Song · Julee Cruise
“Falling” by Julee Cruise
Released 1991
“Falling” by Julee Cruise appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1990 and 2022. It was first released in 1991. Its best result is #50 on the CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #95 alternative song of 1990.
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"Falling" is the song that drifted Julee Cruise out of the ether and into living rooms: the lead single from her 1989 debut, Floating into the Night, with music by Angelo Badalamenti and words by David Lynch, who produced it together. Cruise's voice hangs over it like mist over still water, dream pop at its most spectral, and the instrumental version became the theme for Lynch and Mark Frost's surreal mystery series Twin Peaks.
The show found a cult following after its April 1990 premiere, and the song rode along, charting in 17 countries between 1990 and 1992 and going to number one in Australia in April 1991. Badalamenti won a Grammy for "Twin Peaks Theme", Pitchfork later ranked "Falling" at 146 among the top tracks of the '90s, and NME put it at 38 on its list of the decade's best songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 | 91 |
| 1990 | 50 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 562 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
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