Catch Me I'm Falling
| "Catch Me I'm Falling" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Exploded Bullets" |
"Catch Me I'm Falling" is a 1984 song by Australian band Real Life, released on the album Heartland. It built on the success of "Send Me an Angel" and was the band's second consecutive Top 10 single in Australia.
The song is about living out one's dreams.
Music video
At the beginning of the video there is a crowd in darkness with a luminous paint. The band performs the song in a bright room and then it is distributed among the members throughout the studio with some other people. In addition there are movie effects.[example needed][1]
Track listings
7": Wheatley Records / WRS 006 Australia
- "Catch Me I'm Falling" - 3:33
- "Thrill Me" - 4:12
7": MCA Records / MCA-52362 US / MCA 885 United Kingdom
- "Catch Me I'm Falling" - 4:02
- "Exploding Bullets" - 4:09
12": RCA / WRST 007 Australia
- "Catch Me I'm Falling" (Edit) - 4:10
- "Exploding Bullets" (Extended Mix) - 5:38
- "Catch Me I'm Falling" (Extended Mix) - 5:52
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 8 |
| Germany (Media Control Charts)[3] | 9 |
| Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[4] | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 40 |
| U.S. Cash Box | 46 |
Cover versions
- 1984: Conny & Jean ("Hilf mir, ich liebe dich"/"Wege durch die Nacht")
- 1984: Headliner
- 1998: At Vance
- 2005: Novaspace
References
- ^ Music video in youtube.com
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Real Life – Catch Me I'm Falling (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ "hitparade.ch > Real Life in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / Real Life > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-24.