Fly Away (Tones and I song)

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"Fly Away"
Tones and I - Fly Away.png
Single by Tones and I
from the album Welcome to the Madhouse
Released13 November 2020 (2020-11-13)
Length2:58
Label
Songwriter(s) Toni Watson
Producer(s)
Tones and I singles chronology
"Ur So F**king Cool"
(2020)
"Fly Away"
(2020)
"Won't Sleep"
(2021)
Music video
"Fly Away" on YouTube

"Fly Away" is a song by Australian singer Tones and I. [1] [2] It was released on 13 November 2020, through Bad Batch Records and Elektra Records, as the lead single from her debut studio album Welcome to the Madhouse (2021). [3]

Contents

At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Release. [4]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2022, the song won Most Performed Pop Work and was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work. [5]

Background

About the song, Tones said: "'Fly Away' is about chasing your dreams, reaching your goals, and the realities that come with it". [6] The song was announced on social media on 9 November 2020, with a snippet of the song. [7] It was used in a largely successful Qantas campaign called "Fly Away". [8]

Music video

The music video for "Fly Away" was directed by Nick Kozakis and Liam Kelly and premiered on 13 November 2020. [9] [10]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [11]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [36] 3× Platinum210,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [37] Gold15,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [38] Platinum90,000
Germany (BVMI) [39] Gold200,000
Poland (ZPAV) [40] Gold25,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [41] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Fly Away"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various13 November 2020Bad Batch [11]
Australia16 November 2020 Contemporary hit radio Sony [42]
Italy20 November 2020 Warner [43]
United States16 March 2021 Elektra [44]

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