F-F-F-Falling
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"F-F-F-Falling" is a song by the Finnish
rock
band The Rasmus
, originally released on the band's fourth album Into
on October 29, 2001.
The single was released on April 2, 2001 by the record label Playground Music
. It was the first single from the album Into and features the track "F-F-F-Falling" plus a video in MPEG
-format, named "The Rasmus at Work", showing how the band made the album Into.
The single went number one on the Finland Singles Chart later that year. It has been popular on many other chart lists as well.
"F-F-F-Falling" is a song with a lot of rock
and pop
melody. Many of the old Rasmus fans said that the song does not sound like a Rasmus song.
Before the band released their hit single "In the Shadows
" in 2003, "F-F-F-Falling" was their biggest hit with the #1 position on the Finnish Singles Chart and good success on many radio stations outside the native country Finland.
F-F-F-Falling CD 2
F-F-F Falling German edition
for "F-F-F-Falling" was shot in Vantaa
, Finland
the same year. The video shows different clips of the band in a studio and a girl who doesn't like to go to school. This relates to the lyrics "I don't go to school every Monday. I've got my reason to sleep. Don't you tell me how I should be".
It also shows members of the band dressed in beach-style clothes, and singer Lauri Ylönen
wearing skater pads while playing the song in an apartment that looks like a recording studio. In the video the girl meets a friend (also a girl) at a train station. The girls spend a lot of time together listening to music in a shop (that appears to be the song that The Rasmus plays in the apartment) and riding on the bus. Later they change clothes in the same room, go to the toilet in the street, dance everywhere, and kiss in a car, to the point that they kiss in the bed of the first girl, leading to them sleeping together. In the morning, the girl thinks about what she has done and looks like she regrets her actions. The members of the band, in some parts, look pained about what happens to the girls, you can see the grief in the face of Aki in the video very clearly.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band The Rasmus
The Rasmus
The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen...
, originally released on the band's fourth album Into
Into (album)
Into is the fourth studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus , and the first studio album to be released under the name "The Rasmus". It was originally released on October 29, 2001 by Playground Music.It is the band's first studio album with their new drummer Aki Hakala, who replaced Janne...
on October 29, 2001.
The single was released on April 2, 2001 by the record label Playground Music
Playground Music Scandinavia
Playground Music Scandinavia AB is a Scandinavian based record label and is currently owned by Jonas Sjöström....
. It was the first single from the album Into and features the track "F-F-F-Falling" plus a video in MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
The Moving Picture Experts Group is a working group of experts that was formed by ISO and IEC to set standards for audio and video compression and transmission. It was established in 1988 by the initiative of Hiroshi Yasuda and Leonardo Chiariglione, who has been from the beginning the Chairman...
-format, named "The Rasmus at Work", showing how the band made the album Into.
The single went number one on the Finland Singles Chart later that year. It has been popular on many other chart lists as well.
"F-F-F-Falling" is a song with a lot of rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
melody. Many of the old Rasmus fans said that the song does not sound like a Rasmus song.
Before the band released their hit single "In the Shadows
In the Shadows (song)
-Revamped version:Siiri Nordin from the Finnish band Killer collaborates on the revamped version of "In the Shadows".-Peak positions:-End of year charts:-Certifications:-External links:* *...
" in 2003, "F-F-F-Falling" was their biggest hit with the #1 position on the Finnish Singles Chart and good success on many radio stations outside the native country Finland.
Single track listing
- "F-F-F-Falling" – 3:52
- "The Rasmus at Work" (video in MPEGMoving Picture Experts GroupThe Moving Picture Experts Group is a working group of experts that was formed by ISO and IEC to set standards for audio and video compression and transmission. It was established in 1988 by the initiative of Hiroshi Yasuda and Leonardo Chiariglione, who has been from the beginning the Chairman...
-format) - 2:34
F-F-F-Falling CD 2
- "F-F-F-Falling" – 3:52
- "Smash" – 3:43
F-F-F Falling German edition
- "F-F-F-Falling" – 3:52
- "Smash" – 3:43
- "Can't Stop Me" - 2:51
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "F-F-F-Falling" was shot in Vantaa
Vantaa
Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
the same year. The video shows different clips of the band in a studio and a girl who doesn't like to go to school. This relates to the lyrics "I don't go to school every Monday. I've got my reason to sleep. Don't you tell me how I should be".
It also shows members of the band dressed in beach-style clothes, and singer Lauri Ylönen
Lauri Ylönen
Lauri Ylönen is the frontman of the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus.-Early days:Ylönen was born and grew up in Helsinki. He learned to play the piano when he was five years old, and later learned to play guitar and drums...
wearing skater pads while playing the song in an apartment that looks like a recording studio. In the video the girl meets a friend (also a girl) at a train station. The girls spend a lot of time together listening to music in a shop (that appears to be the song that The Rasmus plays in the apartment) and riding on the bus. Later they change clothes in the same room, go to the toilet in the street, dance everywhere, and kiss in a car, to the point that they kiss in the bed of the first girl, leading to them sleeping together. In the morning, the girl thinks about what she has done and looks like she regrets her actions. The members of the band, in some parts, look pained about what happens to the girls, you can see the grief in the face of Aki in the video very clearly.
- "F-F-F-Falling" music video on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
Eero Heinonen (bassist)
"This song has been selected to become the first single, because it's something special. People think 'What's that? That doesn't sound like The Rasmus!' when they hear the song."Lauri Ylönen (singer/songwriter)
"The first sentence, about not going to school on Monday. That's true, because Monday was the day to practice our new songs."Chart position
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "F-F-F-Falling" | Finland Singles Chart Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
1 |
Reissues
"F-F-F-Falling" also appears as a remixed version (US Remix) on following releases:- Dead Letters – Finnish edition (2003)
- Dead Letters – USA/UK edition (2004)
- Dead Letters – Japanese edition (2004)