Not Falling Apart

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"Not Falling Apart"
Single by Maroon 5
from the album It Won't Be Soon Before Long and Call and Response: The Remix Album
ReleasedMay 16, 2007 (2007-05-16)
Recorded2006-2007
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:06 (album version)
  • 6:09 (remix version)
LabelA&M Octone
Songwriter(s)
Adam Levine
Producer(s)

"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[edit]

"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 while the band were called Kara's Flowers. This song was featured on the EP Stagg Street Recordings.[9] "Not Falling Apart" has been played very few times live by the band. It made its live debut in late 2005,[10] making it one of the first songs from the album performed live (the first being "Can't Stop").

Remix[edit]

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.[11] The remix peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2009.[4][3]

Charts[edit]

The remix of the song debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard Dance Club chart on February 7, 2009.[12] It peaked at No. 3 on April 4 of that year during a 13-week stay on the chart.[13]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[4] 3
US Global Dance Songs (Billboard)[14] 21

Credits and personnel[edit]

All credits adapted from the album liner notes.[1]

Maroon 5
Production

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Liner Notes". May 16, 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&pageNumber=Top+11-25&g=Singles
  5. ^ "Maroon 5 with special guests Guster, Ry Cuming live at Meadowbrook". Fosters. May 20, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  6. ^ a b D., Spence (May 22, 2007). "Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long". IGN. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long". Entertainment IE. June 13, 2007.
  8. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (May 19, 2007). "Review: Maroon 5, It Won't Be Soon Before Long". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  9. ^ last.fm, the Stagg Street Recordings.
  10. ^ "Maroon 5 - "Not Falling Apart" - Uncasville, CT 12/31/05". YouTube. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "Maroon 5 – Not Falling Apart". Discogs. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. February 9, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "Maroon 5 Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  14. ^ "Maroon 5 Global Dance Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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