Fallen

Fallen is the last single from Mya's third album "Moodring."

The single was released on November 11, 2003.

The song was written by Rich Shelton, Kevin Veney, Loren Hill and Leonard Huggins. It was produced by Rich Shelton, Kevin Veney, Loren Hill & Ron Fair.

It contains excerpts from Luiz Bonfá's 1963 song "Saudade Vem Correndo" written by Bonfá and Maria Toledo.

The lyrics of the song speak of a woman falling in love with someone.

The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics, complimenting Mya's voice and its arrangements.

"Fallen" underperformed on the Billboard Hot 100 where it peaked at number fifty-one and spent two non-consecutive weeks.

The song fared better on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, reaching number thirty-five.

Due to its lackluster chart performance stateside, the single was not released internationally.

"Fallen" remains Mya's last single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as her final single released under Interscope Records.

The song's accompanying music video, directed by Darren Grant and filmed in Toronto, featured Mya stalking a potential lover.

The video made its world premiere on BET's "Access Granted" in October of 2003.

"Fallen" and its Zone 4 remix featuring rapper Chingy were included on the soundtrack to the 2004 films "A Cinderella Story" and "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" respectively.

Music Video
The single's music video was featured on BET's "Access Granted."

Directed by Darren Grant, the video was shot in Toronto using the TTC subway as a backdrop for New York City.

The concept behind the video was an idea Mya had of stalking a potential lover (played by actor Hassan Johnson).

Mya wrote the treatment for the video and pitched the idea around to different music video directors. Grant reached out to her and shared the same vision.

On October 10, 2003, the "Fallen" video made its world premiere on BET's "Access Granted" and "106 & Park" to coincide with Mya's birthday.

Commercial Performance
"Fallen" debuted at number sixty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated November 29, 2003.

The song reached its peak position of number fifty-one six weeks later on the chart dated January 10, 2004.

It spent a total of twelve consecutive weeks on the chart, and despite being Mya's highest debut on the Hot 100, it is her third single to miss the top forty and the shortest-running single of her career to date.

"Fallen" performed better on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It debuted at number seventy-four for the week of November 8, 2003 before peaking at number thirty-five on December 26, 2003, becoming Mya's seventh non-consecutive top forty solo hit on the R&B chart.

Personnel

 * Mya – vocals
 * Luis Conte – percussion
 * Ron Fair – producer, string arrangements & string conductor
 * Tal Herzberg – Pro Tools
 * Loren Hill – producer
 * Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado – mixing
 * Rich Shelton – producer
 * Michael Valerio – bass
 * Kevin Veney – producer
 * Ethan Willdughby – mixing assistant
 * Frank Wolf – string engineer