One Day I'll Fly Away
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"One Day I'll Fly Away" is a song with music by Joe Sample
and words by Will Jennings
, performed by Randy Crawford
and released in 1980.
Joe Sample created the chorus based on Impromptus, D. 899 by Franz Schubert
, a 19th century composer.
The song peaked at number two on the UK Top 40 in September 1980, and was the 25th biggest selling single there in that year.
The song was covered
by Nicole Kidman
in the movie Moulin Rouge!
The Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever
covered the song on their 2003 single "Exordium". Ruben Studdard
released a cover of the song as a Wal-Mart
-exclusive bonus track on his fourth album, Love Is
.
The song is performed as an instrumental by Keith Jarrett
and Charlie Haden
on their 2010 album Jasmine (ECM 2165).
The opening bars of this song have also appeared on the 2010 Leaving Certificate
Music Listening exam in Ireland
, as an unprepared Aural Awareness excerpt on Q6.
Joe Sample
Joseph Leslie "Joe" Sample is an American pianist, keyboard player and composer.He is one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply The Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 .- Biography :Sample began playing the piano...
and words by Will Jennings
Will Jennings
Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...
, performed by Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist...
and released in 1980.
Joe Sample created the chorus based on Impromptus, D. 899 by Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer.Although he died at an early age, Schubert was tremendously prolific. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies , liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music...
, a 19th century composer.
The song peaked at number two on the UK Top 40 in September 1980, and was the 25th biggest selling single there in that year.
The song was covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
in the movie Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème...
The Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever
After Forever
After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...
covered the song on their 2003 single "Exordium". Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard
Christopher Theodore Ruben Studdard , best known as Ruben Studdard, is an American R&B, pop, and gospel singer. He rose to fame as winner of the second season of American Idol...
released a cover of the song as a Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
-exclusive bonus track on his fourth album, Love Is
Love Is (Ruben Studdard album)
Love Is is the fourth album by R&B-pop artist and American Idol winner Ruben Studdard that was released on May 19, 2009. The album debuted and peaked at #36 in the Billboard 200, with 15,000 copies sold in its first week of release. It featured production from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and...
.
The song is performed as an instrumental by Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett is an American pianist and composer who performs both jazz and classical music.Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey, moving on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s he has enjoyed a great deal of success in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music; as...
and Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden is an American jazz musician. He is a double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman...
on their 2010 album Jasmine (ECM 2165).
The opening bars of this song have also appeared on the 2010 Leaving Certificate
Leaving Certificate
The Leaving Certificate Examinations , commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert is the final examination in the Irish secondary school system. It takes a minimum of two years preparation, but an optional Transition Year means that for those students it takes place three years after the Junior...
Music Listening exam in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, as an unprepared Aural Awareness excerpt on Q6.