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{{short description|1995 single by Haddaway}} |
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| name = Fly Away |
| name = Fly Away |
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| B-side = Remix |
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| released = 29 May 1995 |
| released = 29 May 1995 |
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*[[7" single]] |
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*[[12" single]] |
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*[[CD single]] |
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*[[CD maxi]] |
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*[[cassette single]] |
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| genre = [[Eurodance]] |
| genre = [[Eurodance]] |
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| length = 4:04 |
| length = 4:04 |
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| label = *Scorpio |
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*Scorpio |
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*[[Polygram]] |
*[[Polygram]] |
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| writer = |
| writer = *Richard W. Palmer-James |
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*Richard W. Palmer-James |
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*[[Dee Dee Halligan]] |
*[[Dee Dee Halligan]] |
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*Junior Torello |
*Junior Torello |
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| producer = *Dee Dee Halligan |
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*Dee Dee Halligan |
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*Junior Torello |
*Junior Torello |
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| prev_title = [[Stir It Up#Haddaway song|Stir It Up]] |
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| prev_year = 1994 |
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| next_title = [[Catch a Fire (song)|Catch a Fire]] |
| next_title = [[Catch a Fire (song)|Catch a Fire]] |
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"'''Fly Away'''" is a song by Trinidadian-German musician [[Haddaway]] |
"'''Fly Away'''" is a song by Trinidadian-German musician [[Haddaway]], released on May 29, 1995 by Scorpio and [[Polygram]] as the lead single from his second album, ''[[The Drive (album)|The Drive]]'' (1995). It was written by [[Dee Dee Halligan]], Richard W. Palmer-James and Junior Torello, and produced by Halligan and Torello. As with several of Haddaway's singles, another [[CD maxi]] was commercialized a few months after the first release. The song was a number-one hit in Finland and a top-10 hit in Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The music video for "Fly Away" features the singer in a prison cell. |
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==Chart performance== |
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"Fly Away" went on becoming a notable hit on the charts across Europe, although it didn't reach the same level of success as his first singles. It peaked at number-one in Finland<ref name="finland">{{cite book | first= Jake | last= Nyman |year= 2005 | title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja | edition= 1st | publisher=Tammi | location= Helsinki| isbn= 951-31-2503-3 | language= Finnish }}</ref> and on the [[European Dance Radio Chart]],<ref name="europeandanceradio">{{cite magazine|title=European Dance Radio|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-06-10.pdf|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=12|issue=23|date=10 June 1995|page=22|accessdate=21 April 2023}}</ref> and entered the top 10 also in Denmark (9),<ref name="denmark">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-05-13.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=12|issue=19|date=13 May 1995|page=25|accessdate=28 February 2018}}</ref> Italy (5),<ref name="italy">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-05-06.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=12|issue=18|page=21|date=6 May 1995|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> Lithuania, the Netherlands (9) and Switzerland (9). Additionally, the single was a top-20 hit in Austria (16), Belgium (15), Scotland (18), Sweden (14) and the United Kingdom, as well as on the [[Eurochart Hot 100]], where it reached number 17 in May 1995.<ref name="eurocharthot100">{{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-05-27.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=12|issue=21|date=27 May 1995|page=31|accessdate=6 September 2021}}</ref> On the [[UK Singles Chart]], "Fly Away" reached its highest position as number 20 in its first week on the chart, on June 18, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 18 June 1995 - 24 June 1995|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19950618/7501/|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref> It also peaked at number 25 on the [[UK Dance Singles Chart]]<ref name="ukdancechart">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19950625/104/|title=Official UK Dance Singles Chart (25 June 1995-01 July 1995)|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> and number 13 on the ''[[Record Mirror]]'' UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart.<ref name="ukonapoptip">{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-06-03.pdf |title= The ''RM'' on a Pop Tip Club Chart |magazine= [[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental insert) |date= 3 June 1995 |page= 10 |accessdate= 6 September 2021}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
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[[James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)|James Hamilton]] from British magazine ''[[Music Week]]'''s ''RM'' Dance Update described "Fly Away" as a "unhurried crooned Euro galloper".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Dj directory |magazine= [[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental insert) |date= 10 June 1995 |page= 11 |accessdate= 9 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-06-10.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}</ref> Paul Moody from ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' said it "is the sort of tedious Euroslush you'd expect minus the existential angst that made '[[What Is Love]]' so groovy."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Moody|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53568885082/|title=Long Play|magazine=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=7 October 1995|page=48|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> |
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==Music video== |
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In the music video for "Fly Away", Haddaway appears sitting alone in a prison cell. On the wall is a picture of a beach. He reads some lines in an old book, then the camera appears flying over a desert landscape. A naked Haddaway runs through this landscape, where he meets a white horse, smells some flowers and bathes in a waterfall. These dreamy outdoor scenes have a bluish tone. As he keeps running, he reaches a beach, where the waves crashes against the shore. It appears to be the same beach from the picture on the wall in his cell. The video was later made available on [[Tony Hendrik#Coconut_Records|Coconut Records]] official [[YouTube]] channel in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHHnNQN28v0|title=Haddaway - Fly Away|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=17 October 2012|accessdate=15 March 2024}}</ref> |
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==Track listings== |
==Track listings== |
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'''CD single''' |
* '''CD single''' |
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# "Fly Away" (radio edit) — 4:04 |
# "Fly Away" (radio edit) — 4:04 |
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# "Fly Away" (extended version) — 6:43 |
# "Fly Away" (extended version) — 6:43 |
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'''CD maxi (14 April 1995)''' |
* '''CD maxi (14 April 1995)''' |
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# "Fly Away" (radio edit) — 4:04 |
# "Fly Away" (radio edit) — 4:04 |
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# "Fly Away" (extended version) — 6:43 |
# "Fly Away" (extended version) — 6:43 |
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# "Fly Away" (development corporation mix) — 6:50 |
# "Fly Away" (development corporation mix) — 6:50 |
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'''CD maxi - Remixes (12 June 1995)''' |
* '''CD maxi - Remixes (12 June 1995)''' |
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# "Fly Away" (Tinman's mile high mix) — 6:11 |
# "Fly Away" (Tinman's mile high mix) — 6:11 |
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# "Fly Away" (sequential one club house remix) — 5:00 |
# "Fly Away" ([[ATB (DJ)|sequential one]] club house remix) — 5:00 |
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# "Fly Away" ("side by side" mix) — 6:08 |
# "Fly Away" ("side by side" mix) — 6:08 |
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|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company]])<ref>"Fly Away", UK Singles Chart [https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/This%20Summer Official Charts Company] (Retrieved 4 August 2008)</ref> |
|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>"Fly Away", UK Singles Chart [https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/This%20Summer Official Charts Company] (Retrieved 4 August 2008)</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{MetroLyrics song|haddaway|fly-away}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> |
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Released | 29 May 1995 | |||
Genre | Eurodance | |||
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"Fly Away" is a song by Trinidadian-German musician Haddaway, released on May 29, 1995 by Scorpio and Polygram as the lead single from his second album, The Drive (1995). It was written by Dee Dee Halligan, Richard W. Palmer-James and Junior Torello, and produced by Halligan and Torello. As with several of Haddaway's singles, another CD maxi was commercialized a few months after the first release. The song was a number-one hit in Finland and a top-10 hit in Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The music video for "Fly Away" features the singer in a prison cell.
Chart performance
[edit]"Fly Away" went on becoming a notable hit on the charts across Europe, although it didn't reach the same level of success as his first singles. It peaked at number-one in Finland[1] and on the European Dance Radio Chart,[2] and entered the top 10 also in Denmark (9),[3] Italy (5),[4] Lithuania, the Netherlands (9) and Switzerland (9). Additionally, the single was a top-20 hit in Austria (16), Belgium (15), Scotland (18), Sweden (14) and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number 17 in May 1995.[5] On the UK Singles Chart, "Fly Away" reached its highest position as number 20 in its first week on the chart, on June 18, 1995.[6] It also peaked at number 25 on the UK Dance Singles Chart[7] and number 13 on the Record Mirror UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]James Hamilton from British magazine Music Week's RM Dance Update described "Fly Away" as a "unhurried crooned Euro galloper".[9] Paul Moody from NME said it "is the sort of tedious Euroslush you'd expect minus the existential angst that made 'What Is Love' so groovy."[10]
Music video
[edit]In the music video for "Fly Away", Haddaway appears sitting alone in a prison cell. On the wall is a picture of a beach. He reads some lines in an old book, then the camera appears flying over a desert landscape. A naked Haddaway runs through this landscape, where he meets a white horse, smells some flowers and bathes in a waterfall. These dreamy outdoor scenes have a bluish tone. As he keeps running, he reaches a beach, where the waves crashes against the shore. It appears to be the same beach from the picture on the wall in his cell. The video was later made available on Coconut Records official YouTube channel in 2012.[11]
Track listings
[edit]- CD single
- "Fly Away" (radio edit) — 4:04
- "Fly Away" (extended version) — 6:43
- CD maxi (14 April 1995)
- "Fly Away" (radio edit) — 4:04
- "Fly Away" (extended version) — 6:43
- "Fly Away" (hyper space mix) — 6:23
- "Fly Away" (maxi-flight-remix) — 5:25
- "Fly Away" (development corporation mix) — 6:50
- CD maxi - Remixes (12 June 1995)
- "Fly Away" (Tinman's mile high mix) — 6:11
- "Fly Away" (sequential one club house remix) — 5:00
- "Fly Away" ("side by side" mix) — 6:08
Charts
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ a b "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 23. 10 June 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 19. 13 May 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 18. 6 May 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 21. 27 May 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 18 June 1995 - 24 June 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (25 June 1995-01 July 1995)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b "The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 3 June 1995. p. 10. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, James (10 June 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Moody, Paul (7 October 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 48. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Haddaway - Fly Away". YouTube. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Haddaway – Fly Away" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Haddaway – Fly Away" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Haddaway – Fly Away" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Haddaway – Fly Away" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Haddaway – Fly Away" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fly Away". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. 18 June 1995. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Haddaway" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Haddaway – Fly Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (18 June 1995-24 June 1995)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Haddaway – Fly Away". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Haddaway – Fly Away". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Fly Away", UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved 4 August 2008)
- ^ "Single top 100 over 1995" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 13 February 2008)