Not Falling
{{Infobox song
| name = Not Falling
| cover = mudvayne_not_falling.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mudvayne
| album = The End of All Things to Come
| released = October 23, 2002
| recorded = 2002
| studio = Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
| genre = Nu metal{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-essential-nu-metal-playlist|title=The Essential Nu-Metal Playlist - NME.COM|work=NME.COM|date=22 June 2011 |accessdate=February 7, 2015}}
| length = 4:04
| label = Epic
| writer = * Chad Gray
| producer = * David Bottrill
| prev_title = Nothing to Gein
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = World So Cold
| next_year = 2003
}}
"Not Falling" is the first single from American band Mudvayne's second full-length studio album, The End of All Things to Come. It was Mudvayne's most commercially successful single chart-wise until "Happy?" in 2005.{{Citation needed|date=December 2014}}
The song got renewed attention when during the band's 2022 reunion tour in Tampa, Gray fell off the stage while performing the song.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/07/28/video-mudvayne-frontman-chad-gray-falls-off-the-stage-while-singing-not-falling/|title=Video: Mudvayne Frontman Chad Gray Falls Off the Stage While Singing "Not Falling"|date=July 28, 2022|website=MetalSucks}} Gray himself noted the irony, and joked it was "amazing".{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/mudvaynes-chad-gray-is-still-hurting-after-falling-off-stage-in-tampa-it-was-fing-brutal|title=MUDVAYNE's CHAD GRAY Is 'Still Hurting' After Falling Off Stage In Tampa: 'It Was F***ing Brutal'|date=July 29, 2022|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}
Music and lyrics
"Not Falling" talks about being self-strong and not giving up. The song begins and concludes with heavier segments and screamed vocals, while its middle section is more atmospheric and melodic.{{cite web |title=Mudvayne Infected By Insects During 'Not Falling' Shoot |author=Wiederhorn, Jon |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458013/mudvayne-infected-video.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129130124/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458013/mudvayne-infected-video.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |publisher=MTV News |date=October 9, 2002 |accessdate=October 5, 2011}}
Music videos
The song has three music videos: two official and one unofficial. The first video depicts the band being transformed into veiny creatures with white, egg-colored bug eyes and performing the song in a dark chamber. Additionally featured are images of parasites traveling through someone's bloodstream. The second video, directed by Dean Karr, features the members performing the song in a blizzard, notably without the costumes. The unofficial third music video appears on the DVD for the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship, in which the song was featured heavily. The video consists of a montage of clips from the film with the song played over.
Track listing
;Promo single
{{track listing
| title1 = Not Falling
| note1 = album version
| length1 = 4:04
| title2 = Not Falling
| note2 = radio edit
| length2 = 3:56
}}
;7" vinyl single
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Not Falling
| note1 = album version
| length1 = 4:04
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Not Falling
| note1 = radio edit
| length1 = 3:56
}}
;Video single
{{track listing
| title1 = Not Falling
| note1 = music video
| length1 = 3:42
| title2 = The Making of Not Falling
| length2 = 12:27
}}
In popular culture
- It is featured in the end scene and credits of the 2002 film Ghost Ship.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288477/soundtrack Ghost Ship soundtrack], imdb.com
- It is featured in the video game Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood.
- It can be heard temporarily during the first episode of Fur TV. Other Mudvayne songs such as "Dig" and "Determined" are also heard in the episode.{{Citation needed|date=December 2014}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2003) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|28|artist=Mudvayne|accessdate=October 4, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|11|artist=Mudvayne|accessdate=October 4, 2020}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og3qsy4pCaw Video 1]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFYgt1oePwY Video 2]
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