If I Could Fly

"If I Could Fly"
Single by Helloween
from the album The Dark Ride
Released 2000
Format CD
Genre Power metal
Length 3:30
Label Nuclear Blast
Helloween singles chronology
"Lay All Your Love On Me"
(1999)
"If I Could Fly"
(2000)
"Mr. Torture"
(2000)

"If I Could Fly" is a song by German power metal band Helloween, from their album The Dark Ride. The song begins with a grand piano that combines itself with distorted guitars and pounding drums. The lyrics depict a man in a journey of self discovery. The song was written by Helloween frontman Andi Deris. The song has become one of Helloween's most popular, joining Future World, I Want Out and "Eagle Fly Free" on their live setlists.It was released in some countries as If I Could Fly. In Japan, it was released as Mr. Torture.

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "If I Could Fly" (Single Version) Deris Deris 3:30
2. "Deliver Us From Temptation"   Grosskopf Grosskopf, Weikath 4:53
3. "If I Could Fly" (Extended Album Version) Deris Deris  

Japanese Version

No. Title Length
1. "Mr. Torture"   3:30
2. "If I Could Fly (radio mix)"   3:30
3. "Deliver Us From Temptation"   4:54
4. "If I Could Fly"   4:09

Personnel