| Cover | YouGonnaFly.jpg |
|---|---|
| Artist | Keith Urban |
| Album | Get Closer |
| Released | 24 October 2011 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Capitol Nashville |
| Writer | Preston Brust · Chris Lucas · Jaren Johnston |
| Producer | Dann Huff · Keith Urban |
| Prev year | 2011 |
| Next year | 2012 |
"You Gonna Fly" is a song written by Preston Brust, Chris Lucas, and Jaren Johnston, and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in October 2011 as fourth and final single from Urban's 2010 album Get Closer. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in March 2012.
Content
Preston Brust and Chris Lucas of the country duo LoCash wrote the song with Jaren Johnston. According to Brust, a Sony/ATV Music Publishing representative suggested that he and Lucas write with Johnston. Johnston suggested on adding a lyric about a "[b]lackbird on a country street / Hiding from the world with a broken wing", and wrote a song about a man convincing a woman if she "gonna fly with [him]".[1]
Music video
The music video was directed by Brad Belanger and premiered in January 2012.[2]
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, saying that it "doesn't do much to separate itself from many of Urban's other uptempo hits" but "puts a big smile on your face from start to finish."[3] Tara Seetharam of Country Universe gave the song a B+, calling his delivery "so three-dimensional that it practically pulls you into the bed of his truck."[4] Liv Carter of Urban Country News gave the song a 'thumbs-up', stating that "the vocal performance, full of delight, infuses the character in the song with so much confidence and joy he becomes irresistible."[5]
Chart performance
"You Gonna Fly" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 5, 2011.[6] It debuted at number 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of December 24, 2011. It debuted at number 89 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of December 31, 2011. In March 2012 it became Urban's fourteenth number one single on the country charts.
| Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end charts
| Chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 23 |
References
- ^ Conaway, Alanna (17 November 2011). "Keith Urban, 'You Gonna Fly' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Keith Urban : You Gonna Fly". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (12 October 2011). "Keith Urban, 'You Gonna Fly' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Seetharam, Tara (19 November 2011). "Single Review: Keith Urban, "You Gonna Fly"". Country Universe. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Carter, Liv. "Single Review: 'You Gonna Fly' – Keith Urban". Urban Country News. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ Morris, Edward (29 October 2011). "Scotty McCreery, Blake Shelton Occupy Country Charts for Another Week". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 31, 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.