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“Falling in Love (is Hard on the Knees)” by Aerosmith
From the album Nine Lives (1997)
“Falling in Love (is Hard on the Knees)” by Aerosmith appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1997. It was first released in 1997 on the album Nine Lives. Its best result is #25 on the WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #56 hard rock song of 1997 and #65 of the '90s.
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"Falling in Love (is Hard on the Knees)" came out as a single in 1997 from Nine Lives, Aerosmith's 12th studio album, on Columbia. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry wrote it with Glen Ballard, the album's original producer until he was dropped halfway through, though he kept his credits. Kevin Shirley took over, and he produced, recorded and mixed this one, with the band credited for additional production.
The credits line them all up: Tyler singing lead and backups and blowing harmonica, Perry and Brad Whitford on guitars, Tom Hamilton on bass and Joey Kramer on drums. It went to the top of the Mainstream Rock chart in the US and the UK Rock Chart, topped the Spanish singles chart and spent four weeks at number two in Canada.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25 | WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL | WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 | 103 |
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