"Fallin" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, that was recorded by Connie Francis on 2 September 1958 at Metropolitan Studio (NYC) in a session produced by Morton "Morty" Kraft who also conducted.

Background

The same team had been responsible for Francis' precedent single "Stupid Cupid" which had returned Francis to the Top 20 after the disappointing #36 peak of "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" the follow-up to her breakout hit "Who's Sorry Now?". Francis recalls Bobby Darin telling her "on 'Stupid Cupid' you were yourself – now [on "Fallin"] you're imitating me and it's not going to make it big. It's not a Top Ten hit." Francis adds: "And the lyrics were too sexy for then."

Chart performance

"Fallin" was an upbeat rock and roll song in the same vein as "Stupid Cupid" but failed to approach its success peaking at #30. The B-side of "Fallin" was "Happy Days and Lonely Nights", a signature song of torch song legend Ruth Etting. Francis' version received enough airplay to reach #88 on the Cash Box Best Selling Singles chart. In the UK, "Fallin" was released with a different standard: "I'll Get By" as the B-side with both tracks charting at #20 for "Fallin" and #19 for "I'll Get By".

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