"Falling" is the first single from Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise is an American singer, and actress.With a distinctive, airy voice, Cruise has recorded three albums, but is probably best known for the lead vocal on "Falling," the theme song for the cult U.S. television series Twin Peaks...

's 1989 debut album, Floating into the Night

Floating into the Night

Floating into the Night is the debut album by dream pop artist Julee Cruise, released in 1989. The album was produced and all songs were written by film director, David Lynch, and composer, Angelo Badalamenti. Lynch wrote the lyrics to Badalamenti's music...

. The instrumental version of the song became more widely known as the theme for the cult television series, Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...

, and won a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for Best Pop Instrumental

Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance was awarded between 1969 and 2011.*In 1969 it was awarded as Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental*From 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance...

.

The song itself reached number 11 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Modern Rock charts, number 7 in the UK, and number one in Australia. A remixed version was also released.

In 2010, the online music site Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

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 ranked "Falling" as the 146th greatest song of the 1990's.

Video clip

A music video was produced featuring Julee Cruise performing the song through soft curtains and dramatic red lighting. It fades to various scenes from the Twin Peaks television series.

Track listing

1. "Falling" (Edit) - 4:12
2. "Theme From Twin Peaks" (Instrumental) - 4:45
3. "Floating" - 4:55

Chart positions

Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Modern Rock Tracks	11
Swiss Singles Chart	25
Austrian Singles Chart	14
Dutch Singles Chart	17
Swedish Singles Chart	2
Norwegian Singles Chart	3
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	33
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	7
Irish Singles Chart	5

Cover versions

The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...

 released a cover of this song on the b-side of their single "Silver Shorts" in 1992, and was also included on their "Hit Parade 1" album.
Belfast band Girls Names have also covered it.

External links

• Julee Cruise's official Myspace