Flying High (Chipmunk song)
| "Flying High" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chipmunk | ||||
| from the album Transition | ||||
| B-side | "Any Other Way" | |||
| Released | 12 November 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
Chipmunk singles chronology | ||||
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"Flying High" is a song British rapper
Chipmunk, released as the lead single from his second studio album, Transition (2011). The music video was shot in Africa and was uploaded to YouTube on 11 November 2010. The video shows Chipmunk in a safari and African
themed scene.
Background
The song was announced and a 15-second sample of the song was added onto Chipmunk's official website. Harmony aka H-Money produced Flying High. On 11 November 2010, the song premiered on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra at 7pm on Zane Lowe and MistaJam's shows. Zane Lowe presented the song as the "Hottest Record in the World" on the same day.[1]
Track listing
- Digital download[2]
- "Flying High" – 3:13
- "Any Other Way" – 4:10
Chart performance
Despite being released midweek, the single "Flying High" debuted on the
UK R&B Chart
. On its second week in the chart, the single fell 13 places to number 85.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 19 | |
| 72 |
References
- ^ Lowe, Zane. "BBC – Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record – Chipmunk – Flying High". BBC. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Flying High – Single by Chipmunk". iTunes Store. 12 November 2010.
- ^ "Chart Log UK" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Chipmunk: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.