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"Learning to Fly" is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, written by David Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin, and Jon Carin. It was the first single from the band's thirteenth studio album A Momentary Lapse of Reason .
"Learning to Fly" was released as the first single from Into the Great Wide Open and reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also became his most successful single on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, reaching the top of the chart and remaining at the summit for six weeks. [4]
"Learn to Fly" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters, released by Roswell and RCA Records in October 1999 as the lead single from their third studio album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999). It was the band's first entry—at number 19—on the Billboard Hot 100, remains their second-highest-charting song on the chart. Outside of the ...
Gilmour experimented with songwriters such as Eric Stewart and Roger McGough, but settled on Anthony Moore, [26] who was credited as co-writer of "Learning to Fly" and "On the Turning Away". Whereas many prior Pink Floyd albums are concept albums, Gilmour chose a more conventional approach of a collection of songs without a thematic link. [27]
The album's first single, "Learning to Fly", was released on June 17, 1991, two weeks prior to the album, [2] and was a substantial hit for Petty. The second single, the title track, was released just over two months after the album's release, and also became one of the band's biggest hits. Both songs were top 10 singles on various charts.
Name of song, writer(s), original release, and year of release. Title Writer(s) Original release Year Ref. "Alright for Now" Tom Petty: Full Moon Fever: 1989 [22] "Ankle Deep" Tom Petty Highway Companion: 2006 [23] " The Apartment Song" Tom Petty Full Moon Fever: 1989 [22] "Around the Roses" [a] Tom Petty Highway Companion: 2006 [23] "Big ...
Name of song, writer(s), lead vocal(s), original release, and year of release. Song Writer(s) Lead vocal(s) Original release Year Length Ref. "Absolutely Curtains" † David Gilmour Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright: Chant by the Mapuga tribe of New Guinea: Obscured by Clouds: 1972 5:52 [1] "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" † David Gilmour ...
Learn to Fly", a 1999 song by Foo Fighters "Learn to Fly" (Surfaces and Elton John song), 2020 "Learn to Fly" (A1 song), 2002 "Learn to Fly", a 2009 song by Greek stoner rock band Nightstalker off the album Superfreak "Learning to Fly" (Pink Floyd song), a 1987 song by Pink Floyd