"Falling" is the debut single by English
pop group
Boom!, released in late 2000. The song was a
hit
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, peaking at No. 11 on the
UK Singles Chart
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in January 2001.
''Can't Stop the Pop'' described the song as "an incredibly clean-sounding track; it's slick and light on its feet, which is perfectly in-line with the sort of material being peddled by
Artful Dodger
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, but perhaps a little throwaway by pop – and debut single – standards." They then went on to say: "Perhaps more than was evident at the time, since their brand of
garage
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pop was not a million miles from that of
Liberty X
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, who would launch later that year. Perhaps, however, in early-2001, there just wasn't enough to convince London Records that garage wasn't a passing fad. Nonetheless, 'Falling' is a quality track and – even if we didn't know it at the time – an incredibly accurate indication of things to come."
Track listing
;UK CD single CD 1
# "Falling" - 3:22
# "Boy Versus Girl" - 3:17
# "Boy Versus Girl (Darude vs. JS16 Remix) - 8:09
;UK CD single CD 2
# "Falling" - 3:20
# "Flipside" - 3:08
# "Falling" (Paul "Sweet P" Watson Remix) - 6:25
# Music Video
References
2000 songs
2000 debut singles
UK garage songs
English pop songs
Songs written by Lucas Secon
London Records singles
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