| "Grow Wings and Fly" | ||||
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| Single by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | ||||
| from the album Phantom Island | ||||
| Released | 13 May 2025 | |||
| Length | 5:08 | |||
| Label | P(doom) | |||
| King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Grow Wings and Fly" on YouTube | ||||
"Grow Wings and Fly" is the third single from the album Phantom Island by the rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.
"Grow Wings and Fly" originally began as a continuation of "Shanghai", [1] [2] however, the first mention of it as a separate track was at the 2024 Germania Insurance Amphitheatre show in Austin, Texas. [1] It was then announced as a part of Phantom Island on 15 April, on the band's Instagram. [3]
The first verse mirrors the lyrics of "Shanghai", off of Butterfly 3000 , and the theme mirrors "Le Risque", off of Flight b741 , as the song's lyrics are about taking risks, casting off self-doubt, and living life to its fullest. [4] [5]
It has been called a "breezy tune" by Stereogum, [6] and Spin magazine said "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard soar heavenward with the smily, major-key jam 'Grow Wings and Fly'. [2]
The music video, which was directed by Hayden Somerville, starts with Ambrose Kenny-Smith as a washed up fish-like humanoid, that is then carried into the sea by his band-mates, Cook Craig, Joey Walker, Michael Cavanagh, and Lucas Harwood. Ambrose, now playing a fisherman, reminisces over a photo with him and Stu Mackenzie, and then spends all day battling to reel in and catch his fish-like self, with a ghost of Stu smiling and waving at the end after he succeeds and fish-Ambrose dies. When talking about the music video, Somerville said "There are so many strange and beautiful ways to grow wings and fly, we had a very special time down the coast with the band and our crew, releasing our sea creature — who somehow makes me feel a little ill and completely full of joy at the same time." [2] [6] [7]