"Flieger" (English: ″Aircraft″) is a song by German recording artist Helene Fischer. It was written by German singer-songwriter Kristina Bach and Swedish musician Figge Boström for her self-titled eighth studio album (2017), with production overseen by Andreas Herbig and Patrick Salmy along with co-producer Ricardo Munoz. An uplifting dance pop with heavy schlager elements, the song is built around a synthesizer instrumentation and piano riffs. Lyrically, it has its narrator comparing her feelings towards her lover with an aircraft flight.[1]
The song was released as the fourth single from Helene Fischer on 16 March 2018 and became the album's highest-charting single in Switzerland, where it peaked at number 12 on the Swiss Singles Chart.[2] In Germany, the song reached number 19 on the German Singles Chart, becoming Fischer's fifth top 20 entry.[3] German DJ Jay Frog was consulted to produce additional remixes of the song, which appeared on a digital extended play.[1]
