"Falling Down" is a song by English rock band Oasis,
featured on their 2008 seventh studio album Dig Out Your Soul
. Written and sung by lead guitarist Noel
Gallagher, it was released as the third single from
the album on 9 March 2009, with the digital release
occurring a day earlier.
Various alternative versions of the song have been produced: remixes by Marilyn Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez and producer Dave Sardy – the "It's the Gibb" remix – and electronic band The Prodigy will be featured on the CD single and the second digital bundle; the A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble remix, by Amorphous Androgynous, will be released on the 12" vinyl and second digital bundle versions; and The Chemical Brothers remix previously featured as the B-side to "The Shock of the Lightning".[2] In his tour blog, "Tales from the Middle of Nowhere", Gallagher described the 22-minute A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble remix as "A staggering piece of music. Monumental even."
The intro of the song shares a similarity with The Doors' "The Crystal Ship". The heavily compressed drum-rhythm also bears a strong resemblance the Beatles song "Tomorrow Never Knows".
An excerpt of the b-side song "Those Swollen Hand Blues" appears at the end of "Mucky Fingers", second track of Oasis' 2005 album Don't Believe the Truth.
"Falling Down" posted a subtle improvement from its predecessor, "I'm Outta Time" on the UK Singles Chart, reaching #10 in its chart entry week.
Various alternative versions of the song have been produced: remixes by Marilyn Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez and producer Dave Sardy – the "It's the Gibb" remix – and electronic band The Prodigy will be featured on the CD single and the second digital bundle; the A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble remix, by Amorphous Androgynous, will be released on the 12" vinyl and second digital bundle versions; and The Chemical Brothers remix previously featured as the B-side to "The Shock of the Lightning".[2] In his tour blog, "Tales from the Middle of Nowhere", Gallagher described the 22-minute A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble remix as "A staggering piece of music. Monumental even."
The intro of the song shares a similarity with The Doors' "The Crystal Ship". The heavily compressed drum-rhythm also bears a strong resemblance the Beatles song "Tomorrow Never Knows".
An excerpt of the b-side song "Those Swollen Hand Blues" appears at the end of "Mucky Fingers", second track of Oasis' 2005 album Don't Believe the Truth.
"Falling Down" posted a subtle improvement from its predecessor, "I'm Outta Time" on the UK Singles Chart, reaching #10 in its chart entry week.
