Are You Ready to Fly

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“Are You Ready To Fly”
“Are You Ready To Fly” cover
Single by Rozalla
from the album Everybody's Free
Released February 1992
Format CD single
Cassette single
7" single
Recorded 1991
Genre Dance-pop/Dance
Length 3:55
Label Pulse 8
Writer(s) Nigel Swanston, Tim Cox
Producer Band Of Gypsies
Rozalla singles chronology
"Faith (In the Power of Love)"
(1990)
"Are You Ready to Fly"
(1991)
"Love Breakdown"
(1991)

"Are You Ready to Fly" is a 1992 single by Zambian born singer Rozalla.

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[edit] Chart performances

"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 USA as her second single in 1992. It bubbled under, but did reach number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

[edit] Track listings

7" single
  1. "Are You Ready to Fly" (Rainbow Mix) (3:55)
  2. "Are You Ready to Fly" (Marauder Acapella Edit) (3:57)
CD maxi
  1. "Are You Ready to Fly" (Rainbox Mix Radio Edit) (3:55)
  2. "Are You Ready to Fly" (Marauder Acapella) (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 Acapella 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 Acapella Edit)
    (3:57)

[edit] Cover version

The song was covered by German happy hardcore band Dune. Jason Nevins remixed the song for his 2003 artist album.

[edit] Chart

Chart (1992)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 63
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
Austrian Singles Chart 21
Dutch Singles Chart 32
French Singles Chart 11
German Singles Chart 25
Irish Singles Chart 16
Swedish Singles Chart 15
Swiss Singles Chart 6
UK Singles Chart 14
Preceded by
"Erotica" by Madonna
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
number-one singles

November 28, 1992
Succeeded by
"Carry on" by Martha Wash

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Are You Ready to Fly", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 13, 2008)
  2. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)