| Fly Away | |
| Type: | promotional single |
| Artist: | 5 Seconds of Summer |
| Album: | Sounds Good Feels Good |
| Length: | 3:32 |
| Producer: | Feldmann |
"Fly Away" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 14 August 2015 as the first promotional single from their second studio album, Sounds Good Feels Good.[1]
"Fly Away" premiered on Australian radio station Nova 96.9 on 13 August 2015, before it was released for digital download the following day. Fans who pre-ordered their second studio album, Sounds Good Feels Good, would receive the song for free.[2] The track had been teased earlier in March 2015 in a tweet by bassist Calum Hood.[3]
"Fly Away" was written by Calum Hood and Luke Hemmings, as well as John Feldmann who also produced the track. Speaking about the song with Fuse.tv, Feldmann stated,
According to Feldmann, Hood came into the studio and already had the lyrics and melody started, while Hemmings wrote the bridge of the track. He also described the song as a "Foo Fighters, driving, guitar-driven rock tune." "Fly Away" is about, "escaping heart ache, misery and sadness in favour for travelling the world and finding paradise."[4]
Maria Sherman of Fuse.tv stated that the track sounds similar to "2002 Good Charlotte and 2006 All Time Low with a modern twist."[5] Carolyn Menyes of Music Times described the song as early 2000s pop punk, comparing the sound to Jimmy Eat World. She also added, "With a speedy tempo and those signature shouted snarls that fans of 5SOS are all too familiar with, this new track helps to expand 5 Seconds of Summer's exploration of what exactly pop-punk can be in 2015."
"Fly Away" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 100.[6] The song also peaked at number six on the Irish Singles Chart. The track reached number three on the Sweden Digital Song Sales chart.
5 Seconds of Summer
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| Peak position | |
| Sweden Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[7] | 3 |
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