"Fly Away" is a song by Australian singer
Tones and I. It was released on 13 November 2020, through Bad Batch Records and
Elektra Records
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, as the
lead single from her debut studio album ''
Welcome to the Madhouse
''Welcome to the Madhouse'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Tones and I, released on 16 July 2021 through Bad Batch Records. The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts.
At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the al ...
'' (2021).
At the
2021 ARIA Music Awards
The 2021 ARIA Music Awards are the 35th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) and consist of a series of awards, including the 2021 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA H ...
, the song was nominated for
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* Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year
* Dove Award for Song of the Year
* Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year
* Grammis Song of the Year
* Grammy Award for Song of the Year
* Latin Grammy Awa ...
and
Best Pop Release.
At the
APRA Music Awards of 2022
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, the song won Most Performed Pop Work and was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work.
Background
About the song, Tones said: "'Fly Away' is about chasing your dreams, reaching your goals, and the realities that come with it". The song was announced on social media on 9 November 2020, with a snippet of the song.
Music video
The music video for "Fly Away" was directed by Nick Kozakis and Liam Kelly and premiered on 13 November 2020.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal
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* Tidal (album), ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple
* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
* TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music
* ...
.
*
Toni Watson – songwriting, production
*
Dann Hume
Dann Hume (born 1 September 1987) is a New Zealand musician, music producer, mix engineer and songwriter. Hume began his career with his two brothers (with Peter Hume and Jon Hume) who make up the alternative rock band, Evermore since 1999.
B ...
– production, mixing
*
Andrei Eremin
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– mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2020 singles
2020 songs
APRA Award winners
Tones and I songs
Song recordings produced by Dann Hume
Song recordings produced by Tones and I
Songs written by Tones and I