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"My Whole World Is Falling Down" is a song written by Bill Anderson and Jerry Crutchfield and performed by Brenda Lee. Its chorus is based on the nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down".[1] The song reached #8 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.[2] The song is featured on her 1964 album, By Request.[3] The song also reached #16 in Australia.

"My Whole World Is Falling Down"
Single by Brenda Lee
from the album 'By Request'
A-side	"I Wonder"
Released	8 July 1963
Recorded	9 April 1963
Genre	Pop
Length	1:52
Label	Decca 31510
Songwriter(s)	Bill Anderson, Jerry Crutchfield
Producer(s)	Owen Bradley
Brenda Lee singles chronology
"Losing You" (1963) "My Whole World Is Falling Down" (1963) "The Grass Is Greener" (1963)

Brenda Lee's recording of the song appeared in the 1982 Costa-Gavras film Missing.

Sylvie Vartan version (in French)

"Si je chante"
Single by Sylvie Vartan
from the album À Nashville
Released	1963 (1963)
Label	RCA Victor
Sylvie Vartan singles chronology
"I'm watching" (1963) "Si je chante" (1963) "La plus belle pour aller danser" (1964)

Sylvie Vartan released a French version titled "Si je chante" as part of an eponymous EP in 1963.[4]

In France her version of the song spent three weeks on the singles sales chart (from 18 to 31 January and from 8 to 14 February 1964).[5]

Charts

Chart (1963–1964)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6]	6
France (singles sales)[5]	1
Spain Promusicae[7]	1
Swiss Hitparade[8]	8

Other versions

• Donald Lautrec released a French cover "Ce serait la fin du monde" in 1963.
• Mona Gustafsson covered the song on her 1979 album En stund till.[9]
• Siniestro Total released a Spanish cover "Si yo canto" in 1984.

See also

• List of number-one singles of 1964 (France)

References

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