Fall in Line

"Fall in Line"
Single by Christina Aguilera featuring Demi Lovato
from the album Liberation
Released May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)
Format
Length 4:06
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jon Bellion
  • Raul Cubina (co.)
  • Mark Williams (co.)
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Accelerate"
(2018)		 "Fall in Line"
(2018)
Demi Lovato singles chronology
"I Believe"
(2018)		 "Fall in Line"
(2018)		 "Solo"
(2018)
Music video
"Fall in Line" on YouTube

"Fall in Line" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera, from her eighth studio album Liberation featuring guest vocals from American singer Demi Lovato. It was released as the album's second single on May 16, 2018. Aguilera co-wrote the song with Jonny Simpson, Mark Williams, Audra Mae, Raul Cubina and its producer Jon Bellion. The song has been recognized as a feminist anthem, promoting female empowerment.[1] The song impacted hot adult contemporary radio on May 28, 2018, and contemporary hit radio on June 19, 2018.

Background

Aguilera described the song: "I wrote 'Fall in Line' a few years ago before all this news came out [Time's Up and Me Too movement]. It was the song that needed to be heard. Because of what I witnessed when I was growing up I always felt really driven to have a voice that my mom kind of never had in my childhood. So I've always wanted to be that advocate for women and anybody that was struggling to have their own voice. I watched my mom have to be submissive, watch her Ps and Qs or she's gonna get beat up. You can either be, unfortunately, so damaged by it that you take a turn for the worse, or you can feel empowered by it and make choices to never go down that route."[2]

Release and promotion

"Fall in Line" premiered on May 16, 2018, at 8 a.m. EST, and was released commercially for digital download worldwide at the same time.[3] Aguilera stated in a tweet: "To anyone who's ever felt silenced and repressed, the truth seekers and bold thinkers...may you liberate your voice and break the mold, never back down, and never fall in line."[4]

Composition

"Fall in Line" has been described as a "feminist anthem" and a sequel to Aguilera's 2003 song, "Can't Hold Us Down" with a lyrical content of women's rights.[5][6][7] The introduction to the song is the track "Dreamers", which "features a group of young girls declaring goals like 'I want to be a journalist,' 'I want to be heard,' 'I want to be president.'"[8]

Critical reception

Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone called their singing abilities "remarkable" and deemed the final chorus a "skyscraping duet".[9] Gil Kaufman of Billboard described the track as "a towering empowerment anthem".[10] Rebecca Farley of Refinery29 described the track as Aguilera's 2002 song "Beautiful"-meets-Lovato's "Sorry Not Sorry", calling both singers as "obstreperous pop performers who are done being sorry".[11]

Music video

The accompanying music video was directed by Luke Gilford and premiered May 23, 2018.[12] It depicts Aguilera and Lovato being kidnapped and forced to sing in a futuristic prison filled with surveillance cameras; the two eventually fight their way to freedom. Aguilera stated on Twitter, "Fall In Line is as much about supporting each other as it is about self-empowerment. I wanted to convey that in this video by visually representing the imprisonment that so many of us have felt, and the freedom we can achieve together."[13] According to Billboard and Rolling Stone, "The oppressive, male-dominated prison facility is a clear critique on society's oppression of women."[14][15]

Live performances

Aguilera made the live performance debut of "Fall in Line" on Carpool Karaoke episode 471, which was first broadcast on May 16.[16][17] She performed the song with Lovato at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards four days later.[18] The song was also added to the set list of the European leg of Lovato's Tell Me You Love Me World Tour.[19] On 14 June, Aguilera performed "Think", "Fighter" and "Fall in Line" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[20] The next day, she performed "Can't Hold Us Down", "Fall in Line" and "Fighter" on Today Show.[21]

Credits and personnel

Recording and management
Personnel
  • Christina Aguilera – vocals, songwriting
  • Demi Lovato – vocals
  • Jon Bellion – songwriting, production, background vocals
  • Audra Mae – songwriting, background vocals, additional vocals
  • Mark Williams – songwriting, co-production
  • Raul Cubina – songwriting, co-production
  • Jonathan "Jonny" Simpson – songwriting, recording
  • Mitch Allan – Demi Lovato vocal production
  • Ryan Svendsen – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Oscar Ramirez – Christina Aguilera vocal engineering
  • Scott Robinson – additional vocal engineering
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mix engineering
  • Robin Florent – mix assistance
  • Scott Desmarais – mix assistance
  • Dave Kutch – mastering

Credits adapted from Liberation.[22]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[23] 97
France (SNEP)[24] 130
Greece Digital Singles (IFPI Greece)[25] 37
Hungary (Single Top 40)[26] 17
Portugal (AFP)[27] 69
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[28] 56
Spain Digital Singles (PROMUSICAE)[29] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 86
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] 99
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[32] 1
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[33] 17

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various May 16, 2018 RCA [34]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Sony [35]
United States May 28, 2018 Hot adult contemporary RCA [36]
June 19, 2018 Contemporary hit radio [37]

References

  1. ↑ "Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato's Feminist Anthem 'Fall In Line'". Billboard. May 16, 2018.
       "Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato Share Stage for "Fall In Line"". The Hollywood Reporter. May 20, 2018.
       "Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato literally fight the patriarchy in 'Fall In Line' music video". Entertainment Weekly. May 23, 2018.
       "Christina Aguilera returns with empowering Demi Lovato duet 'Fall In Line'". USA Today. May 16, 2018.
       "Demi Lovato Joins Christina Aguilera For "Fall In Line"". Grammy Award. May 16, 2018.
       "Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato Fight the System For 'Fall In Line'". Paper. May 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Christina Aguilera (May 3, 2018). Side by Side with Christina Aguilera. Amazon Content Service.
  3. ↑ Nesvig, Kara (May 15, 2018). "Demi Lovato and Christina Aguilera's New Duet "Fall In Line" Drops May 16". Teen Vogue. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ Sheridan, Wade (May 16, 2018). "Demi Lovato joins Christina Aguilera for duet, 'Fall in Line'". United Press International. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (May 16, 2018). "Listen to Christina Aguilera & Demi Lovato's Fiery Empowerment Anthem 'Fall in Line'". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ Quinn, Dave (May 16, 2018). "Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato Drop Inspiring Duet of Self-Empowerment 'Fall in Line'". People. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (May 16, 2018). "Christina Aguilera's Empowering New Song 'Fall in Line' With Demi Lovato". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ Jones, Allie (May 3, 2018). "Christina Aguilera on 'Longing for Freedom' & Her Hip-Hop-Inspired Return to Music". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (May 16, 2018). "Hear Christina Aguilera's Empowering New Song 'Fall in Line' With Demi Lovato". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (May 16, 2018). "Listen to Christina Aguilera & Demi Lovato's Fiery Empowerment Anthem 'Fall in Line'". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ Farley, Rebecca (May 16, 2018). "Christina Aguilera & Demi Lovato Just Debuted The Karaoke Song Of Your Dreams". Refinery29. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  12. ↑ Wass, Mike (May 23, 2018). "Christina & Demi Reclaim Their Power In Symbolic "Fall In Line" Video". Idolator. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato's Powerful "Fall In Line" Video". NewNowNext. May 24, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Watch Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato Futuristic 'Fall in Line' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato's Patriarchy-Smashing 'Fall In Line' Video". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ Reed, Ryan (May 17, 2018). "Watch Christina Aguilera Sing 'Fall in Line' on 'Carpool Karaoke'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  17. ↑ Jones, Abby (May 17, 2018). "Christina Aguilera & James Corden Belt Out 'Fall In Line' on Bonus 'Carpool Karaoke' Segment: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  18. ↑ Chiu, Melody (May 8, 2018). "Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato to Perform New Song 'Fall in Line' at Billboard Music Awards". People. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  19. ↑ Marciano, Robert (May 24, 2018). "Demi Lovato, inizia il Tell Me You Love Me Tour in Europa – setlist, foto e video" [Demi Lovato, begins the Tell Me You Love Me Tour in Europe - setlist, photos and videos] (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Watch Christina Aguilera, Jimmy Fallon Busk in Disguise in NYC Subway". Rolling Stone. June 19, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Christina Aguilera kicks off the weekend in the best way with concert on TODAY plaza". Today. June 19, 2018.
  22. ↑ Liberation (Media notes). Christina Aguilera. RCA Records. 2018.
  23. ↑ "Christina Aguilera Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Christina Aguilera Feat. Demi Lovato – Fall in Line" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts-Digital Singles Chart" (in Greek). IFPI.gr. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Christina Aguilera Feat. Demi Lovato – Fall In Line". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Spanish Song Sales: Week of May 20, 2018". Spanishcharts. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Christina Aguilera feat. Demi Lovato – Fall in Line". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Christina Aguilera Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Christina Aguilera Chart History (Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Fall in Line / Christina Aguilera TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  35. ↑ "CHRISTINA AGUILERA "Fall In Line" – (Radio Date: 16/05/2018)". radiodate.it. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  36. ↑ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
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