"Fly Me Away" | ||||
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Single by Goldfrapp | ||||
from the album Supernature | ||||
B-side | "Boys Will Be Boys" | |||
Released | 1 May 2006 | |||
Format | CD, Digital download, 12-inch, DVD | |||
Recorded | 2004 in Bath, England | |||
Genre | Electroclash | |||
Length |
4:25 (album version) 3:37 (single version) |
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Label | Mute | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory | |||
Producer(s) | Goldfrapp, Gregory | |||
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Alternative covers | ||||
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"Fly Me Away" is an electronic song performed by British group Goldfrapp. The song was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo's third album Supernature (2005). The song features a synthesizer and orchestral arrangement and was written about the need to escape from the troubles of daily life.
The song was released as the album's fourth single in May 2006 to positive reviews from music critics. It was a modest commercial success, reaching the top forty in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The song has been remixed a number of times and was featured in advertising campaigns for the US retail company Target.
"Fly Me Away" is a mid-tempo electronic song about the need to escape from the troubles of daily life. It was composed as a collaborative effort between Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory in late 2004 in a rented cottage in the countryside of Bath, England. The song was written and recorded while Goldfrapp and Gregory were "jamming in the recording studio, bouncing song ideas off each other". "Fly Me Away" is written in the common verse-chorus form and features instrumentation from synthesizers and an orchestra that was conducted by Nick Ingman.
The North American digital EP featured a cover version of "Boys Will Be Boys" as its B-side. The song was originally performed by British rock group The Ordinary Boys.