Falling

"Falling" is a song by American dream pop singer Julee Cruise. It is the lead single and second track from her debut studio album, Floating into the Night (1989). Featuring music composed by Angelo Badalamenti and lyrics written by David Lynch, an instrumental version of "Falling" was used as the theme song for the ABC television series Twin Peaks and its Showtime revival. Twin Peaks gained a cult following after its original broadcast in April 1990, and "Falling" subsequently charted in 15 countries worldwide between 1990 and 1992, including Australia, where it reached 1 in April 1991. Badalamenti won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards for "Twin Peaks Theme". In 2010, Pitchfork Media ranked "Falling" at No. 146 on its "Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s". NME listed the song at No. 38 in their ranking of "100 Best Songs of the 1990s" in 2012. Composition According to composer Angelo Badalamenti the characteristic sound of the song was made playing a tuned-down electric guitar. Critical reception Ned Raggett from AllMusic complimented the song as "a winner". Bill Coleman from Billboard described it as a "modern rock staple", propelled by the hit television series Twin Peaks. He noted that the track "succeeds in creating its own surreal yet comforting environment." Andrew Mueller from Melody Maker named it Single of the Week, declaring it as "lilting and lovely and should make you want to weep diamonds. It's one of those ones that creates a huge presence by only just being there". Pan-European magazine Music & Media stated, "Anyone who is familiar with the Twin Peaks series is sure to have shivers listening to the theme tune. An ambient and dreamy song; although atmospheric, it is at the same time very down-to-earth, and threatening in its cold-blooded beauty."