| "Fly, Robin, Fly" | ||||
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 Artwork for German and Yugoslavian vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Silver Convention | ||||
| from the album Save Me | ||||
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| Released | September 1975 | |||
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| Length | 3:50 (single version) 5:32 (album version) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Stephan Prager | |||
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| "Fly, Robin, Fly" (TopPop, 1975) on YouTube | ||||
"Fly, Robin, Fly" is a song by the German disco group Silver Convention from their debut studio album Save Me (1975). Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager wrote the song, and the latter produced it. "Fly, Robin, Fly" was released as the third single from Save Me in September 1975, reaching number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100. Thanks to the success of "Fly, Robin, Fly", Silver Convention became the second German act to have a number one song on the American music charts. The song received a Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance in 1976.[4]
"Fly, Robin, Fly" carries the distinction of being a Billboard chart-topper with only six words: the chorus simply repeats "Fly, Robin, fly" three times, with an ending of "Up, up to the sky". During a segment on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs, it was revealed that the original working title was "Run, Rabbit, Run".
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "The Silver Convention – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ George, Nelson (1988). The Death of Rhythm and Blues. Penguin Books. ISBN 0142004081.
Silver Convention's "Fly Robin Fly" was the first Eurodisco crossover hit direct from Munich.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (14 August 2019). "The Number Ones: Silver Convention's "Fly, Robin, Fly"". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
And just like "Sugar, Sugar" before it, "Fly, Robin, Fly" is effective machine-pop music.
- ^ "Silver Convention". Grammy.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.