"My Whole World Is Falling Down" is a song written by Bill Anderson and Jerry Crutchfield and performed by Brenda Lee. Its chorus is based on the nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down".[1] The song reached #8 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.[2] The song is featured on her 1964 album, By Request.[3] The song also reached #16 in Australia.
| "My Whole World Is Falling Down" | ||||
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| Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
| from the album By Request | ||||
| A-side | "I Wonder" | |||
| Released | July 8, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | April 9, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 1:52 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bill Anderson, Jerry Crutchfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "My Whole World Is Falling Down" on YouTube | ||||
Lee's recording of the song appeared in the 1982 Costa-Gavras film Missing.
Sylvie Vartan version (in French)
edit| "Si je chante" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Sylvie Vartan | ||||
| from the album À Nashville | ||||
| Language | French | |||
| English title | If I sing | |||
| Released | December 1963 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:19 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Sylvie Vartan singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Si je chante" on YouTube | ||||
Sylvie Vartan released a French version titled "Si je chante" (meaning "If I sing") as part of an eponymous EP in December 1963.[4]
In France her version of the song spent three weeks on the singles sales chart (from 18 to 31 January and from 8 to 14 February 1964).[5]
Charts
edit| Chart (1963–1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] | 6 |
| France (singles sales)[5] | 1 |
| Spain Promusicae[7] | 1 |
| Swiss Hitparade[8] | 8 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Michael Jack Kirby. "Brenda Lee". Wayback Attack. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Brenda Lee, "My Whole World Is Falling Down" Chart Positions Retrieved May 13, 2014
- ^ Brenda Lee, By Request Retrieved May 13, 2014
- ^ Sylvie Vartan, "Si Je Chante" EP release Retrieved May 13, 2014
- ^ a b "Si je chante - Sylvie Vartan - Hit-Parade.net". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan – Si je chante" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, September, 1964". Billboard. 12 September 1964.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, February, 1964". Billboard. 29 February 1964.