"Falling Back" is a song by Canadian rapper and singerDrake. It was released throughRepublic Records andOVO Sound as the second track from his seventh studio album,Honestly, Nevermind, on June 17, 2022, along with the album.[1][2][3] Drake wrote the song with producers &ME and Rampa and additional producers Alex Lustig and Beau Nox. The song was mixed by40 andLuca Pretolesi and was recorded by Noel Cadastre.
"Falling Back" received negative reviews from music critics. Writing forEvening Standard, David Smyth felt that "the vocal melody and delivery sound like so many other mid-paced Drake songs, and the lyrics sound dashed off".[6]NME music critic Kyann-Sian Williams described Drake's vocals as "monotonous and droning" and noted that his high-pitched vocals towards the end of the song starts off well but quickly gets worse as he repeatedly sings: "Falling back on me".[7]
The official music video for "Falling Back", directed byDirector X, premiered alongside the release of the song and album on June 17, 2022.[9] It sees Drake marrying23 different women. Canadian-American professional basketball playerTristan Thompson makes an appearance as hisbest man and Drake's mother, Sandi Graham, also makes an appearance.[10] The video also featuresThe Dan Band singing a cover version of Drake's popular songBest I Ever Had.
In the video, "Free YSL" is written in green capital letters to show support for American record labelYSL Records, as some of their artists, including Drake's previous collaborators, American rappersYoung Thug andGunna, and some other artists and affiliates of the collective were arrested and held in jail without bond at the time of the release of the song and video after being named in aRacketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) indictment in May 2022.[11] The marriage scene pays homage to the video for hip hop duoUGK's 2007 single, "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)", featuring fellow hip hop duoOutkast.[12]
^Guy, Zoe (June 17, 2022)."Drake Makes 23 Women His Wives in 'Falling Back'".Vulture. RetrievedJune 17, 2022.Drake simultaneously marries 23 women in the nine-minute music video for his new single "Falling Back" off his latest albumHonestly, Nevermind.
