"Give Me Wings" is a song written by

Kye Fleming Rhonda Kye Fleming (born October 9, 1951) is an American singer/songwriter and music publisher working in Nashville, Tennessee. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009 and has won more than 42 BMI Awards, including B ...

and

Don Schlitz Donald Alan Schlitz Jr. (born August 29, 1952) is an American country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammy Awards, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards. In 1993, he was inducted int ...

, and recorded by American

country pop Country pop (also known as pop country or urban cowboy) is a fusion genre of country music and pop music that was developed by members of the country genre out of a desire to reach a larger, mainstream audience. Country pop music blends genres ...

artist Michael Johnson. It was released in September 1986 as the second single from the album ''

Wings A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expresse ...

''. The song was Johnson's third country hit and was the first of two number one country singles. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country chart.

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1986 singles 1986 songs Michael Johnson (singer) songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles of the year Songs written by Kye Fleming Songs written by Don Schlitz RCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Brent Maher {{1986-country-song-stub