Falls Apart (Sugar Ray song)

1999 single by Sugar Ray

"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)

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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

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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

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Falls Apart"  | Chart (1999–2000)  | Peak
position

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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

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Year-end chart performance for "Falls Apart"  | Chart (1999)  | Position

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US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[13] | 59
Chart (2000)  | Position

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US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14] | 42
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15] | 52

## Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Falls Apart"  Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label(s)  | Ref(s).

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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

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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.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. ^ Falls Apart (Australian CD single liner notes). Sugar Ray. Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1999. 7567846262.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. ^ Falls Apart (Japanese CD single liner notes). Sugar Ray. Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 1999. AMCY-7037.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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.

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* Mark McGrath
* Dean Butterworth
* Kristian Attard

* Stan Frazier
* Murphy Karges
* Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock
* Nic Edwards Stewart
* Al Keith
* Jesse Bivona
* Justin Bivona
* Serge Dmitrijevic
* Tim Hutton
* Jason Ganberg

Studio albums|

* Lemonade and Brownies
* Floored
* 14:59
* Sugar Ray
* In the Pursuit of Leisure
* Music for Cougars
* Little Yachty

Singles|

* "Mean Machine"
* "Fly"
* "RPM
* "Every Morning"
* "Falls Apart"
* "Someday"
* "When It's Over"
* "Answer the Phone"
* "Ours"
* "Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)"
* "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"

Compilations|

* The Best of Sugar Ray

Related topics|

* Discography

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