Released June 26, 2000 Genre Country | Format CD single Label RCA Nashville | |
B-side "I Could Not Ask for More" Length 3:35 (single edit)
5:36 (album version) | ||
"Born to Fly" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist, Sara Evans. It was released in June 2000 as the lead-off single and title track from her album Born to Fly. It became Evans' second Number One hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 2001. Evans wrote this song with Marcus Hummon and Darrell Scott.
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"Born to Fly" is an up tempo country song, co-written by Sara Evans with Marcus Hummon and Darrell Scott, that is backed primarily with fiddles. The song's narrator is portrayed as a person wanting to expand their horizons and dreams of being somebody, who is tired of being stuck in the same place, and wants to get out. The song makes analogies to a bird spreading its wings and flying to its new destination.
The album version features a long instrumental outro for the song.
Music video
The music video shows Evans portraying Dorothy, the main character from The Wizard of Oz motion picture. The video features many of the same story elements as the movie, such as a tornado, a wicked witch, and a little black dog. The video earned the Country Music Association Video of the Year award in 2001, Evans' first (and only as of 2011).
The music video was ranked #34 on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos.
Cover versions
Chart performance
"Born to Fly" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 1, 2000.