When was flying without wings released

After that, I started working with bigger acts and over a more diverse range of genres, including country and rock, which helped me pick up some credibility. It was really difficult because Westlife were on tour with Boyzone, as the support act. In a documentary aired on UTV called Westlife Back Home , band member Shane Filan said it is probably the best song of their career, while former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern band member Nicky Byrne 's father-in-law revealed it is his favourite tune from the chart-topping band.

The song also won the band their first of four Record of the Year prizes on the annual televised ITV music awards on 11 December , scoring a total of , votes to beat Boyzone's Ronan Keating to the title. The Official Charts Company stated, "Flying Without Wings wasn't the first boyband ballad, nor is it the biggest selling, but it was certainly influential.

After Flying Without Wings, what self-respecting boyband would dare stay seated on a stool for a key change? Stand, boys! Flying Without Wings has soundtracked births, proposals, marriages, funerals, and untold TV talent show montages over the last two decades.

The song became the group's third UK number-one single, spending 13 weeks on charts. It is also one of Westlife's biggest selling singles. The song is the group's first single to received a Gold sales certification in the UK for over , copies sold.

As of October , Official Charts Company stated that the single have , physical sales, , downloads, and 16 million streams in the UK alone so far. Both duets were also released as singles in their two respective regions.

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Wings Wings, Background information Origin … Wikipedia. Flying Without Wings is the fourth biggest song of Westlife's career overall, with , physical sales, , downloads, and 16 million streams to its name.

The band had fourteen Number 1 singles in their heyday and recently reformed without Brian McFadden, who left in for a new album and tour to celebrate their twenty years together. The band have had two Top 40 hits this year, most recently Better Man, which reached Number See all Westlife's chart hits in their archive. View privacy policy. New Top 40 charts announced in