# Watch Me Fall

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Watch Me Fall
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Jay Reatard](/source/Jay_Reatard)
| cover      = Jay Reatard Watch Me Fall.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = August 4, 2009<ref name="allmusic" />
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Garage rock](/source/Garage_rock), [indie rock](/source/indie_rock), [power pop](/source/power_pop), [punk rock](/source/punk_rock)
| length     = 32:17
| language   = [English](/source/English_language)
| label      = [Matador Records](/source/Matador_Records)
| producer   =
| prev_title = [Blood Visions](/source/Blood_Visions)
| prev_year  = 2006
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}

'''''Watch Me Fall''''' is the second and final solo studio [album](/source/album) by [Jay Reatard](/source/Jay_Reatard). It was released on August 4, 2009 by [Matador Records](/source/Matador_Records).<ref name="allmusic" />

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| ADM = 7.0/10<ref name="adm">{{Cite web |title=''Watch Me Fall'' by Jay Reatard reviews |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1111/Jay-Reatard-Watch-Me-Fall.aspx |access-date=2026-03-16 |website= |publisher=AnyDecentMusic?}}</ref>
| MC = 76/100<ref name="metacritic"/>
|rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1612338|pure_url=yes}}|title=Watch me Fall > Overview|work=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)|accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound)''
|rev2score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14591/reviews/4137633|title=Review : Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall : Release : Releases: Drowned in Sound|work=[Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound)|author=Lukowski, Andrzej|date=August 19, 2009|accessdate=August 24, 2009|archive-date=August 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823023757/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14591/reviews/4137633|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)''
|rev3score = A−<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20297444,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816001559/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20297444,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 16, 2009|title=Watch Me Fall - Music Review - Entertainment Weekly|work=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|author=Vozick-Levinson, Simon|accessdate=August 24, 2009|date=August 12, 2009}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[MusicOMH](/source/MusicOMH)''
|rev4score= {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="musicomh">{{Cite web |last=Cragg |first=Micheal |title=Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall |url=https://www.musicomh.com/albums/jay-reatard-2_0709.htm |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=[MusicOMH](/source/MusicOMH)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707234052/https://www.musicomh.com/albums/jay-reatard-2_0709.htm |archivedate=7 July 2009|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[NME](/source/NME)''
|rev5score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/10756|title=Jay Reatard - Album review: Jay Reatard - 'Watch Me Fall' - Album Reviews - NME.com|date=August 11, 2009|work=[NME](/source/NME)|author=Haynes, Gavin|accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media)''
|rev6score = 7.9/10<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13371-watch-me-fall/ Review] at [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media)</ref>
|rev7 = ''[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)''
|rev7score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/109288-jay-reatard-watch-me-fall/|title=Jay Reatard: Watch Me Fall < Reviews:PopMatters|date=August 13, 2009|accessdate=August 24, 2009|work=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)|author=Tartanella, Emily}}</ref>
|rev8 = ''[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)''
|rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1817|title=Jay Reatard:Watch Me Fall: Music Review: Slant Magazine|work=[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)|author=Cataldo, Jesse|date=August 12, 2009|accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref>
|rev9 = ''[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))''
|rev9score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/jay-reatard-watch-me-fall-matador|work=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))|title=Jay Reatard, 'Watch Me Fall' (Matador): Spin Magazine Online|author=Gross, Joe|date=August 8, 2009|accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref>
|rev10 = ''[The Toronto Star](/source/The_Toronto_Star)''
|rev10score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/682307|newspaper=[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)|title=Watch Me Fall: Jay Reatard: CD Review: Pop|author-link=Ben Rayner|last=Rayner|first=Ben|date=August 18, 2009|accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref>
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Initial critical response to ''Watch Me Fall'' was positive. At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a [normalized](/source/Standard_score) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an [average](/source/weighted_mean) score of 76 based on 23 reviews.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/watch-me-fall/jay-reatard | title=Watch Me Fall reviews at Metacritic.com | work=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) | publisher=CNET Networks, Inc | accessdate=September 23, 2009}}</ref>

The album briefly entered the U.S. Billboard 200, peaking at 182.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jay-reatard/|title=Jay Reatard|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| total_length = 32:17
| title1 = It Ain't Gonna Save Me
| length1 = 2:22
| title2 = Before I Was Caught
| length2 = 2:07
| title3 = Man of Steel
| length3 = 2:31
| title4 = Can't Do It Anymore
| length4 = 1:45
| title5 = Faking It
| length5 = 1:56
| title6 = I'm Watching You
| length6 = 3:46
| title7 = Wounded
| length7 = 2:36
| title8 = Rotten Mind
| length8 = 2:19
| title9 = Nothing Now
| length9 = 2:43
| title10 = My Reality
| length10 = 2:43
| title11 = Hang Them All
| length11 = 3:40
| title12 = There Is No Sun
| length12 = 3:49
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes bonus track
| total_length = 34:01
| title13 = Tiny Little Home
| length13 = 1:44
}}

== Musicians ==

* [Jay Reatard](/source/Jay_Reatard) – vocals and all instruments, except:
* [Billy Hayes](/source/Billy_Hayes_(musician)) – drums on tracks 6, 7, 8, 11
* Jonathan Kirkscey – cello on tracks 11, 12

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Metacritic album}}

{{Jay Reatard}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:2009 albums
Category:Jay Reatard albums
Category:Matador Records albums

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