Fly Girl (Flo song) explained

Fly Girl
Cover:	Fly Girl by FLO.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Flo featuring Missy Elliott
Genre:	R&B
Label:	UMG Island
Lyricist:	Jorja Douglas Melissa Elliott Stella Quaresma Renée Downer Camille Purcell
Composer:	Tre Jean-Marie Uzoechi Emenike Jamal Woon Ryan Ashley James Anderson Rico Santana Corte Ellis
Producer:	LiTek MNEK WhyJay
Chronology:	Flo
Prev Title:	Losing You
Prev Year:	2022
Next Title:	Walk Like This
Next Year:	2024

"Fly Girl" is a song by British girl group Flo featuring American rapper Missy Elliott, released on March 23, 2023, through Island Records. The lyrics were co-written by the group members, Elliott, and Camille Purcell. The composers who participated in the song include Corte Ellis, James Anderson, Jamal Woon, Ryan Ashley, Tre Jean-Marie, and producers MNEK and WhyJay. It interpolates Elliott's 2002 single "Work It".^{[1] [2]}

Background and release

Flo first teased a collaboration with Missy Elliott in July 2022 in an interview with Complex, when asked about dream collaborations.^[3] On March 14, 2023, Flo posted a video through their social media featuring a sample of the song "Work It" alongside a pre-save link on Spotify and Apple Music respectively.^[4]

On March 17, 2023, a new snippet of the group's new song titled "Fly Girl" was presented, where Elliott's voice could be heard, further increasing the rumors. Flo officially announced the song and its release date of 21 March, 2023, confirming the partnership with Missy Elliott.^[5] On March 23, 2023, the song was released along with a music video.^{[6] [7]}

Music video

The official music video was directed by former Beyoncé dancer Tajana Tokyo and was released along with the song on March 23, 2023.^[8] Stella, Renée and Jorja invite their Fly Girls to Flo's club party, where Missy Elliott makes an appearance.^{[6] [9]}

The music video became the last music video to be played on the British music channel Trace Hits directly before its closure on April 27, 2023.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[10]

• Jorja – principal vocalist, songwriting
• Renée – principal vocalist, songwriting
• Stella – principal vocalist, songwriting
• Missy Elliott – featured vocalist, songwriting
• MNEK – production, songwriting
• Joe Gosling – guitar, songwriting
• Tre Jean-Marie – record production, songwriting
• Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineering
• Matt Colton – mastering engineer

Charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"

Peak position
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)^[11]	7
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[12]	20

Accolades

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Accolade	Rank
Billboard	The 50 Best Songs of 2023 So Far
Cosmopolitan	The 20 Best Songs of 2023 So Far
Esquire	The Best Summer Songs of 2023
Seventeen	The 56 Best Songs of 2023 So Far
Rolling Stone	The Best Songs of 2023 So Far

Release history

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Date	Format	Label
Various	March 23, 2023		Island	^[13]

Notes and References

1. Mier . Tomás . 23 March 2023. FLO Effortlessly Honor Old-School R&B With the Help of Missy Elliott on 'Fly Girl' . . 24 March 2023.
2. Web site: FLO team up with Missy Elliott on new single 'Fly Girl'. NME. Williams. Sophie. 23 March 2023. 23 March 2023.
3. Web site: Cagna . Claudia . 26 July 2022. Getting To Know FLO, The UK R&B Outfit Co-Signed By Missy & SZA . . 25 March 2023.
4. Web site: FLO join forces with Missy Elliott for Work It-sampling new single Fly Girl. Official Charts. Griffiths. George. 23 March 2023. 25 March 2023.
5. Web site: Jack. Lynch. 23 March 2023 . Rising UK Girl Band FLO Enlist Missy Elliott for Smooth R&B Bop 'Fly Girl'. 24 March 2023 . Hypebeast.
6. Web site: Flo and Missy Elliott Share Video for New Song 'Fly Girl': Watch. Pitchfork. Ruiz. Matthew Ismael. 23 March 2023. 23 March 2023.
7. Web site: FLO Is Sky High On Their New Single 'Fly Girl,' A Feel-Good Collab With Missy Elliott. Uproxx. Lane. Lexi. 23 March 2023. 25 March 2023.
8. Web site: FLO join forces with Missy Elliott on new single 'Fly Girl'. Cerys. Kenneally. The Line of Best Fit. March 23, 2023. March 25, 2023.
9. Web site: FLO release their first single of 2023, 'Fly Girl' featuring Missy . Siobhain. O'connor. DORK. March 23, 2023. March 25, 2023.
10. Web site: Credits / Fly Girl/ FLO . March 23, 2023 . . March 10, 2023.
11. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of April 19, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. 19 April 2023.
12. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 3 April 2023. 1 April 2023.
13. Web site: Fly Girl (feat. Missy Elliott) by FLO . 2023-03-23 . . 2023-03-24.