Target Falling for Fall Commercial Song

By Matt in 2012, Classic Songs · October 7, 2012 · 6 comments

Tags: 1958, 2012, connie francis, fallin', falling for fall, target

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Song:  Fallin’
Artist:  Connie Francis
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Fallin' - Gold: Connie Francis

If you’re like me, you hadn’t heard this one before, so thanks, Target! And thank you to Catibeth and the many others who mentioned this in our request form.  This groovy “Falling for Fall” commercial song is appropriately called “Fallin’” by Connie Francis.  It was written by Neil Sedaka and released in 1958.  The whole spot is a play on the word “fall” and its different meanings–the autumn/fall season and the new products and clothing Target will be selling, falling for a person (or in this case products), and why not, people literally falling from the sky.  It apparently begins in the summer as the people floating down are wearing less and there are beach items around them, and gradually changes to fall as they gain more layers and the sky (and that one woman’s hair) becomes more of an amber color.  It ends as they all gently land on a bed of fallen leaves at a dinner table (maybe for thanksgiving?).

The lyrics we hear in the commercial are:

I got to feelin’ I’m a fallin’
Like a star up in the blue
Like I was fallin’ off Niagra
In a paddle boat canoe
I got to feelin’ I’m a fallin’
And it’s all because of you

Target Falling for Fall

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  • Gary

    Ms. Francis is still alive and I hope she gets great joy and good money from her song being used.
    Anyone know if she gets royalties from this, or was compensated in some other way?

  • Lucy

    I was a Connie Francis fan back in the day and immediately recognized the song

  • http://whatsongisinthatcommercial.com Rassles

    I’ve heard Connie Francis mentioned at least three times this week in unrelated places: watching Hairspray (Debbie Harry mentions her), and then I read an interview that listed her as a musical influence, and then I saw this commercial and then you WROTE about this commercial.

    Connie Francis is like the Repo-Man-plate-of-shrimp-coincidence of October.

  • Rob

    I also was a Connie Francis Fan and recognized her voice. I mentioned this to others “I think that’s Connie Francis” and had to find out on the Internet and was right. One exceptional voice!

  • FTLTop

    Saw Connie on Memorial Day weekend 2010, celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Where the Boys Are” which was a hit song for her, and she acted in the movie. They presented her with a ‘tribute’ on the sidewalk on Fort Lauderdale Beach in front of the Elbo Room, where some of the movie was filmed. It put Fort Lauderdale on the map for spring break.. and took another 35 or so years to stop the spring breakers from coming and ruining hotels, and causing ruckus. Thanks, Miss Francis. She lives in Parkland, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale