Fly By II

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"Fly By II"
Single by Blue
from the album All Rise
Released18 March 2002 (2002-03-18)
StudioStarGate (Norway)
Length3:48
Label
Songwriters
  • Mikkel SE
  • Hallgeir Rustan
  • Tor Erik Hermansen
  • Simon Webbe
ProducerStarGate
Blue singles chronology
"If You Come Back"
(2001) 		"Fly By II"
(2002) 		"Best in Me"
(2002)
Music video
"Fly By II" on YouTube

"Fly By II" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was released on 18 March 2002 as the fourth single from their debut studio album, All Rise (2001). The release includes the band's first non-album exclusive, "Love R.I.P". "Fly By II" is a remixed version of the All Rise album track "Fly By", which samples the song "Rise" by Herb Alpert, while the remix samples from the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize". The remix reached number six on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

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The video for "Fly by II" features Blue in a 2001 BMW X5 (E53) 4.4i, driving to an underground hangout, where the patrons partake in breakdancing, dominoes and rap battling. The members of Blue then proceed to go upstairs to a rave club, where they dance while performing. The video featured an appearance by Ricky Whittle.

Track listings

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UK and New Zealand CD single[1]

  1. "Fly By II" – 3:48
  2. "All Rise" (acoustic) – 3:40
  3. "Love R.I.P." – 3:38

UK cassette single and European CD single[2]

  1. "Fly By II" – 3:48
  2. "Megamix" – 6:56

UK DVD single[3]

  1. "Fly By II" (video) – 3:49
  2. "This Temptation" (Blacksmith RnB radio rub) – 4:31
  3. "A Year in the Life of..." 1:30

European CD single[4]

  1. "Fly By" – 3:48
  2. "Love R.I.P." – 3:38

Australian CD single[5]

  1. "Fly By II" – 3:49
  2. "All Rise" (acoustic version) – 3:40
  3. "Love R.I.P." – 3:38
  4. "This Temptation" (Blacksmith RnB rub) – 4:30
  5. "Megamix" – 6:56

Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from the All Rise album booklet.[6]

Studios

  • Recorded and mixed at StarGate Studios (Norway)
  • Vocals recorded at Metropolis Studios (London, England)
  • Additional vocals recorded at Studio 1 (Oslo, Norway)
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) and Sony Music Studios (London, England)

Personnel

  • StarGate – production
    • Mikkel SE – writing, all instruments
    • Hallgeir Rustan – writing, all instruments
    • Tor Erik Hermansen – writing, all instruments
  • Simon Webbe – writing
  • Blue – all vocals
  • Neil Tucker – engineering
  • Chris Sansom – additional vocals engineering
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • John Davis – mastering

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for "Fly By II"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Fly By II"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 18 March 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
[32]
Australia 10 June 2002 CD [33]
Canada 11 June 2002 CD Virgin [34]

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