"Falling in Love Again" is the sixth track on Swedish singer

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's debut studio album, ''

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'' (1997). It was released as the album's third single in 1998 in Europe. Following the success of "

Save Tonight "Save Tonight" is a song by Swedish rock musician Eagle-Eye Cherry, released on 7 October 1997 as the lead single from his debut album, ''Desireless'' (1997). It is the album's opening track and gained substantial radio success, reaching number ...

", it was given a North American radio release in February 1999. The song reached number eight on the

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and peaked inside the top 50 in France, Iceland, and Ireland. Although the song charted in Canada and its music video received rotation on VH1, it did not appear on any US '' Billboard'' charts. The song's music video was directed by

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Critical reception

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'' called

's vocals on the song "crisp" and "uncomplicated". Chuck Taylor of '' Billboard'' magazine described the song as "dangerously similar" to "

" but noted the casual differences that made the song unique, asking for a more "daring" follow-up hit.

Chart performance

Unlike Cherry's first two singles—"

" and "When Mermaids Cry"—"Falling in Love Again" did not chart within the top 60 in his native Sweden. On 4 July 1998, the song debuted on the Netherlands' Single Top 100 chart and peaked at number 70 two weeks later. In September, it entered the Icelandic Singles Chart and rose to number 27 on 2 October. Later that month, it appeared on the French and

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charts, attaining a peak of number 48 in the former country and number 81 in the latter. On 2 November 1998, the track was released in the United Kingdom and debuted at its peak of number eight on 8 November, becoming Cherry's second and final top-ten hit on the

. In neighbouring Ireland, it charted at number 23, while on the Eurochart Hot 100, it debuted at number 21. After "Save Tonight" became a hit in the United States and Canada, "Falling in Love Again" was serviced to North American radio stations starting in February 1999. Despite charting on the Canadian ''

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'' Adult Contemporary listing at number 90, it did not appear on any US ''Billboard'' chart.

Track listings

Scandinavian CD single # "Falling in Love Again" (radio mix) # "Save Tonight" (live) European CD single 1 # "Falling in Love Again" (radio mix) – 2:47 # "Save Tonight" (live) – 5:19 # "Miss Fortune" – 4:16 European CD single 2 # "Falling in Love Again" (radio mix) # "Miss Fortune" # "Falling in Love Again" (album version) # "Save Tonight" (live) UK CD1 # "Falling in Love Again" (radio mix) # "Save Tonight" # "Falling in Love Again" (live) UK CD2 # "Falling in Love Again" (album version) # "Miss Fortune" # "Shooting Up in Vain" (live) # "Falling in Love Again" (video) UK cassette single # "Falling in Love Again" (radio mix) # "Save Tonight"

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the ''

'' album booklet. * Eagle-Eye Cherry – music, lyrics, lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, production * Peter Forss – background vocals, bass * Dominic Keyes – background vocals, percussion * Mattias Torell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Magnus Persson – drums * Ed Tuton – recording, mixing

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1997 songs 1998 singles 1999 singles Eagle-Eye Cherry songs Music videos directed by Stéphane Sednaoui Polydor Records singles