Fly (Sugar Ray song)
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| Single by Sugar Ray | ||||
| from the album Floored | ||||
| Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Ska Alternative rock Reggae fusion |
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| Length |
4:08 (original), 4:52 (featuring Super Cat) |
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| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Stan Frazier | |||
| Producer | David Kahne | |||
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"Fly" is a song by rock band Sugar Ray. It appears on their 1997 album Floored twice: one version with reggae artist Super Cat (Track 4) and the other without (Track 13).
The song became the band's first hit, holding the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for four consecutive weeks and spending eight weeks at the #1 spot on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. A single was not released commercially in the US, thus preventing it from charting on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time. The song also reached #1 on Canada's Singles Chart.[1] "Fly" did not sound anything at all like the rest of the tracks on the album, being the only reggae fusion track. As a result of the success of "Fly", Floored sold extremely well and was certified double platinum. However, by the end of 1997, critics skeptical that Sugar Ray could put out another successful song labeled them a one-hit wonder. This assumption was noted and accepted by the band, who in playful defiance, named their next album 14:59 in a reference to Andy Warhol's "15 minutes of fame"; that album became certified triple-platinum and outsold its predecessor.
The song was included on VH1's countdown of the "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s" at number 52.[2]
A cover version was recorded by the band Pinmonkey on their 2002 self-titled album. Four Year Strong also covered the song on their 1990s cover album, Explains It All, featuring Travis McCoy from the band Gym Class Heroes.
The song was featured in the trailer of the 2000 science fiction film "Supernova."[3]
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[edit] Chart positions
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| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Alternative 30 | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 64 |
| UK Singles Chart | 58 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 1 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 | 1 |
| US Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks | 2 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
[edit] See also
- List of RPM number-one singles of 1997
- List of RPM Rock/Alternative number-one singles
- List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 1997 (U.S.)
- Number one modern rock hits of 1997
[edit] References
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 66, No. 6, October 13, 1997". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3355&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/127759/episode_featured_copy.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsNpa5F3Udo
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