Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz song)

For other uses, see Fly Away (disambiguation).

"Fly Away"
Single by Lenny Kravitz
from the album 5
Released	December 29, 1998 (1998-12-29)
Format	CD single, Maxi single
Genre	Psychedelic rock, funk rock
Length	3:41 (album version) ?:?? (radio edit)
Label	VRA
Writer(s)	Lenny Kravitz
Producer	Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology
"I Belong to You" (1998) "Fly Away" (1998) "American Woman" (1999) Alternative covers UK edition cover

"Fly Away" is a song by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, the fourth single from his 1998 album 5.

Chart performance

"Fly Away" is one of Kravitz's most successful songs to date. The song was a hit in both the United Kingdom and United States. It went to #1 in the United Kingdom, while in USA it reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped both the Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts. In New Zealand it peaked at #8 and was certified gold. The song also helped to expand the success of his album 5 in Europe and earned Kravitz a Grammy Award in 1999 for Best Male Rock Performance.

Peak positions

Chart	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	8
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	3
Dutch Mega Single Top 100	49
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	8
UK Singles Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	12
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	79
US Billboard Hot 100	29

Music video

The music video for the single was directed by Paul Hunter. It features Kravitz and his band playing in a club, surrounded by a crowd dancing to the song, with some of them having fun and others making out. The video is featured on the DVD for Kravitz's Greatest Hits album tour edition.

Appearances in film and television

"Fly Away" was played on the Southwest Airlines commercials in the late 1990s.

Tracklisting

• CD 1

1. "Fly Away" - 3:41
2. "Fly Away" (Live Acoustic) - 4:03
3. "Believe" (Live Acoustic) - 5:14

• CD 2

1. "Fly Away" (Single Edit)
2. "Fly Away" (LP Version)
3. Call Out Hook

UK Edition

1. "Fly Away"
2. "Fly Away" (Live Acoustic)
3. "Believe" (Live Acoustic)

• Non-CD

1. "Fly Away" (Radio Edit) - ?:??

Preceded by "Slide" by Goo Goo Dolls	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single November 21–28, 1998	Succeeded by "Never There" by Cake
Preceded by "Psycho Circus" by Kiss	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single November 7–21, 1998	Succeeded by "Turn the Page" by Metallica
Preceded by "Maria" by Blondie	UK Singles Chart number-one single February 14, 1999 - February 20, 1999	Succeeded by "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears

External links

• Lyrics