Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)
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| "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" | ||
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||
| from the album Nine Lives | ||
| B-side(s) | "Fall Together" | |
| Released | 1997 | |
| Format | Cassette, CD | |
| Recorded | 1996 | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 3:26 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Writer(s) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard | |
| Producer(s) | Kevin Shirley | |
| Certification | Gold | |
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| Aerosmith singles chronology | ||
| "Nine Lives" (1997) | "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" (1997) | "Hole in My Soul" (1997) |
"Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and record producer/writer Glen Ballard. Glen Ballard had originally been the producer and a songwriting collaborator for the Nine Lives album, but was replaced by Kevin Shirley halfway through the recording process of Nine Lives.
"Falling in Love" was released as the first major single in 1997 from Nine Lives. The song is primarily a rocking number, yet has many overdubs and other instruments to maintain a pop sound and appeal to mainstream audiences, including synthesizer-produced horns.
The song was a popular radio hit around the world, reaching #35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart (where it remained for five weeks), #22 on the UK singles chart, #46 in Australia, and #2 in Latvia.
[edit] Awards
The video for the song won the band a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video in 1997.
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