"Until I Fall Away" is a song by American rock band Gin Blossoms. Released as a single in 1993, it reached number 13 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1994. The same year, it peaked at number 34 in Iceland and number 35 in Canada.

"Until I Fall Away"
Single by Gin Blossoms
from the album New Miserable Experience
ReleasedAugust 1993
Length3:50
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Robin Wilson, Jesse Valenzuela
Producer(s)John Hampton, Gin Blossoms
Gin Blossoms singles chronology
"Hey Jealousy"
(1993)
"Until I Fall Away"
(1993)
"Found Out About You"
(1993)
Music video
"Until I Fall Away" on YouTube

Critical response

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Billboard called the single "pure pop joy."[1] Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic listed the song as the Gin Blossom's 15th-best song on his list of the band's top 30 tracks, writing that the song "certainly holds up as a pure pop song, from its yearning chorus, as a call and response between Wilson (who wrote the song with Valenzuela) and his bandmates, to a brilliantly constructed lead guitar break."[2]

Charts

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Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 122
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 35
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 34
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[6] 21
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 23
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] 13
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 40
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 13

References

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  1. ^ Flick, Larry (March 12, 1994). "Single reviews: Pop". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 11. p. 53.
  2. ^ Masley, Ed. "30 best Gin Blossoms songs including 'Hey Jealousy,' 'Follow You Down' and 'Mrs. Rita'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Gin Blossoms ARIA peaks to July 2024, received from ARIA in August 2024". ARIA. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2491." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.6.–29.9. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). June 23, 1994. p. 16. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Gin Blossoms Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Gin Blossoms Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Gin Blossoms Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  9. ^ "Gin Blossoms Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "Gin Blossoms Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2018.