Learn to Fly (a1 song)

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"Learn to Fly"
Song by A1
from the album Make It Good
Released November 2002
Recorded 2001-2002
Genre Pop
Length3:47
Label Sony BMG
Songwriter(s) Peter Gordeno, Rick Mitra, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Chris Porter

"Learn to Fly" is a song originally recorded by British boyband A1, due to be released as the fourth single from the group's third studio album, Make It Good . Written by band member Christian Ingebrigtsen, along with Peter Gordeno, Chris Porter and Rick Mitra, a single release was cancelled when the group decided to split in late 2002. The track was later released by Australian singer Shannon Noll.

A1 (band) English-Norwegian pop group

A1 are a British–Norwegian boy band that formed in 1998. The original line-up consists of Paul Marazzi, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read and Ben Adams. Ingebrigtsen is originally from Oslo, Norway, but the other members originate from London.

<i>Make It Good</i> (album) 2002 studio album by A1

Make It Good is the third studio album released by British-Norwegian boy band A1. The album was released on 8 April 2002, leading on from the success of the lead single, "Caught in the Middle". In an attempt to reach the French market, the band recorded a French version of "Caught in the Middle", with singer Ève Angeli. This appeared as a bonus track on the album in France.

Christian Ingebrigtsen Norwegian singer-songwriter

Christian Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the British–Norwegian pop group A1.

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Shannon Noll version

"Learn to Fly"
Learnflynoll.jpg
Single by Shannon Noll
from the album That's What I'm Talking About
B-side "Hold Me in Your Arms", "Gone Too Soon"
Released 5 July 2004
Recorded 2004
Genre Pop
Length4:12
Label Sony BMG
Songwriter(s) Peter Gordeno, Rick Mitra, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Chris Porter
Producer(s) Phil Wiltshire, Bryan Jones
Shannon Noll singles chronology
"Drive"
(2004)
"Learn to Fly"
(2004)
"C'mon Aussie C'mon"
(2004)

"Drive"
(2004)
"Learn to Fly"
(2004)
"C'mon Aussie C'mon"
(2004)

The song was covered in 2004 by Noll, a runner-up of Australian Idol . It was released as the third single from his debut album, That's What I'm Talking About . The single was promoted as a strictly limited edition release of 40,000 copies, all of which were sold during its 13-week chart run. In July 2004, it debuted at number one on the Australia ARIA singles chart and is certified Gold by ARIA with sales of over 35,000. Noll often mentioned that "Learn to Fly" was his favourite track from his debut album, and dedicated the performance of the track to his late father during the Up Close with Shannon Noll television special. The single release includes two previously unreleased B-sides, one being a cover of the Southern Sons 1991 hit "Hold Me in Your Arms" (the song with which Noll auditioned for Australian Idol) and the other being a cover of the Michael Jackson hit "Gone Too Soon". Noll performed "Gone Too Soon" to a tearful audience during the broadcast of the 2004 Allan Border Medal as a tribute to Australian cricketer David Hookes, who was killed during an altercation at a Melbourne bar several months earlier.

<i>Australian Idol</i> Australian singing competition TV series

Australian Idol is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Australian Idol was televised on Network Ten for all seven series and was broadcast on the Southern Cross Austereo Radio Network between 2005 and 2007.

<i>Thats What Im Talking About</i> 2004 studio album by Shannon Noll

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Track listing

  1. "Learn To Fly"
  2. "Gone Too Soon"
  3. "Hold Me in Your Arms"

Music video

The video, directed by Ryan Renshaw, was the fourth music video from Shannon Noll. The video contains scenes from a live performance Noll undertook at the venue "Seagulls" in Tweed Heads. The non-performance sequences of the video were filmed over a two-night period in Brisbane, Australia. The video begins with Shannon leaving a venue after finishing a live performance. As he leaves the venue out the back entrance, he is set upon by a group of paparazzi which he evades and he runs to catch a taxi to the train station to travel back home. The video was popular with fans as it was the first video in which Shannon plays a character, rather than only performing the track for the camera.

Tweed Heads Seagulls

The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls or Tweed Seagulls, is a rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and with the PNG Hunters is one of the only non-Queensland teams to play in the Queensland Cup.

Brisbane capital city of Queensland, Australia

Brisbane is the capital of and the most populated city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of 2.5 million, and the South East Queensland region, centred on Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3.5 million. The Brisbane central business district stands on the historic European settlement and is situated inside a peninsula of the Brisbane River, about 15 kilometres from its mouth at Moreton Bay. The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range, sprawling across several of Australia's most populous local government areas (LGAs)—most centrally the City of Brisbane, which is by far the most populous LGA in the nation. The demonym of Brisbane is "Brisbanite".

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 1
Australasian ARIA Singles Chart 1
Australian ARIA Singles End of Year Chart 68
Preceded by
"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" by Frankee
ARIA (Australia) number one single
11 July 2004
Succeeded by
"Angel Eyes" by Paulini

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