Английская Википедия:Fly Away (Haddaway song)

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"Fly Away" is a song by Trinidadian-German musician Haddaway, released on May 29, 1995 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 reached the top 10 in Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Chart performance

"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 and on the European Dance Radio Chart, and entered the top 10 also in Denmark (9), Italy (5), 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. 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. It also peaked at number 25 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.

Critical reception

James Hamilton from British magazine Music Week's RM Dance Update described "Fly Away" as a "unhurried crooned Euro galloper".

Music video

There was produced a music video to promote the single. In the video, Haddaway appears in a cell wearing prison clothes. On the wall, there is a picture of a beach. He reads some lines in an old book on his bed. Then the camera appears flying over a desert landscape. A naked Haddaway is seen running through this landscape. He meets a white horse, smells some flowers and bathes in a waterfall. These dreamy scenes outdoors have a bluish tone and are mixed with the singer performing on his cell. Towards the end he comes out of the water, now with his clothes on. He keeps running through the landscape until he reaches a beach. The waves from the sea crashes against the shore. It is the beach from the picture on the wall seen earlier. As the video ends, Haddaway sings the last lines on his cell. The video was later published on YouTube in 2012, and as of May 2023, it had generated more than three million views.

Track listings

• CD single

1. "Fly Away" (radio edit) — 4:04
2. "Fly Away" (extended version) — 6:43

• CD maxi (14 April 1995)

1. "Fly Away" (radio edit) — 4:04
2. "Fly Away" (extended version) — 6:43
3. "Fly Away" (hyper space mix) — 6:23
4. "Fly Away" (maxi-flight-remix) — 5:25
5. "Fly Away" (development corporation mix) — 6:50

• CD maxi - Remixes (12 June 1995)

1. "Fly Away" (Tinman's mile high mix) — 6:11
2. "Fly Away" (sequential one club house remix) — 5:00
3. "Fly Away" ("side by side" mix) — 6:08

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (1995)	Peak position
Denmark (IFPI)	9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	17
Europe (European Dance Radio)	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	1
Italy (Musica e dischi)	5
Lithuania (M-1)	10
Scotland (OCC)	18
UK Singles (OCC)	20
UK Dance (OCC)	25
UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week)	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	95
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	52