Falling Down

"Falling Down" is a song by late American singers and rappers Lil Peep and XXXTentacion. It was included as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of the former's second studio album Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 (2018). The song was posthumously released as the lead single from the album on September 19, 2018. The track was produced by IIVI, John Cunningham, and Mike Will Made It. "Falling Down" was originally a song by and written by Lil Peep and fellow American rapper and singer iLoveMakonnen under the title "Sunlight on Your Skin", with XXXTentacion also receiving a writing credit for the final version. Following Lil Peep's death on November 15, 2017, from a Fentanyl–Xanax overdose, XXXTentacion encountered a snippet of the song on YouTube and contacted iLoveMakonnen to record a verse for it. This new version peaked at number thirteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Lil Peep's highest-charting single in the United States. The single has since been certified three-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song reached number one in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden. It reached the top ten in a total of 17 countries, including the United Kingdom. Background "Falling Down" was originally recorded as "Sunlight on Your Skin" during a London studio session between iLoveMakonnen and Lil Peep as part of the collaboration project Diamonds. The producer claimed the lyrics "Let's watch the rain while it's falling down" was described that at the time Lil Peep recorded the song, it was pouring outside. On November 15, 2017, Lil Peep died from an accidental Fentanyl–Xanax overdose, leaving the project unfinished. It was later omitted when the project released in 2023. The song was played on livestream by iLoveMakonnen following his death and then was uploaded to YouTube as a snippet, where XXXTentacion heard it.