Falling Up (song)

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"Falling Up"
Dean Lewis - Falling Up.png
Single by Dean Lewis
Released5 March 2021 [1]
Length3:26
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Benjamin Alexander Kohn
  • Pete Kellegher
  • Phil Plested
  • Tom Barnes
  • Dean Lewis
  • Hayden Halnin
Producer(s)
  • TMS
  • Dean Lewis
  • Edd Holloway
  • Dylan Nash
Dean Lewis singles chronology
"Used to Love"
(2019)
"Falling Up"
(2021)
"Looks Like Me"
(2021)
Music video
"Falling Up" on YouTube

"Falling Up" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Dean Lewis. The song was released on 5 March 2021. [2] [3]

Contents

In writing the song, Lewis tuned into lifelong feelings of frustration and anxiety, saying "I always thought I would be happy when I finished school or when I passed an exam, or I got a job or a promotion or if I went travelling and then I was like – 'ooh, now I have a record deal, what if I have a big song?'. Then, I had a big song, and I was on the road for three years and when I stopped, I realised it had all passed me by and I was actually less present and more anxious and stressed than ever. I looked back on my life and at all of these points along the way and I realised that I've never felt any better, it's always been onto the next thing, always moving." [4]

At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Song of the Year. [5]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2022, the song was nominated for Most Performed Alternative Work. [6]

Critical reception

Total Ntertainment described the song as "Emotive, impactful, relatable and impossible to forget, it's a masterclass in what the songwriter does best: connect." [7]

Track listings

Digital download / streaming
No.TitleLength
1."Falling Up"3:26
Digital download / streaming
No.TitleLength
1."Falling Up" (Piano Acoustic version)3:18
Acoustic Digital download / streaming
No.TitleLength
1."Falling Up" (Piano Acoustic version)3:18
2."Falling Up" (Guitar Acoustic version)3:16

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Falling Up"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 48
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [9] 18
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [10] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)Position
Australian Artist (ARIA) [11] 26

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] Platinum70,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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