"Falling" is the debut single by ''

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'' season fifteen winner Trent Harmon and is also his coronation song from the contest. It was co-written by singer songwriter and ''American Idol'' judge

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban ( né Urbahn; 26 October 1967) is an Australian and American country singer, songwriter and guitarist. Recognised with four Grammy Awards, he has also received 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the Jim Reeves Int ...

with

Dallas Davidson Dallas Davidson is an American country music singer and songwriter from Albany, Georgia, who has written for artists such as Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, Jake Owen, Luke Bryan, Randy Houser, Lady Antebellum, and Billy Currin ...

and

Brett James Brett James Cornelius (born June 5, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Nashville. James' compositions have been credited on 494 recordings by a wide variety of artists. Signed to Career Records (a ...

Background

It was co-written by singer songwriter and ''American Idol'' judge

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and

. Urban originally had written the song for himself but was later asked by the producers if the song could be given to Harmon as his potential winner's single. Urban agreed to the suggestion and gave the single Harmon as his coronation song. The single was described as a "bluesy jam which allowed Harmon to show off his

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". Harmon first heard the song the day after making Idol's top three. The song was released for sale a day prior to the Grand Final performance night on April 7, 2016.

Commercial performance

"Falling" debuted on the

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Top 100 chart at number 48 on April 6, 2016 a day ahead of the Grand Final performance show. After Harmon's debut performance of the song the next day, it climbed up the charts reaching the Top 15; however he was noticeably behind fellow finalist

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's single "

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" which at the time was at number 5. The following day after Harmon was announced as the season fifteen winner of

the single climbed further up the charts peaking at number 3.The single also peaked at number 1 on the

Top 100 pop songs chart. The song also charted in Canada, New Zealand and Australia's

's Top 100 chart. The song debuted at number 48 on the ''Billboards

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chart and at 33 on the Country Singles chart. "Falling" also charted at 4 on the Country Digital Songs chart. The song sold 23,000 copies in its first chart week, based on just two days of sales. It sold a further 28,000 copies the following week, making a total of 52,000 sold.

Charts

References

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