"Falling in Love (Is Hard..." - Aerosmith

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   The database currently states the following comment regarding Aerosmith's "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)":

(dj copies of this cd single featured a rock radio mix (4:00), a top 40 mix (3:20) and the LP version (3:24))

Edtop40 informs me his commercial CD single copy runs 3:30, so I thought I'd pass this along as a supplement to the DJ info above.  I don't know what accounts for the :06 time difference between the stock CD single and the LP version, but I will attempt to look into this and report back with my findings.

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Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "Falling in Love (Is Hard..." - Aerosmith Posted: 31 July 2009 at 6:52pm
	The database currently states the following comment regarding Aerosmith's "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)": (dj copies of this cd single featured a rock radio mix (4:00), a top 40 mix (3:20) and the LP version (3:24)) Edtop40 informs me his commercial CD single copy runs 3:30, so I thought I'd pass this along as a supplement to the DJ info above. I don't know what accounts for the :06 time difference between the stock CD single and the LP version, but I will attempt to look into this and report back with my findings.

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 July 2009 at 7:51pm
	Todd, I recently became curious about the different mixes available and obtained a Columbia Promo CD single (CSK 9412). On mine... Track 1 - The Rock radio mix, listed as 3:24, runs 3:22. Track 2 - The Top 40 mix, listed as 3:22, runs 3:20. Track 3 - The album version, listed as 3:25, runs 3:24.

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 July 2009 at 7:55pm
	Oh, to add, to me, tracks 1 and 2 sound the same. Despite being a promo single, it is not censored and still says "ass in a sling."

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 July 2009 at 8:02pm
	well...upon further review......my commercial cd single actually runs 3:25 or maybe even 3:24, because the fade is so subtle.....the 3:30 run time is what shows up when you put the cd single into the computer......my mistake fellas......i'm usually pretty precise, but i must have been asleep when asked about this one.....
	edtop40

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 260	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 July 2009 at 8:07pm
	One way to find out subtle mix differences is to drop them both into the multi-tracker, layered so that they line up exactly, and invert one of them. As long as they run at the exact same speed, the parts that are identical will cancel, and you'll be left with what's different. Edited by aaronk

Paul C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 October 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 28	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul C Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 August 2009 at 10:13am
	The only single format in which I have this song is the U.S. commercial 7-inch single. There are at least two differences between it and the track on my Canadian Nine Lives CD. The 7-inch single does not have the studio talk and count off before the song starts and, unlike on the CD, the 'f' word at about (1:20) is censored. I timed the 7-inch single at (3:21) but because of the subtle fade Ed pointed out it may actually be a second or two longer.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 260	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 August 2009 at 9:44pm
	I was able to spot at least one mix difference between the "Rock" and "Top 40" mixes. During the last chorus of the "Top 40 Mix" there is a guitar overdub that is not present in the "Rock Mix."

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 August 2009 at 6:37pm
	Good catch, Aaron. And Paul C is right... The LP version of "Falling in Love..." does contain the "f" word at 1:21 on the promo CD single (though it's somewhat buried behind the loud guitars). Perhaps Ed or anyone else who has a U.S. commercial single copy could let us know whether or not it contains the "f" word.

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 August 2009 at 9:49pm
	Ed was kind enough to send me a dub of his "Falling in Love" commmercial CD single copy. After performing a direct A/B comparison, I've concluded that the single and album version are 100% identical and both are uncensored.

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 February 2010 at 2:01pm
	on my commercial cd single which runs 3:25, the "f" word is indecipherable because of the guitars...unless someone on the board pointed it out, i wouldn't have known what it was....so it could be uncensored or censored
	edtop40