"Wish I Could Fly"
Single by Roxette
from the album Have a Nice Day
B-side	"Happy Together"
Released	1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop
Length	04:40 03:59 (Radio Edit)
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Per Gessle
Certification	Gold (Sweden)
Roxette singles chronology
"No sé si es amor" (1996) "Wish I Could Fly" (1999) "Anyone" (1999)
"Wish I Could Fly" U.S single cover The U.S. release of "Wish I Could Fly" has been Roxette's only single there since 1994

"Wish I Could Fly" is a song by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. Released in February 1999, it was the first single from their sixth studio album Have a Nice Day.

In the UK, the single peaked at #11, which was Roxette's highest position for a single since their 1993 hit "Almost Unreal" (#7). The single also made the Top 10 in Sweden and Finland, Top 20 in Austria, Switzerland and Norway, Top 30 in Germany and the Top 40 in the Netherlands.

While the album Have a Nice Day wasn't released in the U.S. Roxette signed a distribution deal with Edel Music, enabling "Wish I Could Fly" to peak at #27 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary Chart in 2000.

The song was also a considerable radio hit, becoming the most played song in Europe in 1999.^{[citation needed]}. A Spanish-language version of the song, "Quisiera Volar", was included on the South American release of the album.

[edit] Track listing

CD Maxi

1. "Wish I Could Fly"
2. "Happy Together"
3. "Wish I Could Fly" (Demo, or in the U.K. Todd Terry's Remix)

CD Maxi – Remixes

1. "Wish I Could Fly" (Tee's Radio Mix) – 4:02
2. "Wish I Could Fly" (Tee's In House Mix) – 7:57
3. "Wish I Could Fly" (StoneBridge R&B Mix) – 4:32
4. "Wish I Could Fly" (StoneBridge Club Mix) – 6:34

[edit] Charts

[edit] External links

• Wish I Could Fly (3 tracks) at MusicBrainz
• Wish I Could Fly (3 tracks, UK) at MusicBrainz
• Wish I Could Fly (4 tracks, remixes) at MusicBrainz
• Wish I Could Fly (4 tracks, remixes, UK) at MusicBrainz