[6] NME music critic Kyann-Sian Williams described Drake's vocals as "monotonous and droning" and noted that his high-pitched vocals towards the end of the song starts off well but quickly gets worse as he repeatedly sings: "Falling back on me".
[7] The official music video for "Falling Back", directed by Director X, premiered alongside the release of the song and album on June 17, 2022.
[10] The video also features The Dan Band singing a cover version of Drake's popular song Best I Ever Had.
In the video, "Free YSL" is written in green capital letters to show support for American record label YSL Records, as some of their artists, including Drake's previous collaborators, American rappers Young Thug and Gunna, and some other artists and affiliates of the collective were arrested and held in jail without bond at the time of the release of the song and video after being named in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) indictment in May 2022.
[11] The marriage scene pays homage to the video for hip hop duo UGK's 2007 single, "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)", featuring fellow hip hop duo Outkast.