You Gonna Fly

"You Gonna Fly" is a song written by Preston Brust, Chris Lucas, and Jaren Johnston, and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in October 2011 as fourth and final single from Urban's 2010 album Get Closer. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in March 2012.

"You Gonna Fly"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Get Closer
Released24 October 2011 (2011-10-24)
Recorded2010
GenreCountry
Length3:36
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Preston Brust
Chris Lucas
Jaren Johnston
Producer(s)Dann Huff
Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Long Hot Summer"
(2011)		 "You Gonna Fly"
(2011)		 "For You"
(2012)

Content

Preston Brust and Chris Lucas of the country duo LoCash wrote the song with Jaren Johnston. According to Brust, a Sony/ATV Music Publishing representative suggested that he and Lucas write with Johnston. Johnston suggested on adding a lyric about a "[b]lackbird on a country street / Hiding from the world with a broken wing", and wrote a song about a man convincing a woman if she "gonna fly with [him]".[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Brad Belanger and premiered in January 2012.[2]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, saying that it "doesn't do much to separate itself from many of Urban's other uptempo hits" but "puts a big smile on your face from start to finish."[3] Tara Seetharam of Country Universe gave the song a B+, calling his delivery "so three-dimensional that it practically pulls you into the bed of his truck."[4] Liv Carter of Urban Country News gave the song a 'thumbs-up', stating that "the vocal performance, full of delight, infuses the character in the song with so much confidence and joy he becomes irresistible."[5]

Chart performance

"You Gonna Fly" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 5, 2011.[6] It debuted at number 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of December 24, 2011. It debuted at number 89 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of December 31, 2011. In March 2012 it became Urban's fourteenth number one single on the country charts.

Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 66
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 54
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2012) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 23

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Conaway, Alanna (17 November 2011). "Keith Urban, 'You Gonna Fly' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. "CMT : Videos : Keith Urban : You Gonna Fly". Country Music Television. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. Dukes, Billy (12 October 2011). "Keith Urban, 'You Gonna Fly' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  4. Seetharam, Tara (19 November 2011). "Single Review: Keith Urban, "You Gonna Fly"". Country Universe. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  5. Carter, Liv. "Single Review: 'You Gonna Fly' – Keith Urban". Urban Country News. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  6. Morris, Edward (29 October 2011). "Scotty McCreery, Blake Shelton Occupy Country Charts for Another Week". Country Music Television. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  7. "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  9. "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  11. "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  12. "American single certifications – Keith Urban – You Gonna Fly". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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