Fly, Robin, Fly

"Fly, Robin, Fly"
Single by Silver Convention
from the album Save Me
B-side
  • "Tiger Baby"
  • "I Like It"
Released 17 September 1975
Format 7"
Genre
Length 3:05 (radio edit)
3:45 (single version)
5:35 (album version)
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Stephan Prager
Certification
Silver Convention singles chronology
"Always Another Girl"
(1975)		 "Fly, Robin, Fly"
(1975)		 "Get Up and Boogie"
(1976)

"Fly, Robin, Fly" is a song by the German group Silver Convention from their debut studio album Save Me (1975). Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager wrote the song, and the latter produced it. "Fly, Robin, Fly" was released as the third single from Save Me in September 1975, peaking at number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100. Thanks to the success of "Fly, Robin, Fly", Silver Convention became the first German act to have a number one song on the American music charts.

"Fly, Robin, Fly" carries the distinction of being a Billboard chart-topper with only six words: the chorus simply repeats "Fly, Robin, fly" three times, with an ending of "Up, up to the sky". During a segment on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs, it was revealed that the original working title was "Run, Rabbit, Run".

Chart performance

In the United States, it rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1975, staying there for three weeks. The single also was number one on the Soul Singles Chart for one week.[3] "Fly, Robin, Fly" also spent three weeks at number one on the Dance/Disco Chart.[4] In Canada, the song also reached the pole position in the charts, hitting number one in the RPM Top Singles Chart on 17 January 1976,[5] knocking the Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night" from the top slot, managing to keep it for a single week before being replaced by C. W. McCall's "Convoy" a week later.[6]

In the media

CBS Sports used part of the song as intro music for NFL coverage in the late 1970s. The song was also featured in the 1997 film Boogie Nights.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1975–76) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 3
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[9] 3
Canada (CHUM)[10] 3
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[11] 6
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 1
France (IFOP)[12] 28
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 3
Italy (FIMI)[14] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 16
Norway (VG-lista)[18] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 28
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[22] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 1
US Billboard Hot Disco Singles[22] 1
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[22] 1
US Cash Box[23] 1
US Record World[24] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Position
US Cash Box[25] 44
Chart (1976) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[26] 47
Canada (RPM Top 200 Singles)[27] 31
Italy (FIMI)[28] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 14

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[30] Platinum 150,000^
United States (RIAA)[31] Gold 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Cover versions

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "The Silver Convention – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. ↑ George, Nelson (1988). The Death of Rhythm and Blues. Penguin Books. ISBN 0142004081. Silver Convention's "Fly Robin Fly" was the first Eurodisco crossover hit direct from Munich.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 526.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 233.
  5. 1 2 "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4071a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Top Singles – Volume 24, No. 17, January 24, 1976". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Silver Convention – Fly, Robin, Fly" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Silver Convention – Fly, Robin, Fly" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 januari 1976" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  10. ↑ CHART NUMBER 986 – Saturday, December 13, 1975 at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 December 2008). CHUM. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4056." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc.fr. Select "Silver Convention" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Silver Convention – Fly, Robin, Fly". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Top10 del 15 Maggio 1976" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  15. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Silver Convention search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Silver Convention – Fly, Robin, Fly" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  17. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Silver Convention – Fly, Robin, Fly". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Silver Convention – Fly, Robin, Fly". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Silver Convention – Fly, Robin, Fly". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Silver Convention – Fly, Robin, Fly". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1975-11-29" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "The Silver Convention – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  23. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 22, 1975 at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 October 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  24. ↑ Record World 1975 at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 August 2004). Record World. Geocities.com. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  25. ↑ The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1975 at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 September 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  26. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1976" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  27. ↑ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  28. ↑ "I singoli più venduti del 1976" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  29. ↑ "Top 100 Hits for 1976". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  30. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Silver Convention – Fly Robin Fly". Music Canada.
  31. ↑ "American single certifications – Silver Convention – Fly_ Robin_ Fly". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

Preceded by
"Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers		 Canadian RPM number-one single
17 January 1976 (one week) 		Succeeded by
"Convoy" by C. W. McCall
Preceded by
"That's the Way (I Like It)" by KC and the Sunshine Band		 US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
29 November 1975 – 13 December 1975 (three weeks) 		Succeeded by
"That's the Way (I Like It)" by KC and the Sunshine Band
Preceded by
"Island Girl" by Elton John		 US Cash Box number-one single
22 November 1975 (one week)
Preceded by
"Brazil" by The Ritchie Family		 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
27 September 1975 – 11 October 1975 (three weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Casanova Brown" / "(If You Want It) Do It Yourself" / "How High the Moon" by Gloria Gaynor
Preceded by
"Low Rider" by War		 US Billboard Hot Soul number-one single
15 November 1975 (one week) 		Succeeded by
"Let's Do It Again" by The Staple Singers
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