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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)
  • Michael Corcoran
  • CJ Abraham

"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 Dan Schneider, Drake Bell, Michael Corcoran, and CJ Abraham. "Finally Falling" is an upbeat pop rock ballad with lyrics about two people building trust and falling in love. "Finally Falling" peaked at number ten on the US Billboard Kid Digital Song Sales chart.

Release

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"Finally Falling" appeared on the Nickelodeon television sitcom Victorious in an episode titled "Tori the Zombie".[1] In the episode, as part of a competition to record a song with a well-known music producer, Tori (Victoria Justice) is expected to perform "Finally Falling".[1][2] A zombie face mask gets stuck to her face, compromising her ability to perform the track. In the end of the episode, Tori ends up performing the song with Beck (Avan Jogia).[1][2] 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.[3][4][5][6]

Music and lyrics

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"Finally Falling" features lead vocals from Justice,[7] 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.[8]

Musically, music critics have described "Finally Falling" as an upbeat pop rock ballad.[1][2] The song is about two people building trust and finding out that they have feelings for each other as their relationship grows.[1][2] Bob Hoose and Steven Isaac for Plugged In stated 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"[9]

Reception

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Emma Lichtenstein, writing for Study Breaks Magazine described "Finally Falling" as "one of the best songs in the show", describing it as "incredibly upbeat".[1] 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 it makes the "song even more special".[10] Writing for MovieWeb, Israel Olorunnisola put the song at number three on his "Victorious: 10 Songs You Forgot Were Awesome" list, stating that "Finally Falling" is "one of Victorious's best musical moments".[2] Commercially, "Finally Falling" charted at number ten on the Billboard Kid Digital Song Sales chart in the United States.[11]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Finally Falling"
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] 10

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Victorious (Music from the Hit TV Show) [feat. Victoria Justice] - Album on Spotify". Spotify (US). Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  7. ^ N. Bailey-Boorsma, Joanne (January 25, 2021). "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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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