Fly Like an Eagle (song)

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"Fly Like an Eagle"
Single by Steve Miller Band
from the album Fly Like an Eagle
B-side"Lovin' Cup"
ReleasedAugust 13, 1976 (1976-08-13)[1]
Recorded1976
Length
  • 4:42 (album version)
  • 5:57 (album version with "Space Intro")
  • 3:00 (single version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Steve Miller
Producer(s)Steve Miller
Steve Miller Band singles chronology
"Rock'n Me"
(1976)
"Fly Like an Eagle"
(1976)
"Jet Airliner"
(1977)
Music video
Space Intro/Fly Like an Eagle at YouTube

"Fly Like an Eagle" is a 1976 song by Steve Miller Band and is the title track from their ninth studio album of the same name. It went to number 2 in both Canada and the United States and number 21 in the Netherlands.

Seal version[change | change source]

"Fly Like an Eagle"
Single by Seal
from the album Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
ReleasedDecember 6, 1996 (1996-12-06)[2]
Length4:14
Label
Songwriter(s)Steve Miller
Producer(s)Seal
Seal singles chronology
"Don't Cry" / "Prayer for the Dying"
(1995)
"Fly Like an Eagle"
(1996)
"Human Beings"
(1998)
Space Jam singles chronology
"Space Jam"
(1996)
"Fly Like an Eagle"
(1996)
"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)"
(1997)
Licensed audio
"Fly Like an Eagle" at YouTube

In 1996, Seal covered Fly Like an Eagle for the 1996 movie Space Jam. It went to number 2 in Canada, number 10 in the United States, number 13 in the United Kingdom, number 18 in Iceland, number 20 in Scotland, number 29 in New Zealand and number 38 in Switzerland.

References[change | change source]

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  2. "Seal - Fly Like an Eagle".