Fly By II

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"Fly By II"
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Single by Blue
from the album All Rise
Released18 March 2002 (2002-03-18)
StudioStargate (Norway)
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stargate
Blue singles chronology
"If You Come Back"
(2001) 		"Fly By II"
(2002) 		"One Love"
(2002)

"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 included the first ever non-album exclusive, "Love R.I.P". The song is a remixed version of the All Rise album track "Fly By", which samples the song "Rise" by Herb Alpert while this song samples from The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize". "Rise" was a number-one hit record in America and was written by Randy "Badazz" Alpert and Andy Armer.

"Fly by II" reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. The song is also notable as being the only song associated with All Rise to be recorded at Blue's famous recording partnership Metropolis Studios, which has been the venue for such recording artists as Madonna and Mick Jagger.

Music video[]

The video for "Fly by II" is a typical video from Blue. It features the lads in a 2001 BMW X5 (E53) 4.4i (E53) (registration number X213 DJM) driving to an underground hangout which includes breakdancing, dominoes and rap battling. The boys then proceed to go upstairs to a rave club, and it then moves to them dancing in the club, while performing which starred Ricky Whittle.

Track listings[]

Charts[]

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom 18 March 2002 (2002-03-18)
  • CD
  • cassette
[23]
Australia 10 June 2002 (2002-06-10) CD [24]

References[]

  1. ^ Fly By II (UK & New Zealand CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. SINCD 33, 7243 5 46361 27.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Fly By II (UK cassette single sleeve). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. SINC 33, 7243 5 46361 41.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Fly By II (European CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. SINCDE 33, 7243 5 46367 21.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Fly By II (UK & European DVD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. SINDVD 33, 7243 4 90508 91.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Fly By II (Australian CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. 7243 5 50734 2 6.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Blue – Fly by II". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blue – Fly by II" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blue – Fly by II" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Blue Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 15. 6 April 2002. p. 11. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blue – Fly by II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blue – Fly by II" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fly by II". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Blue – Fly by II". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 24, saptamina 17.06–23.06, 2002" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 15 February 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blue – Fly by II". Singles Top 100.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blue – Fly by II". Swiss Singles Chart.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  20. ^ "End of Year Charts 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  21. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  22. ^ "British single certifications – Blue – Fly By II". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  23. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 18 March 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 16 March 2002. p. 30. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  24. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 10th June 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 10 June 2002. p. 25. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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