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Fly By II
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Wikipedia article
"'Fly By II'" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was released on 18 March 2002 as the fourth and final 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
'UK and New Zealand CD single'
# "Fly By II" 3:48
# "All Rise" (acoustic) 3:40
# "Love R.I.P." 3:38
'UK cassette single and European CD single'
# "Fly By II" 3:48
# "Megamix" 6:56
'UK DVD single'
# "Fly By II" (video) 3:49
# "This Temptation" (Blacksmith RnB radio rub) 4:31
# "A Year in the Life of..." 1:30
'European CD single'
# "Fly By" 3:48
# "Love R.I.P." 3:38
'Australian CD single'
# "Fly By II" 3:49
# "All Rise" (acoustic version) 3:40
# "Love R.I.P." 3:38
# "This Temptation" (Blacksmith RnB rub) 4:30
# "Megamix" 6:56
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the 'All Rise' album booklet.
'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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
References
Category:2001 songs
Category:2002 singles
Category:Blue (English band) songs
Category:Innocent Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Jake Nava
Category:Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers)
Category:Songs written by Hallgeir Rustan
Category:Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
Category:Songs written by Simon Webbe
Category:Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen
Category:Virgin Records singles
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