Coordinates | 18°49′01″N95°13′05″N |
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Name | Flying Without Wings |
Cover | 3FlyingWithoutWings2.jpg |
Artist | Westlife |
From album | Westlife |
Released | |
Format | CD single |
Recorded | Rokstone Studios, London |
Length | 3:36 |
Genre | Pop |
Label | Sony BMG |
Producer | Steve Mac |
Writer | Wayne Hector / Steve Mac |
Certification | UK Silver, SWE Gold |
Last single | "If I Let You Go"(1999) |
This single | "Flying Without Wings"(1999) |
Next single | "I Have a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun"(1999) |
Misc |
"Flying Without Wings" is a song by Westlife, from their self-titled debut album. The song became an instant hit in the United Kingdom and many parts of the world. The song became the group's third UK number 1 single, spending 13 weeks on charts. It is also one of Westlife's biggest selling number ones to date. The song has received a Silver sales certification in the UK for over 200,000 copies sold. Now, it sold over 390 000 copies. "Flying Without Wings" was also featured on Pokémon: The Movie 2000. In 2002, the band re-recorded the song as a duet with Mexican singer, Cristian Castro and with South Korean pop singer, BoA. The duets were included on their Greatest Hits album which was released in the same year. Both duets were released as singles on their respective areas. In 2004 Westlife released the live version of the song, which was performed on tour in Stockholm, was released as a digital download in 2004 and became the first #1 download single in the UK music history. "That's What Is All About", a track from this single, received an airplay release on Hong Kong and charted at #7. JLS performed the song with Westlife on The X Factor final in 2008. Australian singer Delta Goodrem performed the song with boyfriend and ex-Westlife member, Brian McFadden, on her national Visualise Tour in 2005.
"I came up with a couple of lines for the first verse and then phoned my mama’s house, left it on the answering machine, and said, “Don’t get rid of this!”Upon returning to England, Hector went into the studio to work on the idea with long-time songwriting partner and producer Steve Mac. When the two discussed what the song was about they agreed that, "this is about our wives. This is about the things that make our lives complete." According to Hector the lyrics were completed in about half an hour.
; UK CD2 # "Flying Without Wings" - 3:35 # "That's What It's All About" - 3:20 # "Flying Without Wings" (Acappella) - 3:29
; Asia and Europe CD1 # "Flying Without Wings" - 3:35 # "Everybody Knows" - 3:45
; Asia and Europe CD2 # "Flying Without Wings" - 3:35 # "That's What It's All About" - 3:20 # "Flying Without Wings" (Acappella) - 3:29
; German Single # "Flying Without Wings" - 3:35 # "Everybody Knows" - 3:45 # "That's What It's All About" - 3:20 # "Flying Without Wings" (Video) - 3:40
; Australian Single # "Flying Without Wings" - 3:35 # "I Have A Dream" - 4:06 # "Seasons In The Sun" - 4:10 # "Flying Without Wings" (Video) - 3:40
; Argentinian Single # "Flying Without Wings" - 3:35
; Asian single # "Flying Without Wings" (with BoA) - 3:35
Arranged by (strings) | : Richard Niles |
Arranged by (vocals) | : Steve Mac, Wayne Hector |
Arranged by, mixed by | : Steve Mac |
Artwork by (design) | : Root |
Photography | : Brian Aris |
Bass guitar | : Steve Pearce |
Guitar | : Paul Gendler |
Performer (Choir Md) | : Benny Diggs |
Engineer (Mix) | : Matt Howe |
Engineer, pProgrammed by | : Chris Laws |
Other (management) | : Louis Walsh, Ronan Keating |
Italic title | No |
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Name | Flying Without Wings Karaoke |
Type | video |
Artist | Westlife |
Released | 2000 |
Genre | Pop |
Label | Sony BMG |
Last album | The Westlife Story(1999) |
This album | Flying Without Wings Karaoke(2000) |
Next album | Coast to Coast - Up, Close and Personal(2000) |
A karaoke version of "Flying Without Wings" was released on DVD in 2000 and debuted at #1. It includes easy to read lyrics, photographs & interactive menus, picture sleeve. It has a running time of 45 minutes.
Name | Flying Without Wings |
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Cover | FlyingWithoutWings.jpg |
Artist | Ruben Studdard |
From album | Soulful |
Released | |
Format | CD single |
Genre | Urban contemporary, contemporary R&B; |
Label | J Records |
Writer | Wayne Hector / Steve Mac |
Producer | The Underdogs and Face |
Certification | Gold (RIAA)3× Platinum (CRIA) |
Last single | - |
This single | "Flying Without Wings"(2003) |
Next single | "Superstar"(2003) |
"Flying Without Wings" was covered by American Idol winner Ruben Studdard as his debut single in 2003. The single was released on June 10 and charted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 28. "Flying Without Wings" also gained attention on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, peaking at #13, while it reached #27 on the adult contemporary chart. It was also released in New Zealand and reached #2 behind Clay Aiken. The single had sold 751,000 copies through December 2006. This version of the song also appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol.
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