Flying (Cast song)

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"Flying"
Flying Cast CD cover.jpg
Single by Cast
B-side
  • "Between the Eyes"
  • "For So Long"
Released14 October 1996 (1996-10-14)
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) John Power
Producer(s) Brendan Lynch
Cast singles chronology
"Walkaway"
(1996)
"Flying"
(1996)
"Free Me"
(1997)

"Flying" is the fifth single by Liverpool Britpop band Cast, fronted by ex the La's bassist John Power. The song was released as a standalone single on 12 October 1996 and reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's highest-charting single in the UK. The song was later included on the deluxe re-issue of Cast's debut album, All Change , in 2010.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD single [1]

  1. "Flying"
  2. "Between the Eyes"
  3. "For So Long"
  4. "Walkaway" (live – Feil Festival)

UK 7-inch and cassette single [2] [3]

A1. "Flying"
B1. "Between the Eyes"
B2. "For So Long"

German CD single [4]

  1. "Flying"
  2. "For So Long"

Japanese CD single [5]

  1. "Flying"
  2. "Between the Eyes"
  3. "For So Long"
  4. "Finetime" (live)
  5. "Four Walls" (live)
  6. "Alright (live)"

Personnel

Cast

Production

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6] 41
Scotland (OCC) [7] 3
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 4

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom14 October 1996
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Polydor [9]
Japan5 February 1997CD [10]

References

  1. Flying (UK CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 1996. 575477-2.
  2. Flying (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Polydor Records. 1996. 5754767.
  3. Flying (UK cassette single sleeve). Polydor Records. 1996. 5754764.
  4. Flying (German CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 1996. 575476-2.
  5. Flying (Japanese CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 1996. POCP-7203.
  6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 44. 2 November 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. "Cast: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 12 October 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. "フライング | キャスト" [Flying | Cast] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 13 March 2024.