Fly Away (Haddaway song)

"Fly Away" is a song by Trinidadian-German musician Haddaway. It was released on May 29, 1995 as the lead single from his second album, The Drive. The song 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, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

"Fly Away"
Single by Haddaway
from the album The Drive
B-side"Remix"
Released29 May 1995
Recorded1994-1995
GenreEurodance
Length4:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dee Dee Halligan
  • Junior Torello
Haddaway singles chronology
"Rock My Heart"
(1994)		 "Fly Away"
(1995)		 "Catch a Fire"
(1995)
Music video
"Fly Away" on YouTube
Alternative cover
CD maxi - Remixes

Chart performance

"Fly Away" went on becoming a major hit on the charts in Europe, although it didn't reach the same level of success as his first singles. It peaked at number-one in Finland, and managed to climb into the Top 10 in Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Additionally, the single was a Top 20 hit in Austria, Belgium, Scotland, Sweden 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.[1] It also peaked at number 25 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.

Music video

There was made a music video to accompany the song. It was uploaded to YouTube in October 2012. As of August 2020, the video has got more than 2,4 million views.[2]

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

References
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  2. "Haddaway - Fly Away". YouTube. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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  4. "Ultratop.be – Haddaway – Fly Away" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Haddaway – Fly Away" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media.
  8. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
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  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Haddaway – Fly Away". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fly Away". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 18. 6 May 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  13. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Haddaway" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Haddaway – Fly Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (18 June 1995-24 June 1995)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – Haddaway – Fly Away". Singles Top 100.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Haddaway – Fly Away". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. "Fly Away", UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved 4 August 2008)
  19. "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (25 June 1995-01 July 1995)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  20. "Single top 100 over 1995" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  21. 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 13 February 2008)
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