Catch Me I'm Falling

This article is about the song by Real Life. For the song by Pretty Poison, see Catch Me (I'm Falling). For the album by Pretty Poison, see Catch Me I'm Falling (album).

"Catch Me I'm Falling" is a song by Australian new wave and synth-pop band Real Life. Released in December 1983 as the third single from the band's debut studio album Heartland. The song is built on the success of the debut single "Send Me an Angel" and became the band's second top 10 hit in Australia, spending 27 weeks in the Kent Music Report top 100.^[1] It also hit no. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States.

"Catch Me I'm Falling"
Single by Real Life
from the album Heartland
B-side	"Exploded Bullets"
Released	December 1983 (AUS) March 1984 (US)
Recorded	1983
Genre	New wave synth-pop
Length	3:58
Label	Wheatley Curb
Songwriter(s)	David Sterry Richard Zatorski
Producer(s)	Steve Hillage
Real Life singles chronology
"Openhearted" (1983) "'Catch Me I'm Falling'" (1983) "Always" (1984)

Music video

At the beginning of the video the band members are wearing luminous glow in the dark face paint. The band performs the song in a bright room along with their respective instruments and then it is distributed among the members throughout the studio. In addition there are movie effects.^{[example needed][2]}

Track listings

7" single (WRS-006)

1. "Catch Me I'm Falling" – 3:33
2. "Thrill Me" – 4:12

7" single (MCA-52362/ MCA 885)

1. "Catch Me I'm Falling" – 4:02
2. "Exploding Bullets" – 4:09

12" single (RCA / WRST 007)

1. "Catch Me I'm Falling" (Edit) – 4:10
2. "Exploding Bullets" (Extended Mix) – 5:38
3. "Catch Me I'm Falling" (Extended Mix) – 5:52

Dave Aude Remix Single

1. "Catch Me I'm Falling" (Dave Aude Remix) - 3:43
2. "Catch Me I'm Falling" (Dave Aude Extended Remix) - 5:03

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1984) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 8 Germany (Media Control Charts)[4] 9 Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[5] 12 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 40 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7] 46

Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 66

Cover versions

• 1984: Conny & Jean ("Hilf mir, ich liebe dich"/"Wege durch die Nacht")
• 1984: Headliner (Thomas Anders)
• 1998: At Vance
• 2005: Novaspace
• 2020: Topmodelz