I Fall Apart

"I Fall Apart"
Single by Post Malone
from the album Stoney
Released	October 17, 2017
Genre	Hip-hop[1]
Length	3:43
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Austin Post William Walsh Carlo Montagnese
Producer(s)	Illangelo
Post Malone singles chronology
"Homemade Dynamite (Remix)" (2017) "I Fall Apart" (2017) "Candy Paint" (2017)

"I Fall Apart" is a song by American rapper Post Malone. It was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio through Republic Records on October 17, 2017, as the sixth and final single from his debut studio album, Stoney (2016).^[2] Malone wrote the song with producer Illangelo alongside Billy Walsh. A viral performance was released on social media.

Background

"I Fall Apart" was included on Post Malone's 2016 album, Stoney, and never originally released as a single, but a live performance of the song on September 24, 2017, went viral. A video of the performance was posted by a fan on Twitter and has earned more than 200,000 likes. It was later uploaded on Facebook, and has tallied more than 7.9 million global views.^[3]

Chart performance

The song has peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as peaking at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, making it Post Malone's highest-charting single from Stoney in the United Kingdom.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 57 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 20 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] 39 Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 36 Germany (GfK)[10] 84 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 15 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 73 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[14] 28 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[15] 33 Portugal (AFP)[16] 18 Scotland (OCC)[17] 57 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 37 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 16 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 94 UK Singles (OCC)[21] 19 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[22] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[23] 16 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[24] 9 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[25] 30 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[26] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA)[27] 73 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[28] 81 Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA)[29] 6 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[30] 48 Estonia (IFPI)[31] 48 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] 6 Portugal (AFP)[33] 71 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 70 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[35] 71 US Billboard Hot 100[36] 39 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[37] 28 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[38] 31 Chart (2019) Position Australia (ARIA)[39] 83 US Rolling Stone Top 100[40] 84 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Australia (ARIA)[41] 52

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[42]	13× Platinum	910,000^‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[43]	Platinum	60,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)[44]	Diamond	800,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[45]	Platinum	90,000^‡
France (SNEP)[46]	Gold	100,000^‡
Germany (BVMI)[47]	Gold	200,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)[48]	Gold	25,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49]	3× Platinum	90,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)[50]	Gold	25,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)[51]	2× Platinum	20,000^‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[52]	Gold	30,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[53]	3× Platinum	1,800,000^‡
United States (RIAA)[54]	Diamond	10,000,000^‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[55]	2× Platinum	16,000,000^†
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	December 9, 2016	Digital download	Republic
	October 17, 2017	Rhythmic contemporary radio[2]
	December 12, 2017	Contemporary hit radio[56]

See also

• List of highest-certified singles in Australia

References

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