Fly By II

"Fly By II"
Single by Blue
from the album All Rise
Released	18 March 2002 (2002-03-18)
Studio	StarGate (Norway)
Length	3:48
Label	Virgin Innocent
Songwriter(s)	Mikkel SE Hallgeir Rustan Tor Erik Hermansen Simon Webbe
Producer(s)	StarGate
Blue singles chronology
"If You Come Back" (2001) "Fly By II" (2002) "Best in Me" (2002)

"Fly By II" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was released on 18 March 2002 as the fourth single from their debut studio album, All Rise (2001). The release includes the band's first non-album exclusive, "Love R.I.P". "Fly By II" is a remixed version of the All Rise album track "Fly By", which samples the song "Rise" by Herb Alpert, while the remix samples from the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize". The remix reached number six on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The video for "Fly by II" features Blue in a 2001 BMW X5 (E53) 4.4i, driving to an underground hangout, where the patrons partake in breakdancing, dominoes and rap battling. The members of Blue then proceed to go upstairs to a rave club, where they dance while performing. The video featured an appearance by Ricky Whittle.

Track listings

UK and New Zealand CD single [1] "Fly By II" – 3:48 "All Rise" (acoustic) – 3:40 "Love R.I.P." – 3:38 UK cassette single and European CD single [2] "Fly By II" – 3:48 "Megamix" – 6:56 UK DVD single [3] "Fly By II" (video) – 3:49 "This Temptation" (Blacksmith RnB radio rub) – 4:31 "A Year in the Life of..." 1:30

European CD single [4] "Fly By" – 3:48 "Love R.I.P." – 3:38 Australian CD single [5] "Fly By II" – 3:49 "All Rise" (acoustic version) – 3:40 "Love R.I.P." – 3:38 "This Temptation" (Blacksmith RnB rub) – 4:30 "Megamix" – 6:56

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the All Rise album booklet. ^[6]

Studios

• Recorded and mixed at StarGate Studios (Norway)
• Vocals recorded at Metropolis Studios (London, England)
• Additional vocals recorded at Studio 1 (Oslo, Norway)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) and Sony Music Studios (London, England)

Personnel

• StarGate – production
  • Mikkel SE – writing, all instruments
  • Hallgeir Rustan – writing, all instruments
  • Tor Erik Hermansen – writing, all instruments
• Simon Webbe – writing
• Blue – all vocals
• Neil Tucker – engineering
• Chris Sansom – additional vocals engineering
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• John Davis – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Fly By II" Chart (2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [7] 26 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [8] 65 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 23 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [10] 27 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 42 Europe (European Hit Radio) [12] 24 Germany (GfK) [13] 45 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [14] 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 58 Ireland (IRMA) [16] 16 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 9 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [18] 96 Scotland (OCC) [19] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [20] 33 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 65 UK Singles (OCC) [22] 6

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Fly By II" Chart (2002) Position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [23] 185 Europe (European Hit Radio) [24] 66 Ireland (IRMA) [25] 94 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [26] 36 UK Singles (OCC) [27] 61 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [28] 5

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Fly By II"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [29]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Fly By II"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	18 March 2002	CD cassette	Virgin Innocent	[30]
Australia	10 June 2002	CD		[31]
Canada	11 June 2002	CD	Virgin	[32]

References

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3. Fly By II (UK DVD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. SINDVD 33, 7243 4 90508 91.
4. Fly By II (European CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. SINCDE 33, 7243 5 46367 21.
5. Fly By II (Australian CD single liner notes). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2002. 7243 5 50734 2 6.
6. All Rise (UK CD album booklet). Blue. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2001. CDSIN 8, 7243 8 11415 02.
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