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"Fly Like an Eagle" is a song written by American musician Steve Miller for the album of the same name.[1] The song was released in the United Kingdom in August 1976 and in the United States in December 1976.[2] It went to number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 12, 1977. The single edit can be found on Greatest Hits (1974–1978). It is often played in tandem with "Space Intro". On the album, the song segues into "Wild Mountain Honey".

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History

The band first performed the song in 1973[3] while performing at New York City's Felt Forum on a bill with The Marshall Tucker Band, Buddy Guy, and Junior Wells.[4]

An earlier 1973 version features a more bluesy and less funk-inspired rhythm, with the guitar taking the synthesizer parts (albeit with similar delay effects).[5] The lyrics are slightly different, indicating that the place the eagle wants to fly away from is a Native American reservation. The final, funk-inspired album version pays homage to "Slippin' into Darkness" by War (1971).

It was re-recorded for the eponymous album released in 1976.[3]

The intro riff was first used in a slightly different form on Miller's 1969 track "My Dark Hour" (which featured Paul McCartney).

Reception

The original Steve Miller Band version sold over one million copies.[6] The Seal version had sold over 300,000 units as of April 5, 1997.[7]

Billboard described the Steve Miller Band version as "uncharacteristically thoughtful, but rivetingly attention grabbing."[8] Cash Box said that the single edit "preserves the high points of the original while cutting the time just about in half."[9]

Other uses

Personnel

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1976–1977) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 2
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 38
US Best Selling Soul Singles (Billboard)[13] 20
US Cash Box Top 100[14] 3

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Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Rank
Canada[15] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 28
US Cash Box Top 100[17] 50

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Seal version

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Twenty years after Miller's original version, English singer Seal covered "Fly Like an Eagle" for the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam, sampling Miller's original "Space Intro" parts in the song's chorus. This version peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Seal's final Hot 100 top 10 to date), number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, and number two on the Canadian RPM 100 chart.

According to Seal, the executive producer of the Space Jam soundtrack, Dominique Trenier, asked him to record it. D'Angelo, who was managed by Trenier, played keyboards on the song. Seal said that Steve Miller approved of the cover version and at one point called him "thanking me and saying that was the best cover of the song that he had heard."[18]

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard felt that the soundtrack to Space Jam "is off to a roaring start, thanks to this faithfully funky rendition of Steve Miller's classic rocker. [...] After the solemn tone of his own compositions in recent years, Seal clearly sounds like he's having a blast as he cruises through the track's rubbery bassline and space-age synths." He added, "In fact, listen closely, and you will catch him vamping a few lines from his breakthrough hit, "Crazy", toward the end."[19] Daina Darzin from Cash Box stated that "you couldn't ask for a more perfect take on the song, which Seal makes even more spacey, swirling and effortlessly gorgeous than the original."[20] Matt Diehl from Entertainment Weekly gave the song a B, writing, "Aside from some funky scatting and a dash of hip-hop rhythm, the soul slickster doesn't add much to Steve Miller's '70s classic-rock classic. Seal does get points for good taste in cover material, though: The song's ethereal synthesizer squiggles, wah-wah guitars, and soaring chorus sound great in the '90s. The latest fast break on the charts from the Space Jam soundtrack, it's perfect music for Michael Jordan to slam to."[21]

Personnel

  • Seal – vocals, guitar, producer
  • Earl Harvin – drums
  • Armando Colon – bass guitar, keyboards
  • D'Angelo – keyboards
  • Nile Rodgers – guitar
  • Rashad Smith – additional production
  • Tim Weidner – engineer, mixing
  • Glen Marchese – additional engineering
  • Paul Falcone – assistant engineer
  • Greg Thompson, Rob Feeney, David Goodermouth – additional assistant engineers


Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[22] 81
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[23] 49
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[24] 18

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Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Rank
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[25] 47
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[26] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 79
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[28] 40
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[29] 78

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Other cover versions

Additional information

References

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