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This article is about the song by Real Life. For the song by Pretty Poison, see Catch Me (I'm Falling).
"Catch Me I'm Falling"
Song
B-side"Exploded Bullets"

"Catch Me I'm Falling" is a song by Australian band Real Life, featured on the album Heartland. Released as a single in late 1983, it built on the success of the debut single "Send Me an Angel" and became the band's second consecutive Top 10 hit in Australia. It spent 27 weeks in the Kent Music Report Top 100 and was the 66th biggest selling single of 1984.[1]

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][2]

Track listings

7": Wheatley Records / WRS 006 Australia

  1. "Catch Me I'm Falling" - 3:33
  2. "Thrill Me" - 4:12

7": MCA Records / MCA-52362 US / MCA 885 United Kingdom

  1. "Catch Me I'm Falling" - 4:02
  2. "Exploding Bullets" - 4:09

12": RCA / WRST 007 Australia

  1. "Catch Me I'm Falling" (Edit) - 4:10
  2. "Exploding Bullets" (Extended Mix) - 5:38
  3. "Catch Me I'm Falling" (Extended Mix) - 5:52

Weekly charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 8
Germany (Media Control Charts)[4] 9
Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[5] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 40
U.S. Cash Box 46

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ BigKev. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1984". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ Music video in youtube.com
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Real Life – Catch Me I'm Falling (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  5. ^ "hitparade.ch > Real Life in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  6. ^ "Billboard > Artists / Real Life > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
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