"Are You Ready to Fly" | ||||
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Single by Rozalla | ||||
from the album Everybody's Free | ||||
Released | 10 February 1992[1] | |||
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Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Pulse 8 | |||
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Producer(s) | Band of Gypsies | |||
Rozalla singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Are You Ready to Fly" on YouTube |
"Are You Ready to Fly" is a song by Zambian-born singer Rozalla, released in February 1992 by Pulse 8 as a single from her second album, Everybody's Free (1992). The song was written by Nigel Swanston and Tim Cox, and produced by Band of Gypsies. It achieved a certain success in many countries, including the United States, where it topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and was also a hit across continental Europe, peaking within the top five in Belgium, Denmark and Spain. New York City-based director Ed Steinberg directed its music video.[2][3] The song won an award in the category "Best Single of the Year" on the 1993 Hi-NRG Music Awards in New York.[4]
In 1995, the song was covered by German happy hardcore band Dune with reasonable success in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands.