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{{Infobox song

| name = Fallen

| cover = Mya - Fallen cover.png

| type = single

| artist = Ma

| album = Moodring

| released =

* The Record Plant (Hollywood, California)

* Interscope (Santa Monica, California)

| genre = R&B

| length = 3:34

| label = Interscope

| writer =

* Luiz Bonf

* Maria Toledo

* Leonard "Hugg" Huggins

* Richard Shelton

* Loren Hill

* Kevin Veney

| producer =

* Rich Shelton

* Loren Hill

* Kevin Veney

* Ron Fair

| prev_title = My Love Is Like...Wo

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Ayo!

| next_year = 2006

| misc =

}}

"'Fallen'" is a song by American singer Ma, released as the second and final single from her third studio album, 'Moodring' (2003). Written by Rich Shelton, Kevin Veney, Loren Hill, and Leonard Huggins, the mid-tempo track contains excerpts from The Pharcyde's 1995 song "Runnin'", which itself samples Luiz Bonf's 1963 song "Saudade Vem Correndo", and lyrically addresses a woman falling head over heels in love with someone.

Despite generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who complimented Ma's voice and the song's arrangements, "Fallen" underperformed on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, where it spent two non-consecutive weeks at its peak of number fifty-one. It fared better on 'Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, reaching number thirty-five. Due to its lackluster chart performance stateside, the single was not released internationally. "Fallen" remains Ma's last single to chart on the Hot 100, as well as her final single released under Interscope Records.

The song's accompanying music video, directed by Darren Grant and filmed in Toronto, featured Ma stalking a potential lover. The video made its world premiere on BET's 'Access Granted' in October 2003. "Fallen" and its Zone 4 remix featuring rapper Chingy were included on the soundtrack to the 2004 films 'A Cinderella Story' and 'Barbershop 2: Back in Business', respectively.

Composition



Written and produced by production team One Up Entertainment, "Fallen" is a titillating mid-tempo jeep-banger which cleverly interpolates the Pharcyde's "Runnin'." It is performed in the key of F minor and set at a moderate beat at 94 beats per minute in common time.

Critical reception



'Fallen' Zone 4 remix was featured on 'The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop end of the year critics list.

Accolades



Commercial performance



"Fallen" debuted at number sixty-eight on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 on the issue dated November 29, 2003 and reached its peak position of number fifty-one six weeks later, on the chart dated January 10, 2004. It spent a total of twelve consecutive weeks on the chart, and despite being Ma's highest debut on the Hot 100, it is her third single to miss the top forty and the shortest-running single of her career to date. "Fallen" performed better on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; it debuted at number seventy-four for the week of November 8, 2003, before peaking at number thirty-five on December 26, 2003, becoming Ma's seventh non-consecutive top forty solo hit on the R&B chart.

Music video



subway line in Toronto.

A music video for "Fallen" was directed by Darren Grant. Shot in Toronto, the crew used the TTC subway as a backdrop for New York City. The concept behind the video was an idea Ma had of stalking a potential lover, played by actor Hassan Johnson. The singer wrote the treatment for the video and pitched the idea around to different music video directors; Grant reached out to her and shared the same vision. Filming of the video was tracked by BET's 'Access Granted'. "Fallen" made its world premiere on BET's 'Access Granted' and '106 & Park' on October 10, 2003 to coincide with Ma's birthday.

Live performances



Ma performed a medley of "Fallen" and "My Love Is Like...Wo" at The GQ Men of the Year Awards at The Regent Hotel on October 21, 2003. She also performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and at the 77th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Track listings



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'Notes'

* denotes additional remix producer

'Sample credits'

*"Fallen" contains an excerpts from the composition "Saudade vem correndo" (1963) as performed by Stan Getz and written by Maria Toledo and Luiz Bonf.

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from the liner notes of 'Moodring'.

Recording

* Recorded at The Record Plant (Hollywood, California) and Interscope Studios (Santa Monica, California)

* Mixed at Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California)

* Mastered at Oasis Mastering (Studio City, California)

Personnel



* Ma vocals

* Rich Shelton production

* Loren Hill production

* Kevin Veney production

* Ron Fair production, string arrangements, string conducting

* Frank Wolf string recording

* Michael Valerio bass

* Luis Conte percussion

* Tal Herzberg Pro Tools engineering

* Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado mixing

* Ethan Willoughby mix engineering assistance

* Eddy Schreyer mastering

Charts



Release history



References



Category:2003 singles

Category:2003 songs

Category:Interscope Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Darren Grant

Category:Ma songs

Category:Songs written for films

Category:Song recordings produced by Ron Fair

Category:Songs with music by Luiz Bonf

Category:Songs written by Kevin Veney

Category:Songs written by Rich Shelton

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