Not Falling Apart
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Single by Maroon 5 | |
from the album It Won't Be Soon Before Long and Call and Response: The Remix Album | |
Released | May 16, 2007 |
Recorded | 2006-2007 |
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Label | A&M Octone |
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"Not Falling Apart" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5 from the group's second studio album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007). Although the original version wasn't released as a single, a remix of the song was released as a single and charted at number 3 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[3][4][5] It was written by band frontman Adam Levine, with production of the song helmed by Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent and Maroon 5.[1]
Background
"Not Falling Apart" features a "whisper croon" from singer Adam Levine.[6] Like many early Maroon 5 songs, "Not Falling Apart" is about heartbreak. The instrumentation in the verse of the song has been compared to the Police's song, "Every Breath You Take".[6][7][8]
A separate song with the same name was recorded and performed live while the band were called Kara's Flowers. This song was featured on the Stagg Street Recordings.[9] "Not Falling Apart" has been played very few times live by the band.[10] It made its live debut in late 2005,[11][12] making it one of the first songs from the album performed live (the first being "Can't Stop").[13]
Remix
A version of the song, which was remixed by Dutch producer Tiësto, was featured on Call and Response: The Remix Album and released as a promotional single in the Netherlands and the USA.[14] The remix peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2009.[4][3]
This version of the song was noted as a highlight of the album by reviewers.[15][16]
Charts
The remix of the song debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard Dance Club chart on February 7, 2009.[17] It peaked at No. 3 on April 4 of that year during a 13-week stay on the chart.[18]
Weekly charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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U.S Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[4] | 3 |
Credits and personnel
All credits adapted from the album liner notes.[1]
- Maroon 5
- Adam Levine – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitars
- Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, backing vocals
- Mickey Madden – bass guitar
- James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
- Ryan Dusick – musical director
- Production
- Mike Elizondo – production, additional keyboards
- Mark "Spike" Stent - production
- Adam Hawkins - Pro Tools engineer
- Alex Dromgoole - mix assistant
- David Emery - mix assistant
References
- ^ a b c "Liner Notes". May 16, 2007.
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(help) - ^ Dwyer, Matthew (May 17, 2022). "Adam Levine's Vanity Project: Reassessing Maroon 5's 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long' at 15". Pop Matters. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Elliot, Mark (May 16, 2019). "20 Things You Didn't Know About Maroon 5's 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long'". U Discover Music. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&pageNumber=Top+11-25&g=Singles
- ^ "Maroon 5 with special guests Guster, Ry Cuming live at Meadowbrook". Fosters. May 20, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ a b D., Spence (May 22, 2007). "Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long". IGN. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long". Entertainment IE.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (May 19, 2007). "Review: Maroon 5, It Won't Be Soon Before Long". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ last.fm, the Stagg Street Recordings.
- ^ "Not Falling Apart performed by Maroon 5". Setlist.FM. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Maroon 5 - "Not Falling Apart" - Uncasville, CT 12/31/05". YouTube. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Maroon 5 at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA". Setlist.FM. December 31, 2005. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Can't Stop performed by Maroon 5". Setlist.FM. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Maroon 5 – Not Falling Apart". Discogs. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Maroon 5 Call and Response: The Remix Album". Sputnik Music. December 25, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (December 11, 2008). "Maroon 5 Call and Response: The Remix Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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- ^ "Maroon 5 Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2022.