Fly (Maddie & Tae song)

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Fly
Maddie & Tae
publication January 26, 2015
length 3:40
Genre (s) Country , pop
Author (s) Taylor Dye, Maddie Marlow, Tiffany Vartanyan
Label Republic Records , Dot Records
album Start Here

Fly ( English for flying is) a song by the American Country duos Maddie & Tae from the 2015 released album Start Here . It was released as their second single in January 2015. The song was written by the members of the duo together with Tiffany Vartanyan, and produced by Aaron Scherz together with Dann Huff .

Composition and content

Compared to their first single, Girl in a Country Song , Fly is calmer and more melodic. It's not a traditional country song, but still clearly perceptible as such. The accompanying music is dominated by the banjo and violin.

In terms of content, Fly is an inspiring song. It's about making your dreams come true and not letting difficulties along the way stop you.

“So keep on climbing, though the ground might shake
Just keep on reaching though the limb might break
We've come this far, don't you be scared now
Cause you can learn to fly on the way down”

"Don't stop climbing even though the ground is shaking
Don't stop striving up even though the branch might break
We have come this far, don't be afraid now
Because you can learn to fly on the way down"

- Maddie & Tae : Refrain of the song Fly

Video

The accompanying music video was released on February 22, 2015. In the video, the two sit next to each other and sing the song while several inspirational clips are shown, like a girl climbing a ladder or a butterfly flying off. Tae Dye said the video was very important in supporting and expanding the meaning of the song.

The two had their first major live appearance with the song on the Tonight Show .

criticism

The song Fly received mostly positive reviews. In Taste of Country , the song received a good rating for being “a meaningful ballad that shows their [Maddie & Taes] unique harmony” (“a meaningful ballad that showcases their full, unique harmonies”). Tammy Ragus of Country Weekly magazine gave the song an A - (equivalent to a German 1 - ) and wrote: “While [it] is not a new concept in country music, the arrangement is uniquely both urgent and tender. And the impeccably flawless harmonies give Fly an innocent and at the same time hymnal impression. ”(Eng.“ While [the subject matter] is hardly a new concept for country music, the arrangement is unique in that it is both urgent and tender. And the impeccable and seamless harmonies… give 'Fly' an innocent yet anthemic feel. “) The song received four out of five stars from Got Country . Kelly Hettenbaugh wrote: "The lyrics are notably motivational and inspiring and may be exactly the message our younger generation of." listeners need right now "). Ben Foster from Country Universe gave the song a B + , which corresponds to a German 2+ , and praised the emotional sympathy of the two singers. He said that the two careers still had "enough gas in the tank".

Chart placements

By July 2015, Fly had been sold more than 128,000 times.

Chart (2015) position
Billboard Hot 100 61
Billboard Country Airplay 9
Billboard Country Songs 9

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Ben Foster: Single Review: Maddie & Tae, “Fly” . Country Universe. March 4, 2015. Accessed June 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b Kelly Hettenbaugh: SINGLE REVIEW: Maddie & Tae “Fly” . Got Country Online. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Maddie & Tae - Fly . Youtube . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Coti Howell: Maddie and Tae Release Empowering Video for 'Fly' . Taste of Country. February 27, 2015. Accessed June 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Beville Dunkerley: Watch Maddie and Tae Debut Empowering 'Fly' on 'The Tonight Show' . In: Rolling Stone . January 26, 2015. Accessed June 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ Maddie & Tae, 'Fly' . Taste of Country. January 5, 2015. Accessed June 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ Tammy Ragusa: Reviews: Maddie & Tae - 'Fly' . In: Country Weekly . 22, No. 7, February 16, 2015, ISSN  1074-3235 , p. 67.
  8. ↑ Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of July 1, 2015 - RoughStock. In: RoughStock. Retrieved July 3, 2015 .
  9. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6157984/maddie-tae/chart