"Fly Too High" is a song by Janis Ian. It is a track from her 1979 LP, Night Rains.

"Fly Too High"
Single by Janis Ian
from the album Night Rains
B-side"Night Rains"
ReleasedOctober 12, 1979 (UK)[1]
Recorded1979
GenrePop
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Janis Ian, Giorgio Moroder
Producer(s)Harold Faltermeyer
Janis Ian singles chronology
"You Are Love"
(1979)
"Fly Too High"
(1979)
"Here Comes the Night"
(1980)

The song became a modest hit in the UK (#44), a major hit in Australia (#7) and The Netherlands (#5), and a number-one hit in South Africa.

"Fly Too High" was written and recorded for the film Foxes, and it is included on the soundtrack.

Chart history

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References

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  1. ^ "Promo disc with release date". Discogs. September 1979.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 145. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Janis Ian – Fly Too High" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Janis Ian" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Janis Ian – Fly Too High" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Janis Ian – Fly Too High". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Billboard > Janis Ian Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 14, 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  11. ^ "dutchcharts.nl > JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1980" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "The Official NZ Music Charts > End of Year Charts 1980". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1980". rock.co.za. Archived from the original on January 16, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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