Fall at Your Feet
1991 single by Crowded House
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"Fall at Your Feet" is a song by Australian-New Zealand rock band Crowded House from their third studio album, Woodface (1991). It is the only single from Woodface to be written solely by the group's leader, Neil Finn, who co-wrote all other singles from the album with his brother Tim Finn. The song peaked at number 17 in the United Kingdom, making it Woodface's second-most-successful single, after "Weather with You". The song also entered the top 40 in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, and New Zealand.
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| Single by Crowded House | ||||
| from the album Woodface | ||||
| Released | August 1991[1] | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter | Neil Finn | |||
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At the APRA Music Awards of 1993, the song won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas.[2] "Fall at Your Feet" was later released on the group's greatest hits collection Recurring Dream and was performed at the group's farewell performance in 1996, Farewell to the World. In 2010, Boy & Bear covered the song for a Finn Brothers' covers album, He Will Have His Way which came in at number five on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2010.[3] In 2024, Cyril and Dean Lewis covered the song for the former's EP From Down Under. The song was certified Gold by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) a year later.[4]
Personnel
Crowded House
- Neil Finn – lead vocals, electric guitar
- Tim Finn – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Nick Seymour – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Hester – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Mitchell Froom – keyboards
- Mark Hart – keyboards
- Alex Acuña – percussion
- Geoffrey Hales – percussion
Track listings
All songs were written by Neil Finn, except "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Tim Finn and Split Enz) and "Something So Strong" (Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom).
- CD single – Australia, United States
- "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
- "Whispers and Moans" – 3:40
- "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (live) – 2:47[5]
- 7-inch single – Australia
- "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
- "Whispers and Moans" – 3:40
- 7-inch single and cassette – Europe
- "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
- "Don't Dream It's Over" – 3:57
- CD single – Europe
- "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
- "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (live)[5] – 2:47
- "Now We're Getting Somewhere" (live)[6] – 4:16
- "Something So Strong" – 2:51
- CD single – Europe
- "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
- "Don't Dream It's Over" – 4:03
- "Sister Madly" – 2:52
- "Better Be Home Soon" – 3:07
Charts
| Chart (1991–1992) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 31 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] | 24 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] | 43 |
| Europe (European Hit Radio)[10] | 26 |
| France (SNEP)[11] | 30 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 21 |
| Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[13] | 6 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[14] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] | 41 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] | 24 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[17] | 17 |
| UK Airplay (Music Week)[18] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[19] | 75 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[23] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||