) Marie Ulven
Girl in red singles chronology
"Girls"
(2018)		"We Fell in Love in October"
(2018)		"Watch You Sleep"
(2019)
girl in red EP chronology
Chapter 1
(2018)		We Fell In Love In October / Forget Her
(2018)		Chapter 2
(2019)

"We Fell in Love in October" is a song by Norwegian indie rock singer-songwriter girl in red. [3] It was released as a single on 21 November 2018 as a double single with "Forget Her". The song peaked at No. 14 on the US Hot Rock Songs chart in October 2019. [4] The young girl with girl in red in the music video is Mina Rodahl. [5]

Contents

Background

In 2022, girl in red released the song "October Passed Me By" as a sequel to "We Fell in Love in October". [6] The song's popularity contributed to girl in red's reputation as a queer icon of Gen Z. [7]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal: [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "We Fell in Love in October"
Chart (2020–2024)Peak
position
CIS Airplay (TopHit) [9] 120
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [10] 73
Estonia (TopHit) [9] 96
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [11] 104
Greece International (IFPI) [12] 76
Latvia (TopHit) [9] 87
Lithuania (AGATA) [13] 42
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [14] 63
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [15] 80
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 2
UK Indie (OCC) [17] 30
UK Physical Singles (OCC) [18] 4
UK Singles Sales (OCC) [19] 63
UK Vinyl Singles (OCC) [20] 3
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [21] 14

Certifications

Certifications for "We Fell in Love in October"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] 2× Platinum140,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [23] Gold40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [24] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [25] Gold100,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [26] Gold50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [27] Platinum30,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway) [28] Platinum60,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [29] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [31] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [32] Gold1,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Deville, Chris (14 October 2022). "girl in red – "October Passed Me By" (Prod. Aaron Dessner)". Stereogum . Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Deville, Chris (14 October 2022). "girl in red – "October Passed Me By" (Prod. Aaron Dessner)". Stereogum . Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Unterberger, Andrew (2020-10-14). "Girl in Red's 'We Fell in Love in October' Gets October Bump, Records Best-Ever Streaming Week". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  4. ↑ Wang, Steffanee (2018-11-21). "Girl In Red's "we fell in love in october" video is cute as shit". The FADER. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  5. ↑ "girl in red – we fell in love in october - Epic Heroes Entertainment Movies Toys TV Video Games News Art". Epic Heroes Entertainment Movies Toys TV Video Games News Art. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  6. ↑ "Girl in Red Releases New Song "October Passed Me By"". Pitchfork. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-19. The new song, "October Passed Me By," is the sequel to Ulven's 2018 hit "We Fell in Love in October."
  7. ↑ Aroesti, Rachel (April 22, 2021). "Girl in Red: 'If my songs can normalise queerness, that's amazing'". The Guardian . Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "we fell in love in october / forget her by girl in red". Tidal . Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 girl in red — We Fell in Love in October. TopHit. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  10. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 41. týden 2023 in the date selector. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "girl in red Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International)". www.ifpi.gr. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "2023 41-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 29.09.2023–05.10.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS . Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202241 into search. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 18 December 2020 - 24 December 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 – 18 December 2020 - 24 December 2020". Official Charts Company. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40 - 18 December 2020 - 24 December 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "girl in red Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Girl in Red – We Fell in Love in October". Music Canada . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Girl in Red – We Fell in Love in October". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  25. ↑ "French single certifications – Girl in Red – We Fell in Love in October" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  26. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Girl in Red – We Fell in Love in October" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  27. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Girl in Red – We Fell in Love in October". Radioscope. Retrieved 7 February 2025.Type We Fell in Love in October in the "Search:" field.
  28. ↑ "Norwegian single certifications – Girl in Red – We Fell in Love in October" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  29. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Girl in Red – We Fell in Love in October / Forget Her". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  30. ↑ "British single certifications – Girl in Red – We Fell in Love in October". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  31. ↑ "American single certifications – Girl in Red – We Fell in Love in October". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  32. ↑ "IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Εβδομάδα: 40/2022" (in Greek). IFPI Greece . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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