Are You Ready to Fly

"Are You Ready to Fly"
Single by Rozalla
from the album Everybody's Free
Released February 1992
Format CD single, cassette single, 7" single
Recorded 1991
Genre House, breakbeat
Length 3:55
Label Pulse 8
Writer(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"
(1991)		 "Love Breakdown"
(1991)

"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 U.S. 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)".

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 U.S. 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. Jason Nevins remixed the song for his 2003 artist 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

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 5
Canada Dance (RPM)[3] 2
France (SNEP)[4] 11
Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 25
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 16
Italy (FIMI)[7] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 32
Spain (AFYVE)[9] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 6
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[12] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[13] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[13] 63
End of year chart (1992) Peak position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 29
End of year chart (1993) Peak position
Canada Dance (RPM)[15] 38

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Erotica" by Madonna		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
November 28, 1992 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Carry On" by Martha Wash

References

  1. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. ↑ Canada dance peak
  4. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly" (in French). Les classement single.
  5. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Rozalla > Are You Ready to Fly – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  6. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  7. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: R". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Rozalla search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  9. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly". Singles Top 60.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  14. ↑ 1992 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  15. ↑ Canada end-of-year dance peak