Falls Apart (Sugar Ray song)

"Falls Apart"
Single by Sugar Ray
from the album 14:59
Released	May 12, 1999 (1999-05-12)
Genre	Power pop[1]
Length	4:15 (album version) 4:19 (radio version)
Label	Atlantic Lava
Songwriter(s)	Sugar Ray David Kahne
Producer(s)	David Kahne
Sugar Ray singles chronology
"Every Morning" (1999) "Falls Apart" (1999) "Someday" (1999)
Music video
"Falls Apart" on YouTube

"Falls Apart" is a song by American rock band Sugar Ray from their third studio album, 14:59 (1999). The song was released commercially in Japan as the album's second single on May 12, 1999, and was serviced to US radio on November 22, 1999, as the album's third single. "Falls Apart" reached number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Outside the US, the single peaked at number 15 in Canada, number 33 in New Zealand, and number 54 in Australia.

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single[2][3]

1. "Falls Apart" (album version) – 4:15
2. "Falls Apart" (edit) – 4:18
3. "Falls Apart" (instrumental) – 3:54

Japanese CD single[4]

1. "Falls Apart" (edit)
2. "Falls Apart" (album version)
3. "Someday" (live)
4. "Every Morning" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Falls Apart" Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 54 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 15 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 30 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 33 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 29 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 16 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11] 5 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[12] 12

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Falls Apart" Chart (1999) Position US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[13] 59 Chart (2000) Position US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 42 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 52

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Falls Apart"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
Japan	May 12, 1999	CD	Atlantic Lava	[16]
United States	November 22, 1999	Hot adult contemporary modern adult contemporary radio		[17][18]
	November 23, 1999	Contemporary hit radio
	December 7, 1999	Alternative radio		[19]

References

1. "Issue #87: Sugar Ray - 14:59". 13 November 2014.
2. Falls Apart (UK CD single liner notes). Sugar Ray. Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1999. AT4626CD, 7567-84626-2.
3. Falls Apart (Australian CD single liner notes). Sugar Ray. Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1999. 7567846262.
4. Falls Apart (Japanese CD single liner notes). Sugar Ray. Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1999. AMCY-7037.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 271.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9712." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
7. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9754." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
8. "Sugar Ray – Falls Apart". Top 40 Singles.
9. "Sugar Ray Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
10. "Sugar Ray Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
11. "Sugar Ray Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
12. "Sugar Ray Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
13. "Most Played Modern Rock Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 36.
14. "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 48.
15. "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 54.
16. "フォールズ・アパート | シュガー・レイ" [Falls Apart | Sugar Ray] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
17. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1326. November 19, 1999. pp. 74, 125. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
18. "Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2281. November 19, 1999. pp. 8, 30.
19. "Alternative: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1328. December 3, 1999. p. 109. Retrieved July 29, 2021.