# Not Falling

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"**Not Falling**" is the first single from American band [Mudvayne](/source/Mudvayne)'s second full-length studio album, *[The End of All Things to Come](/source/The_End_of_All_Things_to_Come)*. It was Mudvayne's most commercially successful single chart-wise until "[Happy?](/source/Happy%3F_(Mudvayne_song))" in 2005.[citation needed]

The song got renewed attention when during the band's 2022 reunion tour in [Tampa](/source/Tampa), Gray fell off the stage while performing the song.[2] Gray himself noted the irony, and joked it was "amazing".[3]

## Music and lyrics

"Not Falling" talks about being self-strong and not giving up. The song begins and concludes with heavier segments and screamed vocals, while its middle section is more atmospheric and melodic.[4]

## Music videos

The song has three [music videos](/source/Music_video): two official and one unofficial. The first video depicts the band being transformed into veiny creatures with white, egg-colored bug eyes[4] and performing the song in a dark chamber. Additionally featured are images of parasites traveling through someone's bloodstream. The second video, directed by Dean Karr, features the members performing the song in a blizzard, notably without the costumes. The unofficial third music video appears on the DVD for the 2002 horror film *[Ghost Ship](/source/Ghost_Ship_(2002_film))*, in which the song was featured heavily. The video consists of a montage of clips from the film with the song played over.

## Track listing

**Promo single**

**7" vinyl single**

**Video single**

## In popular culture

- It is featured in the end scene and credits of the 2002 film *[Ghost Ship](/source/Ghost_Ship_(2002_film))*.[5]
- It is featured in the video game *[Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood](/source/Backyard_Wrestling_2:_There_Goes_the_Neighborhood)*.
- It can be heard temporarily during the first episode of *[Fur TV](/source/Fur_TV)*. Other Mudvayne songs such as "[Dig](/source/Dig_(Mudvayne_song))" and "[Determined](/source/Determined_(song))" are also heard in the episode.[citation needed]

## Charts

Chart (2003) Peak position

## References

1. ["The Essential Nu-Metal Playlist - NME.COM"](https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-essential-nu-metal-playlist). *NME.COM*. 22 June 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2015.

1. ["Video: Mudvayne Frontman Chad Gray Falls Off the Stage While Singing "Not Falling""](https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/07/28/video-mudvayne-frontman-chad-gray-falls-off-the-stage-while-singing-not-falling/). *MetalSucks*. July 28, 2022.

1. ["MUDVAYNE's CHAD GRAY Is 'Still Hurting' After Falling Off Stage In Tampa: 'It Was F***ing Brutal'"](https://blabbermouth.net/news/mudvaynes-chad-gray-is-still-hurting-after-falling-off-stage-in-tampa-it-was-fing-brutal). *BLABBERMOUTH.NET*. July 29, 2022.

1. Wiederhorn, Jon (October 9, 2002). ["Mudvayne Infected By Insects During 'Not Falling' Shoot"](https://archive.today/20130129130124/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458013/mudvayne-infected-video.jhtml). [MTV News](/source/MTV_News). Archived from [the original](http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458013/mudvayne-infected-video.jhtml) on January 29, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2011.

1. [*Ghost Ship* soundtrack](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288477/soundtrack), imdb.com

## External links

- [Video 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og3qsy4pCaw)
- [Video 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFYgt1oePwY)

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