Fly High Little Butterfly is a 1979 single by the European disco group

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. The song, like previous singles failed to chart in Germany, but became a huge success in

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. Heike Rimbeau sang the lead, accompanied by Karen Ann Tepperis and Michaela Rose as backing singers. The song tells the story of a "little butterfly" who has a passion for singing and dancing from a very young age, and strives to be like her mother. The butterfly eventually reaches her goal. The song was exclusively released as a

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, where it stalled at #33 on the Oricon Singles charts for three weeks.Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment.

Track listing

# A. "Fly High Little Butterfly" - 3:26 # B. "Give It Up" - 3:57

References

{{authority control 1979 songs 1979 singles Arabesque (group) songs Number-one singles in Japan Victor Records singles