"Flying High" is a song British rapper

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, released as the lead single from his second studio album, '' Transition'' (2011). The music video was shot in

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and was uploaded to

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on 11 November 2010. The video shows Chipmunk in a safari and

n themed scene.

Background

The song was announced and a 15-second sample of the song was added onto Chipmunk's official website. Harmony aka H-Money produced Flying High. On 11 November 2010, the song premiered on

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and

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at 7pm on

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's shows.

presented the song as the "Hottest Record in the World" on the same day.

Track listing

* Digital download # "Flying High" – 3:13 # "Any Other Way" – 4:10

Chart performance

Despite being released midweek, the single "Flying High" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 14 November 2010 at number 180. The next week, it climbed 108 places to number 72. On 21 November 2010, "Flying High" charted at number 19 on the

UK R&B Chart Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart The UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart and the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart (also known as The Official UK Hip Hop and R&B Charts, and previously the Top 40 Hip Hop and RnB Singles and the Top 40 Hip Hop and ...

. On its second week in the chart, the single fell 13 places to number 85.

References

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