Fly By II
"Fly By II" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was released on 18 March 2002 as the fourth single from their debut studio album, All Rise. The release includes the band's first non-album exclusive, "Love R.I.P". "Fly By II" is a remixed version of the All Rise album track "Fly By", which samples the song "Rise" by Herb Alpert, while the remix samples from the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize". The remix reached number six on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video
The video for "Fly by II" features Blue in a 2001 BMW X5 4.4i, driving to an underground hangout, where the patrons partake in breakdancing, dominoes and rap battling. The members of Blue then proceed to go upstairs to a rave club, where they dance while performing. The video featured an appearance by Ricky Whittle.Track listings
UK and New Zealand CD single- "Fly By II" – 3:48
- "All Rise" – 3:40
- "Love R.I.P." – 3:38
- "Fly By II" – 3:48
- "Megamix" – 6:56
- "Fly By II" – 3:49
- "This Temptation" – 4:31
- "A Year in the Life of..." 1:30
- "Fly By" – 3:48
- "Love R.I.P." – 3:38
- "Fly By II" – 3:49
- "All Rise" – 3:40
- "Love R.I.P." – 3:38
- "This Temptation" – 4:30
- "Megamix" – 6:56
Credits and personnel
Studios
- Recorded and mixed at StarGate Studios
- Vocals recorded at Metropolis Studios
- Additional vocals recorded at Studio 1
- Mastered at Sterling Sound and Sony Music Studios
- StarGate – production
- * Mikkel SE – writing, all instruments
- * Hallgeir Rustan – writing, all instruments
- * Tor Erik Hermansen – writing, all instruments
- Simon Webbe – writing
- Blue – all vocals
- Neil Tucker – engineering
- Chris Sansom – additional vocals engineering
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- John Davis – mastering
Charts