Fall at Your Feet

"Fall at Your Feet" is a song by rock band Crowded House from their third studio album, Woodface (1991). It is the only single from Woodface to be written solely by the group's leader, Neil Finn, who co-wrote all other singles from the album with his brother Tim Finn. The song peaked at number 17 in the United Kingdom, making it Woodface's second-most-successful single, after "Weather with You". The song also entered the top 40 in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, and New Zealand.

"Fall at Your Feet"
Single by Crowded House
from the album Woodface
Released	August 1991 (1991-08)[1]
Length	3:18
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Neil Finn
Producer(s)	Mitchell Froom Neil Finn
Crowded House singles chronology
"Chocolate Cake" (1991) "Fall at Your Feet" (1991) "It's Only Natural" (1991)

At the APRA Music Awards of 1993, the song won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas.^[2] "Fall at Your Feet" was later released on the group's greatest hits collection Recurring Dream and was performed at the group's farewell performance in 1996, Farewell to the World. In 2010, Boy & Bear covered the song for a Finn Brothers' covers album, He Will Have His Way which came in at number five on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2010.^[3] In 2024, Cyril and Dean Lewis covered the song for the former's EP From Down Under. The song was certified Gold by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) a year later.^[4]

Personnel

Crowded House

• Neil Finn – lead vocals, electric guitar
• Tim Finn – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Nick Seymour – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Paul Hester – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Mitchell Froom – keyboards
• Mark Hart – keyboards
• Alex Acuña – percussion
• Geoffrey Hales – percussion

Track listings

All songs were written by Neil Finn, except "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Tim Finn and Split Enz) and "Something So Strong" (Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom).

CD single – Australia, United States

1. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
2. "Whispers and Moans" – 3:40
3. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (live) – 2:47^[5]

7-inch single – Australia

1. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
2. "Whispers and Moans" – 3:40

7-inch single and cassette – Europe

1. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
2. "Don't Dream It's Over" – 3:57

CD single – Europe

1. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
2. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (live)^[5] – 2:47
3. "Now We're Getting Somewhere" (live)^[6] – 4:16
4. "Something So Strong" – 2:51

CD single – Europe

1. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:18
2. "Don't Dream It's Over" – 4:03
3. "Sister Madly" – 2:52
4. "Better Be Home Soon" – 3:07

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Fall at Your Feet"

Chart (1991–1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	31
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8]	24
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9]	43
France (SNEP)[10]	30
Ireland (IRMA)[11]	21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[12]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13]	41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14]	24
UK Singles (OCC)[15]	17
US Billboard Hot 100[16]	75

Certifications

Certifications for "Fall at Your Feet"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[19]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Certifications for "Fall at Your Feet", Boy & Bear version

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Certifications for "Fall at Your Feet", Cyril and Dean Lewis version

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Gold	35,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.