Fly Too High Explained

Fly Too High
Cover:Fly_Too_High_-_Janis_Ian.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Janis Ian
Album:Night Rains
B-Side:Night Rains
Released:October 12, 1979 (UK)[1]
Recorded:1979
Genre:Pop
Label:Columbia Records
Producer:Harold Faltermeyer
Prev Title:You Are Love
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Here Comes the Night
Next Year:1980

"Fly Too High" is a song by Janis Ian. It is a track from her 1979 LP, Night Rains.

The song became a modest hit in the UK (#44), a major hit in Australia (#7) and The Netherlands (#5), and a number-one hit in South Africa.

"Fly Too High" was written and recorded for the film Foxes, and it is included on the soundtrack.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1979-1980)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 7
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[3] 1
US Billboard Dance Club Songs[4] 30

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 62
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 39
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] 16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Promo disc with release date. . September 1979 .
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 145. 0-646-11917-6.
  3. Web site: SA Charts 1965–March 1989. September 5, 2018.
  4. Billboard > Janis Ian Chart History > Dance Club Songs. Billboard. January 14, 2020. October 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231014021309/https://www.billboard.com/artist/janis-ian/chart-history/dsi/. live.
  5. Web site: Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > National Top 100 Singles for 1980. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. January 14, 2020.
  6. Web site: dutchcharts.nl > JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1980. Dutch. Hung Medien. January 14, 2020. October 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018115542/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1980&cat=s. live.
  7. Web site: The Official NZ Music Charts > End of Year Charts 1980. Recorded Music NZ. January 14, 2020. May 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190524025313/https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/?chart=3869. live.
  8. Web site: Top 20 Hit Singles of 1980. rock.co.za. January 14, 2020. January 16, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040116220137/http://www.rock.co.za/files/sahits_1980.html. live.