Free to Fall

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"Free To Fall"
Single by Debbie Harry
from the album Rockbird
Released	1987
Recorded	1985, 1986
Genre	Pop
Label	US Geffen Records  UK Chrysalis Records
Debbie Harry singles chronology
"In Love with Love" (1987) "Free to Fall" (1987) "Liar, Liar" (1988)
Music sample
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"Free to Fall" is the third and final single lifted from Debbie Harry's second solo album, Rockbird in the United States, but was released as the second single from the album in the UK. Unlike the album's previous two singles, it failed to chart on the Hot 100 or any other significant U.S. chart. It did, however, peak at number forty-six in the UK, which was quite a decline from "French Kissin'", which peaked in the top ten. The B-side to the single, "Feel the Spin", was a previous U.S. dance hit from the Krush Groove soundtrack.

Like the other two singles from Rockbird, "Free to Fall" is a mid-tempo almost ballad that is delivered with hazy vocals from Harry. The single received little promotion upon its single release and as a result it underperformed on the charts. The only source of promotion was the music video, which was serviced to video stations.

The 7" edit of "Free to Fall" is included on Chrysalis Records/EMI's 1999 compilation Most of All - The Best of Deborah Harry.

The line "...sinking in the sea of love" was used previously in a Blondie song, "Man Overboard", from the album Blondie (1976).

[edit] Track listing

7"

1. "Free to Fall" (7" Edit) (Deborah Harry, Seth Justman) - 4:13
2. "Feel the Spin" (Album version) (Deborah Harry, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Toni C.) - 4:02

12"

1. "Free to Fall" (Album version) (Deborah Harry, Seth Justman) - 5:31
2. "Feel the Spin" (Extended dance version) (Deborah Harry, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Toni C.) - 6:50
3. "Secret Life" (Deborah Harry/Chris Stein) - 3:46

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1987)	Peak Position
UK	46

v • d • e Deborah Harry Studio albums Koo Koo (1981) · Rockbird (1986) · Def, Dumb and Blonde (1989) · Debravation (1993) · Necessary Evil (2007) Main compilations Once More into the Bleach (Debbie Harry and Blondie) (1988) · The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie (1991) · Deborah Harry Collection (1998) · Most of All - The Best of Deborah Harry (1999) · French Kissin' - The Collection (2004) Singles Backfired (1981) · The Jam Was Moving (1981) · Chrome (1981) · Rush Rush (1984) · Feel the Spin (1985) · French Kissin' (1986) · In Love with Love (1987) · Free to Fall (1987) · Liar, Liar (1988) · I Want That Man (1989) · Kiss It Better (1989) · Sweet and Low (1990) · Maybe for Sure (1990) · Well, Did You Evah! (Duet with Iggy Pop) (1991) · I Can See Clearly (1993) · Strike Me Pink (1993) · Two Times Blue (2007) · If I Had You (2008) · Fit Right In (2008)