Fall in Love (Bailey Zimmerman song)

2022 single by Bailey Zimmerman

"Fall in Love"

Single by Bailey Zimmerman
from the album  Religiously. The Album. and the EP Leave the Light On
Released| February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)[1]
Genre| Country
Length| 3:52
Label|

* Warner Nashville
* Elektra
* WEA

Songwriter(s)|

* Bailey Zimmerman
* Austin Shawn
* Gavin Lucas

Producer(s)| Austin Shawn
Bailey Zimmerman singles chronology
| "Small Town Crazy"
(2021)  | "Fall in Love"
(2022)  | "Rock and a Hard Place"
(2022)

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Music video
"Fall in Love" on YouTube

"Fall in Love" is the debut single by American country music singer Bailey Zimmerman. The song charted in June 2022, ahead of its release to radio and became Zimmerman's first number one on the Country Airplay chart, the first debut single to do so in 2022 and the fastest debut single to reach the top spot since 2015.[2] It is lead single from his debut EP Leave the Light On and his debut studio album Religiously. The Album.

## Content[edit]

Bailey Zimmerman wrote the song with Austin Shawn and Gavin Lucas. Jessica Nicholson of Billboard described the song as "lamenting" a lost love.[3] Zimmerman came up with the song's idea in 2020, when he wrote the first verse and chorus before presenting them to Austin Shawn and Gavin Lucas at a songwriting session. Lucas thought the song had a style similar to Americana music.[3]

## Commercial performance[edit]

"Fall in Love" debuted at number 54 on Billboard Country Airplay and number 9 on the same publication's Hot Country Songs chart.[4] These peaks preceded the song's release to country radio, which occurred on July 11.[3] The song reached number one on the Country Airplay charts on December 5, 2022.[5]

## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Fall in Love"  | Chart (2022)  | Peak
position

|

Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] | 64
Global 200 (Billboard)[7] | 117
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 29
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 5

### Year-end charts[edit]

2022 year-end chart performance for "Fall in Love"  | Chart (2022)  | Position

|

US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 54
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] | 52
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 8
2023 year-end chart performance for "Fall in Love"  Chart (2023)  | Position

|

US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 78

## Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "Fall in Love"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Canada (Music Canada)[15] | 3× Platinum  | 240,000‡
United States (RIAA)[16] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for "Fall in Love"  Region  | Date  | Format  | Version  | Label

|
|
|
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Various  | February 11, 2022  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| Original  |

* Warner Nashville
* Elektra

April 12, 2022  | Acoustic
United States  | July 11, 2022  | Country radio | Original

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Fall In Love – Single by Bailey Zimmerman on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
2. ^ "Bailey Zimmerman Makes History As 'Fall In Love' Hits No.1". Country Now. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
3. ^ a b c Jessica Nicholson (June 24, 2022). "Country Breakout Bailey Zimmerman Promises 'Fall In Love' Is Just the Beginning". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
4. ^ "Billboard Country Update for June 20, 2022" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
5. ^ "Bailey Zimmerman's Platinum Hit 'Fall in Love' Becomes Fastest Debut Single to Reach No. 1 at Country Radio Since 2015". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
6. ^ "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
7. ^ "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
8. ^ "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
9. ^ "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
10. ^ "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
11. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
12. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
13. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
14. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
15. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Bailey Zimmerman – Fall in Love". Music Canada. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
16. ^ "American single certifications – Bailey Zimmerman – Fall in Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

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Studio albums|

* Religiously. The Album.

Extended plays|

* Leave the Light On

Singles|

* "Fall in Love"
* "Rock and a Hard Place"
* "Religiously"

Featured singles|

* "Strong Enough"

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