Are You Ready to Fly

"Are You Ready to Fly"
Single by Rozalla
from the album Everybody's Free
Released February 1992
Format
Recorded 1991
Genre
Length 3:55
Label Pulse 8
Songwriter(s)
  • Nigel Swanston
  • Tim Cox
Producer(s) Band Of Gypsies
Rozalla singles chronology
"Faith (In the Power of Love)"
(1990)		 "Are You Ready to Fly"
(1992)		 "Love Breakdown"
(1991)

"Faith (In the Power of Love)"
(1990)		 "Are You Ready to Fly"
(1991)		 "Love Breakdown"
(1991)
Music video
"Are You Ready to Fly" on YouTube

"Are You Ready to Fly" is a 1992 single by Zambian-born singer Rozalla, from her album Everybody's Free. The song achieved a certain success in many countries, including US where it topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play, but this success remained minor in comparison with her hit single "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)".

Critical reception

Billboard wrote about the song: "The furor surrounding Rozalla's No. 1 hit, "Everybody's Free," has hardly started to subside, and she launches into an equally delightful trip into the realm between rave and hi-NRG. Tune benefits from a plethora of strong remixes that work just about every format angle imaginable. An instant club smash that deserves the extra promotional T.L.C. needed to take it the top of the pops."[1]

Music & Media wrote: "The Zimbabwean singer takes off for another flight to the top. This third single in her bouncing pop/dance style completes her hat trick."[2]

Charles Aaron from Spin said about the song: "The beats are really, really fast and the synths occasionally sinister, so this is technicially techno, but it's more like soul salvation raving in the wilderness. Kevin Doyle's Woosh mix sends Rozalla's voice down a runway that has nothing and everything to do with fashion, and DJ EFX's Tribal As a Mofo mix is a delirious deconstruction."[3]

Chart performance

"Are You Ready to Fly" first charted in the United Kingdom in 1992, reaching number 14. The song was also a hit in the rest of Europe. In some countries it had been the follow-up to her biggest hit "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)", in others "Faith (In The Power Of Love)" had come in between.

The song was released in the US as her second single in 1992. It bubbled under, but did reach number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Cover versions

The song was covered by German happy hardcore band Dune with reasonable success in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Jason Nevins remixed the song for his 2003 album.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Are You Ready to Fly" (rainbow mix) — 3:55
  2. "Are You Ready to Fly" (marauder a cappella edit) — 3:57
CD maxi
  1. "Are You Ready to Fly" (rainbox mix radio edit) — 3:55
  2. "Are You Ready to Fly" (marauder a cappella) — 6:10
  3. "Are You Ready to Fly" (kaleidoscope mix) — 6:40
  4. "Are You Ready to Fly" (kalimba mix) — 7:05
12" maxi
  1. "Are You Ready to Fly" (rainbow mix) — 6:55
  2. "Are You Ready to Fly" (marauder a cappella mix) — 6:10
  3. "Are You Ready to Fly" (tekno mix) — 6:49
  4. "Are You Ready to Fly" (marauder mix) — 7:24
CD single
  1. "Are You Ready to Fly" (rainbow mix) — 3:55
  2. "Are You Ready to Fly" (marauder a cappella edit) — 3:57

Charts

Appearance in other media

The song was used in the TV commercial of the NBA in 1993 was featured the dunks like Michael Jordan, Harold Miner, Shawn Kemp, Clyde Drexler and others.

References

  1. ↑ "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media (1992-03-07, page 12). Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  3. ↑ Aaron, Charles (Feb 1993). "Singles Review". Spin: 86. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ↑ Canada dance peak
  8. ↑ "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "Musicline.de – Rozalla Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  12. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived June 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  13. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: R". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Rozalla" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly". Singles Top 100.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly". Swiss Singles Chart.
  19. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  20. 1 2 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  21. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  22. ↑ 1992 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  23. ↑ Canada end-of-year dance peak
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