Fly Away (Haddaway song)
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"Fly Away" is a 1995 song recorded by the Trinidadian
eurodance
and house
musician
Haddaway
. It was the first single
from his second album The Drive and was released in April 1995. As for several Haddaway's singles, another CD maxi was commercialized a few months after the first release.
The song was a hit in several countries, particularly in Switzerland
, the Netherlands and Israel
where it reached the top 10. However, it achieved a minor success in France
and Belgium
.
CD maxi (April 14, 1995)
CD maxi - Remixes (June 12, 1995)
Trinidad and Tobago
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eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
and house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
musician
Musician
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Haddaway
Haddaway
Nestor Alexander Haddaway , better known by his stage name Haddaway, is a Trinidadian-German singer. He is most famous for his worldwide 1993 hit, "What Is Love".- Early life :...
. It was the first single
Single (music)
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from his second album The Drive and was released in April 1995. As for several Haddaway's singles, another CD maxi was commercialized a few months after the first release.
The song was a hit in several countries, particularly in Switzerland
Switzerland
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, the Netherlands and Israel
Israel
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where it reached the top 10. However, it achieved a minor success in France
France
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and Belgium
Belgium
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.
Track listings
CD single- "Fly Away" (radio edit) — 4:04
- "Fly Away" (extended version) — 6:43
CD maxi (April 14, 1995)
- "Fly Away" (radio edit) — 4:04
- "Fly Away" (extended version) — 6:43
- "Fly Away" (hyper space mix) — 6:23
- "Fly Away" (maxi-flight-remix) — 5:25
- "Fly Away" (development corporation mix) — 6:50
CD maxi - Remixes (June 12, 1995)
- "Fly Away" (Tinman's mile high mix) — 6:11
- "Fly Away" (sequential one club house remix) — 5:00
- "Fly Away" ("side by side" mix) — 6:08
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart | 16 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 15 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 29 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
9 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 23 |
| German Singles Chart | 25 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 28 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 14 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart | 20 |
| End of year chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Top 40 | 95 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 52 |