Good Things Fall Apart
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{{Infobox song
| name = Good Things Fall Apart
| cover = Illenium and Jon Bellion - Good Things Fall Apart.png
| alt =
| type = single
| album = Ascend
| artist = Illenium and Jon Bellion
| released = {{start date|2019|5|13}}
| genre = {{hlist|Future bass|pop|alternative rock}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=36}}
| label = Astralwerks
| writer = * Nicholas Miller
| producer = * Illenium
- Jason Evigan
| chronology = Illenium
| prev_title = Pray
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Takeaway
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Jon Bellion
| type = single
| prev_title = Stupid Deep
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Good Things Fall Apart
| year = 2019
| next_title = Crop Circles
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|XpmeVNxZ-Ks|"Good Things Fall Apart"}}}}
}}
"Good Things Fall Apart" is a song by American EDM producer Illenium and American singer-songwriter Jon Bellion. It was released on May 13, 2019, on Astralwerks, alongside its lyric video. It serves as the fourth single from Illenium's third studio album Ascend. It became Illenium's first top ten hit on the US Dance/Electronic Songs chart, peaking at number 4.
Background
The song was first teased on April 26, 2019, by Illenium and Jon Bellion via their Twitter accounts. Bellion tweeted that he missed "sadboy anthems of the Yellowcard/Dashboard Confessional/Taking Back Sunday era". Illenium then somewhat confirmed a collab by responding to Bellion's tweet, writing "Sadboi anthem incoming".{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/illeniummusic/status/1121565088169611264?lang=en|title=Illenium via Twitter|last=Illenium|date=April 26, 2019|website=@illeniummusic|language=en|access-date=September 7, 2019}}
Music video
The song's release was accompanied by the lyric video, followed by a music video on June 10, 2019. Directed by Jeremi Durand, the video follows two astronauts attempting to flee the planet as it is destroyed; scenes of Illenium and Bellion performing the song in military wardrobe are intercut throughout the video.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8515222/illenium-jon-bellion-good-things-fall-apart-video|title=Illenium & Jon Bellion's 'Good Things Fall Apart' Is a Sci-Fi Adventure With a Message: Watch|last=Bein|first=Kat|date=June 10, 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 23, 2019}}
Other uses
The song is available as DLC for Rock Band 4.
"Tiësto's Big Room Remix" premiered on July 12, 2019.
Travis Barker remixed the song and released it on YouTube on December 3, 2019.{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/dGNI2gMp5I4| archive-date = December 11, 2021| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGNI2gMp5I4| title = ILLENIUM - "Good Things Fall Apart" ft. Jon Bellion (Travis Barker Remix) | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2019–2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|45|artist=Illenium|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 12, 2019}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-05-24|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2019}}
| 38 |
| {{single chart|Ukraine|76|date=July 22, 2019|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 28, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|1|artist=Illenium|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 10, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|18|artist=Illenium|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 28, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|3|artist=Illenium|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 17, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|30|artist=Illenium|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|6|artist=Illenium|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 12, 2019}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-dance-electronic--songs|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 6, 2019}}
| 10 |
| scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/rock-airplay-songs/|title=Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 22, 2022}}
| 20 |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-dance-electronic--songs|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}
| 12 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Brazil|artist=Illenium|title=Good Things Fall Apart|award=Gold|certyear=2024|relyear=2019|access-date=February 8, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=New Zealand|artist=Illenium and Jon Bellion|title=Good Things Fall Apart|award=Gold|certyear=2024|relyear=2019|source=radioscope|access-date=December 30, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Illenium|title=Good Things Fall Apart (ft. Jon Bellion)|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2022|relyear=2019|access-date=November 23, 2022}}
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Release history
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| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| scope="row"| Various
| May 13, 2019 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
References
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{{Illenium}}
{{Jon Bellion}}
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Category:Songs written by Jason Evigan
Category:Song recordings produced by Jason Evigan
Category:Songs written by James Abrahart
Category:Songs written by Jon Bellion