I agree that this is one of their best singles ever. Fantasic ballad, beautiful vocals from Simon, and even the techno was done just right. Now if only the rest of RCM had more live playing and followed this song's success, then RCM would've been much better. Only complaint I have about this song is that guitar solo at the end. It drags ON and ON. It gets annoying after many listens. In my deep, full-hearted opinion, I wish the band could've just gave us the radio edit version, the last minute was just a waste of time.

You can say this is their best ballad of modern times, but it can't touch "Ordinary World"! That song still moves me everytime I hear it and it's still more powerful than Falling Down. And don't start picking this as the best single ever, records are meant to be broken. We have yet to hear "Reportage" (the album that was scrapped in favor of RCM) and what it is has to offer. So, I'm not picking favorites yet.

If you're not into RCM but like this song, I recommend this. Quick note- it does NOT carry both versions of the song. You get the album version and "Reach for the Sunrise" live version. Quite a bummer, and no unreleased B-sides either. I guess you can't get everything.

I await "Reportage" and the surprises it holds...

The "Mad Mind" has spoken.

"Falling Down", is the first single from Duran Duran's upcoming "Red Carpet Massacre" album. This mid-tempo ballad is full of surprises, from the Simon Le Bon lyric about a serious motorcycle accident he had, to the lush harmonies with track producer Justin Timberlake, to its meloncholy but haunting melody.

"Falling Down" sounds as much like the band's 1993 mega-hit "Ordinary World" as anything they've done since, but it is not an imitation in any way. "Falling Down" stands on its own and out from the crowd of pre-packaged ultra-produced pablum that fills most Top-40 airwaves these days.

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