Expecting to Fly (song)
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| "Expecting to Fly" | ||||
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| Single by Buffalo Springfield | ||||
| from the album Buffalo Springfield Again | ||||
| B-side | "Everydays" | |||
| Released | December 16, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Atco Records 6545 | |||
| Writer(s) | Neil Young | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Nitzsche | |||
| Buffalo Springfield singles chronology | ||||
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"Expecting to Fly" is a song written by Neil Young and performed by Buffalo Springfield. The song reached #98 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.[1] The song appeared on their 1967 album, Buffalo Springfield Again.[2] Producer Jack Nitzsche provided the orchestral arrangement featuring a string section plus an oboe. Nitzsche had also worked with the Buffalo Springfield song "On the Way Home", and "Broken Arrow", both written by Neil Young.
Other versions
- Thirteen Senses released the song in 2005 in the United Kingdom as the B-side to their single "The Salt Wound Routine".[3]
- Metric recorded a version in 2011.
- Emily Haines occasionally played it live during her "Knives Don't Have Your Back" shows.
- of Montreal released the song as a single in 2011 in Norway.[4]
In media
- Buffalo Springfield's version was used in the 1978 film Coming Home, the 1982 movie, Purple Haze and the 1998 movie, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , and in the 2015 movie, Joy.
References
- ↑ Buffalo Springfield, "Expecting to Fly" Chart Positions Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ↑ Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ↑ Thirteen Senses, "Expecting to Fly" single release Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ↑ of Montreal, "Expecting to Fly" single release Retrieved March 1, 2014
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