Let's Fall in Love for the Night

"Let's Fall in Love for the Night" is a song by American singer-songwriter Finneas from his debut EP, Blood Harmony (2019). It was released by OYOY as the lead single from the EP on October 19, 2018. A pop track, the song's lyrics are about a boy dreaming about being with a girl he has never met and wanting to be with her in another world.

"Let's Fall in Love for the Night"
Single by Finneas
from the EP Blood Harmony
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018
Format
GenrePop
Length3:10
LabelOYOY
Songwriter(s)Finneas
Producer(s)Finneas
Finneas singles chronology
"Luck Pusher"
(2018)		 "Let's Fall in Love for the Night"
(2018)		 "Claudia"
(2019)
Music video
"Let's Fall in Love for the Night" on YouTube

Commercially, "Let's Fall in Love for the Night" peaked at number 17 and 24 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Airplay charts, respectively. A music video for the track was uploaded to Finneas' YouTube channel on March 19, 2020 and was directed by Sam Bennett. In it, Finneas goes from playing the ukulele on a rooftop in Los Angeles to performing choreography with several dancers. Finneas toured the United States throughout October 2019, with his tour including performances of the track.

Background and composition

The song was written and produced solely by Finneas.[1] It was released for digital download through his record label OYOY on October 19, 2018.[2] The song was inspired by a brief encounter Finneas had with a girl while touring Japan to Osaka with his sister Billie Eilish. He told Billboard in February 2020: "I was in Osaka, Japan, FaceTiming a girl I’d never met every day and knowing there was nothing I could really do about it. I wrote this song about the day I would fantasize having with her."[3] Finneas mentioned that it was about "a million degrees" in Japan and he would play the songs chords at the end of the day. The chorus would come first, then the first verse. The second verse was revealed by Finneas to have been created at a different date.[4]

"Let's Fall in Love for the Night" has been described as a pop track in press reviews.[5][6] The song reflects Finneas' love of romantic songs.[3][6] It is about a girl he has never met in person and how he finds comfort by dreaming that they can be together in an alternate universe, but only temporarily. Finneas stated in an interview with Billboard that he loves pop tracks so much and doesn't put a ton of pressure on himself as a solo artist to always write "the most commercial feeling thing". Finneas only wants to write things he would love to listen to.[6]

"Let's Fall in Love for the Night" starts with Finneas' "gentle whispered sweet nothings" vocals, then continues "into the heart of traditional song splendor".[7] According to NME, Finneas' vocals within the song seem to be "flitting between falsetto flutters and something approaching a rap", with them saying the vocals have "decent results on both ends".[8]

Reception

Callie Ahlgrim from Insider called the song "an irresistibly confident and cheerful ode to having a fling".[9] American Songwriter's Paul Zollo praised the song, describing it as "championing aching melody and essential song craft" and called it "[r]omantic, sensual, tuneful, heartfelt, soulful and compellingly conversational". He concluded, "it’s yet another perfect song for modern times".[7] The Eastern Echo's Layla Mcmurtrie commented that "Let's Fall in Love for the Night" was her "favorite track on the EP" and further mentioned how she enjoyed how Finneas "discusses relationships" in the song.[10] "Let's Fall in Love for the Night" peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart and number 24 on the US Rock Airplay chart on April 17, 2020.[11][12]

Music video
The video begins with Finneas sitting on a perch while playing the ukelele over the Los Angeles Skyline.[13]

The music video for "Let's Fall in Love for the Night" was released to YouTube on March 19, 2020 and simultaneously received its broadcast on MTV Live, MTVU, MTV International, and the Viacom Times Square Billboards.[7] The video was directed by Sam Bennett and choreographed by Monika Felice Smith,[14][15][16] while shot in one take.[3] It begins with Finneas sitting on a perch playing the ukulele on the rooftop of a building to looking at the Los Angeles skyline, while the song plays. As Finneas continues singing, he is joined by a crew of dancers who perform choreography with him.[13] According to MTV, Finneas said that the most difficult part of filming the visual was the beginning scene, in which he sits on a little perch and strums his ukulele, then runs behind the camera to get to the other side of it, only to have to re-enter the frame looking like he did not even sweat slightly while sprinting.[16]

Live performances

Finneas toured throughout the United States during October 2019, in support of Blood Harmony. "Let's Fall in Love for the Night" was one of the tracks he performed from the EP during the tour.[17] On February 3, 2020, he played the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and was joined by a live band.[18] In April 2020, Finneas performed an acoustic version of "Let's Fall in Love for the Night" during a 50 minute livestream for Verizon Communications and One World: Together At Home, respectively.[19][20]

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 17
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[12] 24

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 40,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States October 19, 2018 Digital download OYOY
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References
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  2. "Let's Fall in Love for the Night by Finneas on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. Mamo, Heran (March 19, 2020). "Finneas Is Hoping to 'Fall in Love For the Night' in Whimsical New Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. Fenstemaker, Luke (October 4, 2019). "Finneas Breaks Down His Striking Debut EP 'Blood Harmony': Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  5. Kaye, Ben (February 4, 2020). "Finneas performs "Let's Fall in Love for the Night" on Fallon: Watch". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. Bowenback, Starr (October 18, 2018). "Finneas Talks Newest Song 'Let's Fall in Love for the Night' & Touring With Sister Billie Eilish: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  7. Zollo, Paul (March 19, 2020). "Finneas Keeps Stepping Out On His Own". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  8. Richards, Will (October 2, 2019). "Finneas – 'Blood Harmony' EP review: the Billie Eilish producer strikes out alone". NME. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  9. Ahlgrim, Callie (April 1, 2020). "28 songs to listen to if you need a pick-me-up". Insider. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  10. Mcmurtrie, Layla (October 9, 2019). "Billie Eilish's brother Finneas debuted his bright, soulful EP Blood Harmony". The Eastern Echo. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  11. "Finneas Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  12. "Finneas Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  13. Spanos, Brittany (March 19, 2020). "Finneas Performs on L.A. Rooftop in 'Let's Fall in Love for the Night' Video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  14. "Watch Finneas' New Video for "Let's Fall in Love for the Night"". Pitchfork. March 19, 2020. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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  16. Roth, Madeline (March 19, 2020). "Finneas's Dancing Lights Up the Skyline in 'Let's Fall in Love for the Night'". MTV. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  17. Shaffer, Claire (August 23, 2019). "Finneas Previews Debut EP 'Blood Harmony' With New Song 'Shelter'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  18. Zemler, Emily (February 4, 2020). "Watch Finneas Perform 'Let's Fall in Love for the Night' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  19. Roth, Madeline (April 18, 2020). "Finneas Flaunts His Falsetto for 'One World: Together at Home' Performance". MTV. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  20. "Watch Billie Eilish perform hits like 'Bad Guy' acoustically and explain the meanings of her songs in an intimate, 50-minute livestream". Insider. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  21. "Canadian single certifications – Finneas – Let's Fall in Love For The Night". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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