Flying Without Wings

"Flying Without Wings"
Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
Released	October 18, 1999 (1999-10-18)
Format	CD single
Genre	Pop
Label	Sony BMG
Writer(s)	Wayne Hector / Steve Mac
Producer	Steve Mac
Certification	UK Silver, SWE Gold
Westlife singles chronology
"If I Let You Go" (1999) (2) "Flying Without Wings" (1999) (3) "I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun" (1999) (4)
"Flying Without Wings" (feat. BoA)
Westlife (International Version) track listing
"If I Let You Go" (2) "Flying Without Wings" (3) "I Have A Dream" (4)
Westlife (U.K. Version) track listing
"If I Let You Go" (2) "Flying Without Wings" (3) "Fool Again" (4)
Westlife (U.S. Version) track listing
"My Private Movie" (4) "Flying Without Wings" (5) "If I Let You Go" (6)
Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 track listing
"If I Let You Go" (2) "Flying Without Wings" (3) "I Have A Dream" (4)

"Flying Without Wings" is a song by Westlife, from their self-titled debut album. The song became an instant hit in the United Kingdom and many parts of the world. The song became the group's third UK number 1 single. It is also one of Westlife's biggest selling number ones to date. "Flying Without Wings" was also featured on Pokémon: The Movie 2000.

In 2002, the band re-recorded the song as a duet with Mexican singer, Cristian Castro and with Korean pop singer, BoA. The duets were included on their Greatest Hits album which was released in the same year.

In 2004 Westlife release Flying Without Wings (live version), which was performed on tour in Stockholm, was released as a digital download in 2004 and became the first #1 download single in the UK music history.

The song has received a Silver sales certification in the UK for over 200,000 copies sold.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 UK Version 1.2 CD1 1.3 CD2 1.4 Australian Version 2 Chart performance 3 Personnel 4 CD Production 5 Video album 6 Cover versions 7 External links

Track listing

UK Version

CD1

1. Flying Without Wings
2. Everybody Knows
3. Flying Without Wings (CD-Rom)

CD2

1. Flying Without Wings
2. That's What It's All About
3. Flying Without Wings (A cappella Mix)

Australian Version

1. Flying Without Wings
2. I Have a Dream
3. Seasons in the Sun
4. Phone Messages (CD-Rom Function)

Chart performance

Country/Chart	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	31
Belgian Singles Chart	7
German Singles Chart	85
Irish Singles Chart	1
Dutch Top 40	17
Norwegian Singles Chart	7
New Zealand Singles Chart	6
Swedish Singles Chart	12
UK Singles Chart	1

Personnel

CD Production

Arranged By (Strings)	: Richard Niles
Arranged By (Vocals)	: Steve Mac, Wayne Hector
Arranged By, Mixed By	: Steve Mac
Artwork By (Design)	: Root
Photography	: Brian Aris
Bass Guitar	: Steve Pearce
Guitar	: Paul Gendler
Performer (Choir Md)	: Benny Diggs
Engineer (Mix)	: Matt Howe
Engineer, Programmed By	: Chris Laws
Other (Management)	: Louis Walsh, Ronan Keating

Flying Without Wings Karaoke
Video by Westlife
Released	2000 (2000)
Genre	Pop
Label	Sony BMG
Westlife video chronology
The Westlife Story (1999) Flying Without Wings Karaoke (2000) Coast To Coast - Up, Close and Personal (2000)

Video album

A karaoke version of "Flying Without Wings" was released on DVD in 2000 and debuted at #1.

Cover versions

"Flying Without Wings"
Single by Ruben Studdard
from the album Soulful
Released	June 10, 2003 (2003-06-10)
Format	CD single
Genre	Urban contemporary, contemporary R&B
Label	J Records
Writer(s)	Wayne Hector / Steve Mac
Producer	The Underdogs and Face
Certification	?
Ruben Studdard singles chronology
- "Flying Without Wings" (2003) "Superstar" (2003)

The song was covered by American Idol winner Ruben Studdard as his debut single in 2003. The single was released on June 10 and charted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 28. "Flying Without Wings" also gained attention on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, charting at #13, while it peaked at #27 on the adult contemporary chart. It was also released in New Zealand and reached #2 behind Clay Aiken. The single has sold 751, 000 copies through December 2006.

Track Listing

1. "Flying Without Wings"
2. "Superstar"

The song has also been used by Gareth Gates twice during his audition on Pop Idol in the UK.

Australian singer Delta Goodrem performed the song with boyfriend and ex-Westlife member, Brian McFadden, on her national Visualise Tour in 2005.

This version of the song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol.

External links

• "Flying Without Wings" - Westlife Official Music video
• "Flying Without Wings" - Westlife with BoA Official Music video
• "Flying Without Wings" - Westlife with Cristian Castro Official Music video
• "Flying Without Wings" - Ruben Studdard Official Music video
• Official Westlife Website

Preceded by "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera

UK Singles Chart number one single (Westlife version) October 24, 1999 - October 30, 1999

Succeeded by "Keep on Movin'" by 5ive

Preceded by A Moment Like This

American Idol winner's singles Flying Without Wings (2003)

Succeeded by I Believe (Fantasia song)

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v • d • e Westlife singles Westlife "Swear It Again" · "If I Let You Go" · "Flying Without Wings" · "I Have A Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun" · "Fool Again" Coast to Coast "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" · "My Love" · "What Makes a Man" · "I Lay My Love on You" · "Uptown Girl" · "When You're Looking Like That" World of Our Own "Queen of My Heart" · "World of Our Own" · "Bop Bop Baby" Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 "Unbreakable" · "Tonight/Miss You Nights" Turnaround "Hey Whatever" · "Mandy" · "Obvious" Face to Face "You Raise Me Up" · "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" · "Amazing" The Love Album "The Rose" Back Home "Home" · "Us Against the World" · "Something Right" TBA "TBA"

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