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) [1]
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.

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Track listings

Personnel

Cast

Production

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7] 41
Scotland (OCC) [8] 3
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 4

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