"Fly Away from Here" is a 2001

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. It was the second

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on their album, ''

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''. It was written by Aerosmith songwriters

Marti Frederiksen Martin Harold "Marti" Frederiksen (born July 1, 1962) is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop. He is best known for his work with many artists and bands incl ...

and Todd Chapman. The song is a ballad about wanting to get away or escape with a loved one. It failed to make a significant impact on the charts, but did receive some airplay on

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varieties.

Music video

The video for the song, directed by Joseph Kahn, features the band performing on a rooftop in a futuristic cityscape. The video also stars the actress

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, and Steven Tyler's youngest daughter, Chelsea, portraying Steven as a child in this video.

Track listing

# "Fly Away from Here (Radio Remix Edit)" # "Fly Away from Here (Album Version)" # "Fly Away from Here (Rock Remix Edit)" # "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Armageddon Version)"

Personnel

Steven Tyler Steven Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948), known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer and songwriter. Tyler is best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the keyboards, h ...

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* Tom Hamilton –

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Joey Kramer Joseph Michael Kramer (born June 21, 1950) is an American musician best known as the drummer of the hard rock band Aerosmith, which was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Personal life Kramer was born in the Bronx, New York C ...

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* Joe Perry –

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Brad Whitford Bradley Ernest Whitford (born February 23, 1952)Putterford, Mark (1991) ''The Fall and Rise of Aerosmith'', Omnibus Press, Strong, Martin C. (2001) ''The Great Metal Discography'' (2nd edn.), MOJO Books, , p. 11-13 is an American musician who ...

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;Additional personnel *Jim Cox – piano *Paul Santo – Kurzweil

Charts

Release history

References

* Aerosmith songs 2001 singles Hard rock ballads Music videos directed by Joseph Kahn Songs written by Marti Frederiksen Columbia Records singles 2001 songs {{2000s-rock-song-stub