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"Finally Falling"
Song by Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice
from the album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011
GenrePop rock
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Backhouse Mike
  • The Super Chris

"Finally Falling" is a song by the Victorious cast featuring American actress and singer Victoria Justice. The song appeared in a Victorious episode titled "Tori the Zombie". The track was officially released on Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show, the show's debut soundtrack album on August 2, 2011. The song was written by Michael Corcoran, CJ Abraham, Dan Schneider, and Drake Bell. "Finally Falling" is an upbeat pop rock ballad with lyrics about two people building trust and falling in love. It was met with positive reviews from music critics, with some Justice's performance. "Finally Falling" peaked at number ten on the US Billboard Kid Digital Song Sales chart.

Release

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"Finally Falling" appeared in the Nickelodeon television sitcom Victorious during an episode titled "Tori the Zombie".[1][2] In the episode, Tori (Victoria Justice) is expected to perform "Finally Falling".[2][3] A zombie face mask gets stuck to her face after Cat (Ariana Grande) glues it on her, compromising her ability to perform the track.[1][2] In the end of the episode, Tori ends up performing the song with Beck (Avan Jogia).[2][3] The song was officially released as the eleventh track on the show's debut soundtrack album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show on August 2, 2011.[4][5][6][7]

Music and lyrics

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The song features Justice (pictured in 2007) on vocals.

"Finally Falling" features vocals from Justice,[8] with background vocals provided by Jogia, Elizabeth Gillies, and Niki Watkins. Michael Corcoran contributed background vocals and served as a writer, producer, and engineer on the track. CJ Abraham co-wrote and co-produced the song, in addition to providing background vocals and playing keyboards. Additional songwriting credits include Drake Bell and Victorious creator Dan Schneider. "Finally Falling" was mixed by Greg Wells and mastered by Brian Gardner.[9]

Musically, music critics have described "Finally Falling" as an upbeat pop rock ballad.[2][3] The song is about two people building trust and finding out that they have feelings for each other as their relationship grows.[2][3] Bob Hoose and Steven Isaac for Plugged In wrote that the lyrics for "Finally Falling" are about how "love trumps material things", highlighting the lyrics "True love doesn't cost a thing/Don't try to buy it, you can't return it."[10]

Reception

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"Finally Falling" was added by Hoose and Isaac to their "Pro-Social Content" section of their review of the album, giving the track a positive review.[10] Emma Lichtenstein from Study Breaks Magazine described "Finally Falling" as "one of the best songs in the show", calling it "incredibly upbeat".[2] Megan Gaertner and Allison Kane for Her Campus placed the song at number eight on their "The Best Songs from Victorious" list, calling it "really sweet and romantic" and opining that the song is "even more special".[11] Writing for MovieWeb, Israel Olorunnisola put the song at third place on his "Victorious: 10 Songs You Forgot Were Awesome" list, opining that "Finally Falling" is "one of Victorious's best musical moments".[3] Commercially, "Finally Falling" charted at number ten on the Billboard Kid Digital Song Sales chart in the United States.[12]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Finally Falling"
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[12] 10

References

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  1. ^ a b Bruce, Amanda; Bruncati, Danielle (October 21, 2023). "20 Best Nickelodeon Halloween Episodes, According To IMDb". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Lichtenstein, Emma (November 19, 2019). "Now That 'Victorious' Is on Netflix, It's Time To Look at Its Best Moments". Study Breaks Magazine. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e Olorunnisola, Israel (March 19, 2023). "Victorious: 10 Songs You Forgot Were Awesome". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Victoria Justice/Victorious Cast Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "Columbia Records Reveals Tracklisting For Victorious Soundtrack Album; Available Everywhere On August 2, 2011". Top40-Charts. July 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "Victorious (Music from the Hit TV Show) [feat. Victoria Justice] - Album on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "Victorious (Music from the Hit TV Show) [feat. Victoria Justice] - Album on Spotify". Spotify (US). Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  8. ^ N. Bailey-Boorsma, Joanne (April 9, 2012). "Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice coming to Allegan County Fair". The Ann Arbor News. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Credits / Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show / Various artists". Tidal. August 2, 2011. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Hoose, Bob; Issac, Steven. "Victorious: Music From the Hit TV Show". Plugged In. Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  11. ^ Gaertner, Megan; Kane, Allison (November 8, 2019). "The Best Songs from Victorious". Her Campus. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Victoria Justice Chart History (US Kid Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. Retrieved June 24, 2025.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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