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Released | May 16, 2007 |
Recorded | 2006-2007 |
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"Not Falling Apart" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5 from the group's second studio album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007). Although the original version wasn't released as a single, a remix of the song was released as a single and charted at number 3 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. [3] [4] [5] It was written by band frontman Adam Levine, with production of the song helmed by Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent and Maroon 5. [1]
"Not Falling Apart" features a "whisper croon" from singer Adam Levine. [6] Like many early Maroon 5 songs, "Not Falling Apart" is about heartbreak. The instrumentation in the verse of the song has been compared to the Police's song, "Every Breath You Take". [6] [7] [8] A separate song with the same name was recorded while the band were called Kara's Flowers. This song was featured on the EP Stagg Street Recordings. [9] "Not Falling Apart" has been played very few times live by the band. It made its live debut in late 2005, [10] making it one of the first songs from the album performed live (the first being "Can't Stop").
A version of the song, which was remixed by Dutch producer Tiësto, was featured on Call and Response: The Remix Album and released as a promotional single in the Netherlands and the USA. [11] The remix peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2009. [4] [3]
The remix of the song debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard Dance Club chart on February 7, 2009. [12] It peaked at No. 3 on April 4 of that year during a 13-week stay on the chart. [13]
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) [4] | 3 |
US Global Dance Songs (Billboard) [14] | 21 |
All credits adapted from the album liner notes. [1]
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