Are You Ready to Fly

"Are You Ready to Fly" is a 1992 single by Zambian-born singer Rozalla, from her album, Everybody's Free. The song achieved a certain success in many countries, including US where it topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play. The song first charted in the United Kingdom in 1992, reaching number 14. It was also a hit in the rest of Europe, peaking in the Top 5 in Belgium, Denmark, Italy and Spain. In some countries it had been the follow-up to her biggest hit "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)", in others "Faith (In The Power Of Love)" had come in between. The song won an award in the category "Best Single of the Year" on the 1993 Hi-NRG Music Awards in New York.[1]

"Are You Ready to Fly"
Single by Rozalla
from the album Everybody's Free
ReleasedFebruary 1992
Recorded1991
Genre
Length3:55
LabelPulse 8
Songwriter(s)
  • Nigel Swanston
  • Tim Cox
Producer(s)Band Of Gypsies
Rozalla singles chronology
"Faith (In the Power of Love)"
(1990)		 "Are You Ready to Fly"
(1992)		 "I Love Music"
(1993)
Music video
"Are You Ready to Fly" on YouTube

In 1995, the song was covered by German happy hardcore band Dune with reasonable success in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that "the furor surrounding Rozalla's No. 1 hit, "Everybody's Free", has hardly started to subside, and she launches into an equally delightful trip into the realm between rave and hi-NRG." He noted further that the song "benefits from a plethora of strong remixes that work just about every format angle imaginable. An instant club smash."[2] Amy Linden from Entertainment Weekly described the song as "incandescent".[3] Music & Media commented that "the Zimbabwean singer takes off for another flight to the top. This third single in her bouncing pop/dance style completes her hat trick."[4] Music Week stated that the song "is in much the same vein" as "Faith (In The Power Of Love)" and "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)".[5] James Hamilton from Record Mirror said it is "another Yazz-style smoothly soaring and shuffling galloper".[6] Charles Aaron from Spin stated that "the beats are really, really fast and the synths occasionally sinister, so this is technicially techno, but it's more like soul salvation raving in the wilderness."[7] Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits called it a "hugely merrily Italo-House piano-filled frollicker not unlike Everybody's Free except slightly less manic and even more singable."[8]

Cover versions

American songwriter, record producer and remixer Jason Nevins remixed the song for his 2003 album.

Track listings
7" single
  1. "Are You Ready to Fly" (rainbow mix) — 3:55
  2. "Are You Ready to Fly" (marauder a cappella edit) — 3:57
CD maxi
  1. "Are You Ready to Fly" (rainbox mix radio edit) — 3:55
  2. "Are You Ready to Fly" (marauder a cappella) — 6:10
  3. "Are You Ready to Fly" (kaleidoscope mix) — 6:40
  4. "Are You Ready to Fly" (kalimba mix) — 7:05
12" maxi
  1. "Are You Ready to Fly" (rainbow mix) — 6:55
  2. "Are You Ready to Fly" (marauder a cappella mix) — 6:10
  3. "Are You Ready to Fly" (tekno mix) — 6:49
  4. "Are You Ready to Fly" (marauder mix) — 7:24
CD single
  1. "Are You Ready to Fly" (rainbow mix) — 3:55
  2. "Are You Ready to Fly" (marauder a cappella edit) — 3:57

Charts

Appearance in other media

The song was used in the TV commercial of the NBA in 1993, featuring Michael Jordan, Harold Miner, Shawn Kemp, Clyde Drexler and others.

References
  1. "Hit Machine Wins With NRG: Boy Krazy, Rozalla Score Trophies" (PDF). Billboard. 1993-10-30. p. 31. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  2. "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. "Everybody's Free". Entertainment Weekly. August 21, 1992. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media (1992-03-07, page 12). Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  5. "Dance" (PDF). Music Week. 1992-02-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  6. "DJ Directory: Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Record Mirror. February 15, 1992. p. 7. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  7. Aaron, Charles (Feb 1993). "Singles Review". Spin: 86. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. "New Singles". Smash Hits. February 5, 1992. p. 54. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. Canada dance peak
  13. "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  14. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly". GfK Entertainment Charts.
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  20. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
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  22. "Swedishcharts.com – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly". Singles Top 100.
  23. "Swisscharts.com – Rozalla – Are You Ready to Fly". Swiss Singles Chart.
  24. UK Singles Chart OfficialCharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  25. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. February 22, 1992. p. 24. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  26. Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  27. "Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales" (PDF). Billboard. December 26, 1993. p. 38. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
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  31. 1992 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  32. Canada end-of-year dance peak
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