# Fallin' (Chris Brown song)
**"Fallin'"** is a song by the American R&B singer [Chris Brown](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-brown) featuring the American singer Leon Thomas, released on May 1, 2026 as a single from Brown's twelfth studio album, *BROWN*.[1](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/song/6764419265) The R&B singer Tank contributes background vocals.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/song/6764419265) Commentators described the track as a bluesy, traditional R&B number, a stylistic turn for Brown, and it became the pair's second collaboration after the "Mutt (CB Remix)" from Thomas's deluxe album *MUTT Deluxe: HEEL*.[1](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/) • [3](https://themusicalhype.com/chris-brown-fallin-song-review/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | May 1, 2026, as a single ahead of the album *BROWN* (May 8, 2026, RCA Records)[1](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/song/6764419265) |
| Artists | Chris Brown featuring Leon Thomas; background vocals by Tank[2](https://music.apple.com/us/song/6764419265) |
| Producers | Antonio Moses, Clifton Haralson, Leon "Roccstar" Youngblood, and Amrita Sen[2](https://music.apple.com/us/song/6764419265) |
| Length | 4:26[4](https://www.shazam.com/song/6764419265/fallin-feat-leon-thomas) |
| Billboard Hot 100 | Number 90 (chart dated May 16, 2026); number 80 (chart dated May 23, 2026)[5](https://musicbrainz.org/release/fe2950dd-080e-44c2-9e49-4354640c84ae) |
| Music video | Directed by Travis Colbert; an eight-minute, 1930s-set visual with cameos from Usher and Tank[1](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/) |
## Release and background
"Fallin'" arrived on May 1, 2026 as the last preview of *BROWN*, which followed on May 8 via [RCA Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/rca-records).[1](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/) Brown announced the single the day before, saying it would arrive on Friday alongside a music video; a trailer posted to his Instagram showed him in a suit riding in a red car as he said, "I be falling in love," and the clip, believed to be inspired by the film *Sinners*, ends after the song's title appears on screen in red font.[6](https://digital.abcaudio.com/news/chris-brown-announces-new-single-fallin) The song was one of three tracks Brown released during his [Breezy Bowl XX](https://www.edgepedia.org/breezy-bowl-xx) stadium tour, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of his first album and became, according to the tour's promoters, the highest-grossing tour ever by a solo Black American male artist, earning nearly $300 million and drawing 2 million fans across North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom.[7](https://www.withguitars.com/chris-brown-and-leon-thomas-reunite-for-chris-browns-new-singe/)
The collaboration continued a working relationship between the two Grammy-winning artists. "Fallin'" is Brown and Thomas's second collaboration, following "Mutt (CB Remix)" from Thomas's *Mutt* deluxe album, *MUTT Deluxe: HEEL*.[1](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/) • [8](https://apnews.com/article/cef60aeec3125a243d403566d8c75a78)
## Composition and credits
The song runs 4:26 and is written by a large team: Chris Brown, Leon Thomas, Leon "Roccstar" Youngblood, Clifton Haralson, Major Myjah, Antonio Moses, Prince Youngblood, Syhre Youngblood, Donnie Meadows, Avery Earls, and Maxwell "Max Bae" Seay.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/song/6764419265) • [5](https://musicbrainz.org/release/fe2950dd-080e-44c2-9e49-4354640c84ae) Production credits go to Roccstar, Haralson, Moses, and Amrita Sen.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/song/6764419265) Jenso "JP" Plymouth recorded the track, Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco mixed it, and Ohad Nissim mastered it.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/song/6764419265)
**Style and structure.** Commentators placed the song in a bluesy, traditional R&B register. Rated R&B described a mid-tempo groove with "the smoothness of a weathered juke joint floor," a sonorous bassline, and percussive stabs.[1](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/) Brown performs the intro, first verse, pre-chorus, and chorus, with Tank on backgrounds; Thomas takes the second verse.[3](https://themusicalhype.com/chris-brown-fallin-song-review/) The lyrics concern love and heartbreak. Brown yearns to mend a crumbling relationship, singing in the chorus, "I just can't keep chasin' love... I been tryin', I keep fallin'." Thomas's verse reminisces about a faded relationship: "I loved you until the casket / I just wish we could get past it."[1](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/)
## Music video
Brown released an official music video directed by Travis Colbert on the day of the single's release.[1](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/) The eight-minute visual is a nod to the 1930s and, in Rated R&B's description, sits within the cinematic lineage of *Harlem Nights*, *Idlewild*, and *Sinners*, minus the vampires; it features cameos from Usher and Tank.[1](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/) The official video on Brown's YouTube channel had drawn about 13.1 million views and 394,000 likes within roughly five months of posting.[9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CepAYN0WyM)
## Chart performance
The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 90 on the chart dated May 16, 2026 and rose to number 80 the following week.[5](https://musicbrainz.org/release/fe2950dd-080e-44c2-9e49-4354640c84ae) It also appeared on the ARIA Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart in Australia for the week commencing May 11, 2026.[10](https://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/5C5DF34F7D1CC5265A22AAFF47302D447F1D646DE3B384B3F792541079474F46/ARIA%20HIP%20HOP_RandB%20Singles%20Chart.pdf?seq=44)
## Reception
Reviews highlighted the stylistic departure. The Musical Hype called the song "DIFFERENT for Chris Brown in the best way possible," praising his embrace of old-school, traditional R&B and soul, and rated it 4.5 out of 5.[3](https://themusicalhype.com/chris-brown-fallin-song-review/) Ratings Game Music gave it five stars, describing a soulful, emotionally layered track that leans into bluesy rock influences and noting that Thomas's verse "blends effortlessly with Chris Brown's delivery."[11](https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2026/05/01/chris-brown-and-leon-thomas-tap-into-raw-emotion-on-fallin/) An album review in the same outlet wrote that Thomas's verse feels "smooth and introspective" and blends naturally with Brown's vocals.[12](https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2026/05/08/chris-brown-brown-album-review/) An inMusic ranking of *BROWN* tracks listed "Fallin'" among the album's standouts, noting that it revisits classic R&B.[13](https://inmusicblog.com/reviews/chris-brown-brown-best-songs-ranked/)
## References
1. [Chris Brown and Leon Thomas Sing the Blues on 'Fallin'', Rated R&B](https://ratedrnb.com/2026/05/chris-brown-leon-thomas-fallin/)
2. [Fallin' (feat. Leon Thomas), Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/song/6764419265)
3. [Chris Brown, Fallin' | Song Review, The Musical Hype](https://themusicalhype.com/chris-brown-fallin-song-review/)
4. [Fallin' (feat. Leon Thomas), Shazam](https://www.shazam.com/song/6764419265/fallin-feat-leon-thomas)
5. [Release "BROWN" by Chris Brown, MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/release/fe2950dd-080e-44c2-9e49-4354640c84ae)
6. [Chris Brown announces new single, 'Fallin', ABC Audio Digital Syndication](https://digital.abcaudio.com/news/chris-brown-announces-new-single-fallin)
7. [Chris Brown and Leon Thomas reunite for Chris Brown's new single, WithGuitars](https://www.withguitars.com/chris-brown-and-leon-thomas-reunite-for-chris-browns-new-singe/)
8. [Leon Thomas is 'ready for the moment' with new album 'MUTT Deluxe: HEEL', AP News](https://apnews.com/article/cef60aeec3125a243d403566d8c75a78)
9. [Chris Brown - Fallin' (Official Video) ft. Leon Thomas, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CepAYN0WyM)
10. [ARIA Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart, week commencing 11 May 2026](https://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/5C5DF34F7D1CC5265A22AAFF47302D447F1D646DE3B384B3F792541079474F46/ARIA%20HIP%20HOP_RandB%20Singles%20Chart.pdf?seq=44)
11. [Chris Brown and Leon Thomas Tap Into Raw Emotion on "Fallin", Ratings Game Music](https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2026/05/01/chris-brown-and-leon-thomas-tap-into-raw-emotion-on-fallin/)
12. [Chris Brown - BROWN (Album Review), Ratings Game Music](https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2026/05/08/chris-brown-brown-album-review/)
13. [Chris Brown's 'Brown': The Best Songs, Ranked, inMusic](https://inmusicblog.com/reviews/chris-brown-brown-best-songs-ranked/)
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