Fly (Nickelback song)
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"Fly" is the only single from Nickelback
's debut Curb
.. A music video was shot for it, also a first for the band. The drums featured in the song were played by the original drummer, Brandon Kroeger. "Fly" was played on local radio stations, but wasn't very successful. The single did not charted.
Horsey
, and clips from the film were used in the music video for the song, intercut with footage of the band performing. The clips with the band were filmed in a studio out at the Justice Institute of British Columbia
. The music video was released on July 13, 1996. Much Music was the only channel to ever show it upon initial release.
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
's debut Curb
Curb (album)
Curb is the first studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. Originally self-released by the band on May 1, 1996, the album was later reissued by Roadrunner in 2002, with a different album cover. The songs "Where?", "Fly", "Left" and "Window Shopper" had previously been released on the band's...
.. A music video was shot for it, also a first for the band. The drums featured in the song were played by the original drummer, Brandon Kroeger. "Fly" was played on local radio stations, but wasn't very successful. The single did not charted.
Meaning
It is about Chad Kroeger as a kid, asking where bad men go when they die, and his mother tells him that they grow wings and they fly to Heaven or Hell. He is still mystified, though, and he wants to try to "fly" using his father's gun to kill himself to see where he goes.Music video
"Fly" was featured in the Canadian independent filmIndependent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
Horsey
Horsey
-Places:The name comes from Anglo-Saxon "hors-eg" and means horse-island.* Horsey, Norfolk* Horsey, Somerset* Horsey Down, near Lechlade* Horsey Island, near Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex* Horsey Island, Devon, a nature reserve near Braunton...
, and clips from the film were used in the music video for the song, intercut with footage of the band performing. The clips with the band were filmed in a studio out at the Justice Institute of British Columbia
Justice Institute of British Columbia
The Justice Institute of British Columbia is a public, post-secondary educational institution in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, that is focused on training professionals in the justice, public safety and social services fields...
. The music video was released on July 13, 1996. Much Music was the only channel to ever show it upon initial release.