Fall for You (Secondhand Serenade song)

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"Fall for You"
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Single by Secondhand Serenade
from the album A Twist in My Story
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2008
June 24, 2008 (re-release)
Recorded2007
Genre
Length3:05
Label Glassnote
Songwriter(s) John Vesely
Producer(s) Danny Lohner, John Vesely
Secondhand Serenade singles chronology
"Vulnerable"
(2007)
"Fall for You"
(2008)
"A Twist in My Story"
(2008)

"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 on January 21, 2008, peaking, after receiving a lot of airplay in summer months, in September 2008, at No. 8 on the Billboard Pop 100 charts [3] and No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Contents

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. [4] This song is written in the key of C major. [5]

Music video

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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–09)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 35
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [8] 65
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 21
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [10] 12
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [11] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
Australia (ARIA) [12] 89
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 58
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [14] 26

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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