Fly By II

"Fly By II"
Single by Blue
from the album All Rise
Released18 March 2002 (2002-03-18)
StudioStarGate (Norway)
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Mikkel SE
  • Hallgeir Rustan
  • Tor Erik Hermansen
  • Simon Webbe
Producer(s)StarGate
Blue singles chronology
"If You Come Back"
(2001) 		"Fly By II"
(2002) 		"Best in Me"
(2002)

"Fly By II" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was released on 18 March 2002 as the fourth single from their debut studio album, All Rise (2001). The release includes the band's first non-album exclusive, "Love R.I.P". "Fly By II" is a remixed version of the All Rise album track "Fly By", which samples the song "Rise" by Herb Alpert, while the remix samples from the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize". The remix reached number six on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The video for "Fly by II" features Blue in a 2001 BMW X5 (E53) 4.4i, driving to an underground hangout, where the patrons partake in breakdancing, dominoes and rap battling. The members of Blue then proceed to go upstairs to a rave club, where they dance while performing. The video featured an appearance by Ricky Whittle.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the All Rise album booklet.[6]

Studios

  • Recorded and mixed at StarGate Studios (Norway)
  • Vocals recorded at Metropolis Studios (London, England)
  • Additional vocals recorded at Studio 1 (Oslo, Norway)
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) and Sony Music Studios (London, England)

Personnel

  • StarGate – production
    • Mikkel SE – writing, all instruments
    • Hallgeir Rustan – writing, all instruments
    • Tor Erik Hermansen – writing, all instruments
  • Simon Webbe – writing
  • Blue – all vocals
  • Neil Tucker – engineering
  • Chris Sansom – additional vocals engineering
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • John Davis – mastering

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Fly By II"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Fly By II"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 18 March 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
[28]
Australia 10 June 2002 CD [29]
Canada 11 June 2002 CD Virgin [30]

References

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  2. ^ Fly By II (UK cassette single sleeve). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. SINC 33, 7243 5 46361 41.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Fly By II (UK DVD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. SINDVD 33, 7243 4 90508 91.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  5. ^ Fly By II (Australian CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. 7243 5 50734 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ All Rise (UK CD album booklet). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2001. CDSIN 8, 7243 8 11415 02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  27. ^ "British single certifications – Blue – Fly By II". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  28. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 18 March 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 16 March 2002. p. 30. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  29. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 10th June 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 10 June 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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