Fly Girl (Flo song)

"Fly Girl"
Single by Flo featuring Missy Elliott
Released	23 March 2023 (2023-03-23)
Genre	R&B pop hip hop
Length	3:25
Label	UMG Island
Composers	Tre Jean-Marie Uzoechi Emenike Jamal Woon Ryan Ashley James Anderson Rico Santana Corte Ellis
Lyricists	Jorja Douglas Melissa Elliott Stella Quaresma Renée Downer Camille Purcell
Producers	LiTek MNEK WhyJay
Flo singles chronology
"Losing You" (2022) "Fly Girl" (2023) "Walk Like This" (2024)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Ratata" (2023) "Fly Girl" (2023)

Digital download and streaming ^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fly Girl" (featuring Missy Elliott)	3:25

Digital download and streaming – Remixes ^{[11] [12]}

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fly Girl" (Eliza Rose Remix)	3:29
2.	"Fly Girl" (Magicsticks Remix)	3:25
Total length:		6:54

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[13]

• Jorja – principal vocalist, songwriting
• Renée – principal vocalist, songwriting
• Stella – principal vocalist, songwriting
• Missy Elliott – featured vocalist, songwriting
• MNEK – production, songwriting
• Joe Gosling – guitar, songwriting
• Tre Jean-Marie – record production, songwriting
• Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineering
• Matt Colton – mastering engineer

Charts

Chart performance for "Fly Girl"

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard Japan ) [14]	7
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15]	20
UK Singles (OCC) [16]	38
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [17]	18

Accolades

Critics' rankings for "Fly Girl"

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 50 Best Songs of 2023 So Far	28	[18]
Cosmopolitan	The 20 Best Songs of 2023 So Far	9	[19]
Esquire	The Best Summer Songs of 2023	14	[20]
Seventeen	The 56 Best Songs of 2023 So Far	12	[21]
Rolling Stone	The Best Songs of 2023 So Far	—N/a	[22]

Release history

Release formats for "Fly Girl"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	March 23, 2023	Digital download streaming	Island	[23]

References

1. Mier, Tomás (23 March 2023). "FLO Effortlessly Honor Old-School R&B With the Help of Missy Elliott on 'Fly Girl'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 24 March 2023.
2. Williams, Sophie (23 March 2023). "FLO team up with Missy Elliott on new single 'Fly Girl'". NME . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
3. Cagna, Claudia (26 July 2022). "Getting To Know FLO, The UK R&B Outfit Co-Signed By Missy & SZA". Complex . Retrieved 25 March 2023.
4. Griffiths, George (23 March 2023). "FLO join forces with Missy Elliott for Work It-sampling new single Fly Girl". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
5. Jack, Lynch (23 March 2023). "Rising UK Girl Band FLO Enlist Missy Elliott for Smooth R&B Bop 'Fly Girl'". Hypebeast . Retrieved 24 March 2023.
6. Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (23 March 2023). "Flo and Missy Elliott Share Video for New Song 'Fly Girl': Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
7. Lane, Lexi (23 March 2023). "FLO Is Sky High On Their New Single 'Fly Girl,' A Feel-Good Collab With Missy Elliott". Uproxx. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
8. Cerys, Kenneally (23 March 2023). "FLO join forces with Missy Elliott on new single 'Fly Girl'". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 25 March 2023.
9. Siobhain, O'connor (23 March 2023). "FLO release their first single of 2023, 'Fly Girl' featuring Missy". DORK. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
10. "Fly Girl (feat. Missy Elliott) - Single". Apple Music . Retrieved 19 June 2023.
11. "Fly Girl (Eliza Rose Remix) - Single". Apple Music . Retrieved 19 June 2023.
12. "Fly Girl (Magicsticks Remix) - Single". Apple Music . Retrieved 19 June 2023.
13. "Credits / Fly Girl/ FLO". Tidal. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
14. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of April 19, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
15. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
16. "Official Singles Chart on 31/3/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
17. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 31/3/2023 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
18. "The 50 Best Songs of 2023 So Far". Billboard . 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
19. "These Are the 20 Best Songs of 2023 So Far". Cosmopolitan . 13 April 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
20. "The Best Summer Songs of 2023". Esquire . 14 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
21. "The 56 Best Songs of 2023 So Far". Seventeen . 5 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
22. "The Best Songs of 2023 So Far". Rolling Stone . 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
23. "Fly Girl (feat. Missy Elliott) by FLO". Apple Music . 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.