Make My Heart Fly
| "Make My Heart Fly" | ||||
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| Single by The Proclaimers | ||||
| from the album This Is the Story | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:44 (album version) 3:43 (single version) | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | John Williams (album version) Hugh Murphy (single version) | |||
| The Proclaimers singles chronology | ||||
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"Make My Heart Fly" is a song by Scottish music duo the Proclaimers. Originally released on the band's 1987 album This Is the Story, "Make My Heart Fly" saw a more complete, full-band release as a single in 1988.
Versions[edit]
Album version[edit]
The version of "Make My Heart Fly" featured on This Is the Story was performed in the same stripped-back acoustic vein as the rest of the record, featuring as its sole instrumentation the backing vocals and acoustic guitar of Charlie Reid, and the lead vocals of Craig Reid.[1]
Single version[edit]
For release as a single in 1988, "Make My Heart Fly" saw a longer version recorded with a full-band arrangement.[2]
Cover versions[edit]
Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies covered "Make My Heart Fly" for their 1988 demo album Buck Naked.[3]
Reception[edit]
In 1989, Bill Wyman of Chicago Reader described "Make My Heart Fly" as "a painted love song [...] of heroic intensity" and "one of the high points" of the album.[4]
Personnel[edit]
Album version[1]
- Craig Reid - vocals
- Charlie Reid - vocals, acoustic guitar
Single version[2]
- Craig Reid - vocals
- Charlie Reid - vocals, 12-string guitar
- Arun Ahman - drums, percussion
- Hugh Burns - electric guitars
- Ian Maidman - bass, keyboard
- Gary Taylor - acoustic guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 63 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b The liner notes entail This Is the Story musical personnel
- ^ a b The liner notes for the Germany 12-inch single release entail band personnel, and track length
- ^ Lemieux, Patrick (2014). The Barenaked Ladies Chronology (Illustrated ed.). Lulu. p. 7. ISBN 9780991984091. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Wyman, Bill (27 April 1989). "The Proclaimers--Sunshine on Leith - Music Review". Chicago Reader. Chicago Reader. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Proclaimers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.