Give Me Wings

"Give Me Wings" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country pop artist Michael Johnson. It was released in September 1986 as the second single from the album Wings. The song was Johnson's third country hit and was the first of two number one country singles. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country chart.[1]

For the Japanese folk song whose name translates to "Please Give Me Wings", see Tsubasa o Kudasai.
"Give Me Wings"
Single by Michael Johnson
from the album Wings
B-side"Magic Time"
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1986
GenreCountry
Length3:39
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Kye Fleming
Don Schlitz
Producer(s)Brent Maher
Michael Johnson singles chronology
"Gotta Learn to Love Without You"
(1986)		 "Give Me Wings"
(1986)		 "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder"
(1987)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3

Year-end charts
Chart (1987) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 178.
  2. "Michael Johnson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2021.


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