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2013 single by Tessanne Chin
"
Tumbling Down
" is the coronation song of
The Voice
Season 5
winner
Tessanne Chin
. The song is written by
Ryan Tedder
of
OneRepublic
[1]
and serves as Chin's first official single after her win, although she has had some unofficial independent singles released earlier in her career and some of her performances on the show have charted. It is the first track on Chin's major label debut album,
Count on My Love
.
Background
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After signing on as
The Voice'
s first-ever in-house producer and songwriter, Ryan Tedder and his songwriting partner
Noel Zancanella
penned "Tumbling Down" for the winner of Season 5 of
The Voice
. After admittedly having difficulty writing for the three potential winners, they decided to roll the dice and write the song with Tessanne Chin in mind, based on her prior success on the iTunes charts. With a personal dislike for traditional "this is my moment"
American Idol
-esque coronation songs, Tedder and his partner instead opted to write a song people can relate to that they would pitch to artists of the caliber of
Rihanna
or
Kelly Clarkson
.
[2]
The song is an original composition for the winner of
The Voice
, only the second after
Javier Colon
's song "
Stitch by Stitch
" in
Season 1
. The winner's songs from the previous seasons were all covers of well-known hits, namely: "
I Believe I Can Fly
" by
R. Kelly
performed by
Season 2
winner
Jermaine Paul
, "
Cry
" by
Faith Hill
performed by
Season 3
winner
Cassadee Pope
, and "
Born to Fly
" by
Sara Evans
performed by
Season 4
winner
Danielle Bradbery
.
Live performances
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On December 18, 2013, the night after winning
Season 5
of
The Voice
, Chin performed "Tumbling Down" on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
. The following day, during her extensive post-victory media run, she performed the song on a variety of stages, including
Live! with Kelly and Michael
,
[3]
Entertainment Weekly
,
[4]
and
Access Hollywood
. On December 30, 2013, she performed the song on
KTLA
.
[5]
Joined by runners-up Jacquie Lee and
Will Champlin
, she performed the song at the annual
Rose Parade
on January 1, 2014 atop the first ever
The Voice
float.
[6]
On January 4, 2014, she performed a reggae-flavored remix of the song during her set at
reggae
/
dancehall
star
Shaggy
's benefit concert
Shaggy and Friends
.
[7]
On January 25, 2014, she performed the song at Lure Nightclub in Hollywood for an audience of label and publishing executives as well as media.
[8]
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