"Fly" is a song by rock band Sugar Ray. It appears on their 1997 album Floored twice: one version with reggae artist Super Cat (Track 4) and the other without (Track 13). The former was more prominent on the radio, but the more soft-rock format stations chose to play the latter.
The song became the band's first hit, holding the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for four consecutive weeks and spending eight weeks at the #1 spot on the...
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"Fly" is a song by rock band Sugar Ray. It appears on their 1997 album Floored twice: one version with reggae artist Super Cat (Track 4) and the other without (Track 13). The former was more prominent on the radio, but the more soft-rock format stations chose to play the latter.
The song became the band's first hit, holding the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for four consecutive weeks and spending eight weeks at the #1 spot on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. (It was kept from the Billboard Hot 100 because guidelines at the time prevented non-singles to chart.) "Fly" was notable for not sounding anything at all like the rest of the tracks on the album. As a result of the success of "Fly", Floored sold extremely well and was certified double platinum. However, by the end of 1997, critics skeptical that Sugar Ray could put out another successful song labeled them a one-hit wonder. This assumption was noted and accepted by the band, who in a playful defiance, named their...
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