"Catch Me (I'm Falling)" is a song released by American group Pretty Poison in 1987. It features a sample of the bass from René & Angela's 1985 popular song "I'll Be Good". It was included on the soundtrack to the film Hiding Out, which starred Jon Cryer and came out the same year; the song later appeared on Pretty Poison's debut album of the same name. It was the group's biggest hit single to date, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in late September 1987.[1] Later that same year, the song charted inside the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number eight and remaining in the top 40 for 14 weeks.[2] The single was certified gold by the RIAA on March 9, 1989.[3] In the UK the song entered the Top 100 for two weeks at the end of January 1988 and peaked at number 85.
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| Single by Pretty Poison | ||||
| from the album Catch Me I'm Falling | ||||
| Released | August 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
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| Label | Virgin | |||
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Charts
edit| Chart (1987–1988) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 85 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1988) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 66 |
Popular culture
edit- This song is featured in the movies Kickin' It Old Skool and The Big Sick.
- This song is featured in the seventh episode of the fourth season of TV series Breaking Bad.
- In 2009, VH1 ranked "Catch Me (I'm Falling)" number 47 on its program 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s.[citation needed]
- RuPaul lip syncs to the song in an episode of his new Netflix series AJ and The Queen.
- An interpolation of "Catch Me (I'm Falling)" was used on Joss Stone's song "Proper Nice", taken from her 2007 album Introducing Joss Stone.
- This song is featured in the Netflix series Cheer during a montage in the series first episode.
- This song is featured in the Netflix series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story as Jeffrey falls under the influence of drugs before he kills his second victim Steve Tuomi.
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. March 9, 1989. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits for 1988". The Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2014.