Fall Down (Toad the Wet Sprocket song)

"Fall Down"
Single by Toad the Wet Sprocket
from the album Dulcinea
B-side	"All Right"
Released	April 1994 (1994-04)
Genre	Alternative rock[1][2][3]
Length	3:24
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Todd Nichols, Glen Phillips
Producer(s)	Gavin MacKillop
Toad the Wet Sprocket singles chronology
"I Will Not Take These Things for Granted" (1993) "Fall Down" (1994) "Something's Always Wrong" (1994)

"Fall Down" is a song by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket from their fourth studio album, Dulcinea (1994). "Fall Down" was co-written by Glen Phillips and Todd Nichols. Released to US radio in April 1994, the song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, the song peaked at number 10 and ended 1994 as the country's 76th-most-successful single. The music video for the song was directed by Samuel Bayer. In 2017, Consequence magazine ranked the song number 245 (out of 354) on their list of "Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best".^[1]

Background

Singer Glen Phillips said,

I think it was written before the Fear album came out. That was an early one, and loosely based on a woman - a girl at the time - in high school, who was rebelling against and living out people's worst expectations of her. I think when you're misunderstood there's an urge sometimes to self-destruct as a form of rebellion. So, watching that happen and thinking about it.^[4]

Chart performance

"Fall Down" reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in June 1994 and remained there for six weeks before being supplanted by the Offspring's "Come Out and Play" in July. It also reached the top five of the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number five, and was a top-40 Billboard Hot 100 hit, reaching number 33.

Track listings

US CD, 7-inch, and cassette single^[5][6][7]

1. "Fall Down" – 3:23
2. "All Right" – 5:46

UK CD single^[8]

1. "Fall Down" – 3:23
2. "One Little Girl" – 3:23
3. "Come Back Down" – 3:16
4. "Nightingale Song" (live) – 2:18

European CD single^[9]

1. "Fall Down" – 3:23
2. "One Little Girl" – 3:23

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 125 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 10 Scotland (OCC)[12] 66 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 79 UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[14] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[15] 33 US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[16] 5 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[17] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[18] 76 US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[19] 27 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[19] 5

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	April 1994	College alternative triple A radio	Columbia	[20]
	June 1994	Top 40 radio
United Kingdom	October 3, 1994	CD cassette		[21]

References

1. Cosores, Philip (July 4, 2017). "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best". Consequence. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
2. Harris, Vincent (September 12, 2018). "How Toad the Wet Sprocket Navigates the Age of Nostalgia". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
3. McDonnel, Brandy (May 11, 2018). "Toad the Wet Sprocket to play OKC summer show". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
4. Prato, Greg (November 1, 2022). "Glen Phillips : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
5. Fall Down (US CD single liner notes). Toad the Wet Sprocket. Columbia Records. 1994. 38K 77474.
6. Fall Down (US 7-inch single sleeve). Toad the Wet Sprocket. Columbia Records. 1994. 38-77474.
7. Fall Down (US cassette single sleeve). Toad the Wet Sprocket. Columbia Records. 1994. 38T 77474.
8. Fall Down (UK CD single liner notes). Toad the Wet Sprocket. Columbia Records. 1994. 6603682.
9. Fall Down (European CD single liner notes). Toad the Wet Sprocket. Columbia Records. 1994. COL 660368 1.
10. "Toad the Wet Sprocket ARIA Chart History complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
11. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2564." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
14. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
15. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. July 23, 1994. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
16. "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. June 18, 1994. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
17. "Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. September 3, 1994. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
18. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
19. "The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-62.
20. "Success Kisses Columbia's Toad the Wet Sprocket". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 16. April 16, 1994. pp. 14, 20.
21. "Single Releases". Music Week. October 1, 1994. p. 27.