"Fly Away from Here" is a 2001

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by Aerosmith. It was the second single on their album, '' Just Push Play''. It was written by Aerosmith songwriters

Marti Frederiksen Martin Harold "Marti" Frederiksen (born July 1, 1962) is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop. He is best known for his work with many artists and bands incl ...

and Todd Chapman. The song is a ballad about wanting to get away or escape with a loved one. It failed to make a significant impact on the charts, but did receive some airplay on

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varieties.

Music video

The video for the song, directed by Joseph Kahn, was very futuristic and high-tech. The video also stars the actress

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, and Steven Tyler's youngest daughter Chelsea portraying Steven as a child in this video.

Track listing

# "Fly Away from Here (Radio Remix Edit)" # "Fly Away from Here (Album Version)" # "Fly Away from Here (Rock Remix Edit)" # "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Armageddon Version)"

Personnel

* Steven Tyler – lead vocals * Tom Hamilton – bass * Joey Kramer – drums * Joe Perry –

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backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are ...

Brad Whitford Bradley Ernest Whitford (born February 23, 1952)Putterford, Mark (1991) ''The Fall and Rise of Aerosmith'', Omnibus Press, Strong, Martin C. (2001) ''The Great Metal Discography'' (2nd edn.), MOJO Books, , p. 11-13 is an American musician who i ...

– rhythm guitar ;Additional personnel *Jim Cox – piano *Paul Santo – Kurzweil

Charts

Release History

References

* Aerosmith songs 2001 singles Hard rock ballads Music videos directed by Joseph Kahn Songs written by Marti Frederiksen Columbia Records singles 2001 songs {{2000s-rock-song-stub