I'll Fly for You

"I'll Fly for You"
Single by Spandau Ballet
from the album Parade
B-side"To Cut a Long Story Short" (live)
Released13 August 1984[1]
RecordedSpring 1984
GenreSophisti-pop[2]
Length
  • 5:11 (single/video version)
  • 5:37 (album version)
  • 7:13 (Glide Mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)Gary Kemp
Producer(s)
Spandau Ballet singles chronology
"Only When You Leave"
(1984) 		"I'll Fly for You"
(1984) 		"Highly Strung"
(1984)

"I'll Fly for You" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Parade (1984). It became the band's ninth top-10 entry in their native United Kingdom, reaching number nine on the UK singles chart. It also performed well in several other countries. Critics were divided, with some finding fault with the lyrics and others calling it their best single in quite some time. The music video was shot in and around New Orleans and incorporated a Mardi Gras parade into its storyline.

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 20.
  2. ^ Gibbs, Ryan (November 15, 2022). "An introduction to Sophisti-pop". In Between Drafts. Retrieved October 12, 2024.