- Album This song officially appears on the Jenny Wren CD Single.
- Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 2004 (Paul McCartney was 62 years old)
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Other songs recorded during Chaos And Creation sessions & released separetely
Officially appears on Fine Line
Officially appears on Fine Line
Officially appears on Jenny Wren
Officially appears on Jenny Wren
Officially appears on Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (Japanese edition)
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Song facts
“I Want You To Fly” is a track recorded during the sessions for 2005 album “Chaos And Creation In The Backyard“. It was released as the B-side of the single “Jenny Wren“. Five other songs from those sessions were released as B-sides or bonus tracks.
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Comfort of Love | Available on “Fine Line” CD single |
| Growing Up, Falling Down | Available on “Fine Line” 7″ single |
| Summer of ’59 | Available on “Jenny Wren” 7″ single |
| This Loving Game | Available on “Jenny Wren” Maxi-CD single |
| I Want You to Fly | Available on “Jenny Wren” CD single |
| She Is So Beautiful | Available on the Japanese pressing of the album |
Last updated on January 14, 2021
Lyrics
I Want You To Fly
I want you to fly
I want you to grow
I like you to get back
Whatever you lose
I want you to learn
What you wanna know
I like you to follow
The road that you choose
Ooh at the same time
I wanna hold on
Don't want you to go
I like to be near you
Whatever you do
I want us to hide (Ooh)
I want to let low (Ooh)
Doesn't make sense but (Ooh)
I wanna be you (Ooh)
I wanna be you (At the)
I want to be you (Same)
I want to be you (Time)
I wanna be you (At)
I wanna be you (The)
I wanna be you (Same)
I (Time)
I want us to hide
I want to let low
But doens't make sense but
I wanna be you
I want you to fly
So the cages open now
We take him fly to
Rising and falling like snow
In the nights
I'm feeling while a windy scene
Between my palms
I got my hands and the bird
Flies out
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
So the cages open now (Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh)
We take him fly to
Rising and falling like snow
In the nights
Rising and falling like snow
In the nights
Officially appears on
CD Single • Released in 2005
5:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
- Nigel Godrich :
- Producer
- Jason Falkner :
- Electric guitar
- James Gadson :
- Drums
- Darrell Thorp :
- Engineer
- Dan Grech-Marguerat :
- Production assistant
- Session Recording:
- April 2004
- Studio :
- Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
CD Single • Released in 2005
5:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
- Nigel Godrich :
- Producer
- Jason Falkner :
- Electric guitar
- James Gadson :
- Drums
- Darrell Thorp :
- Engineer
- Dan Grech-Marguerat :
- Production assistant
- Session Recording:
- April 2004
- Studio :
- Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Bootlegs
Chronicles in the Backyard Disc 11
Unofficial album • Released in 2006
5:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
- Nigel Godrich :
- Producer
- Jason Falkner :
- Electric guitar
- James Gadson :
- Drums
- Darrell Thorp :
- Engineer
- Dan Grech-Marguerat :
- Production assistant
- Session Recording:
- April 2004
- Studio :
- Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
UK Singles Collection - Volume 07
Unofficial album • Released in 2007
5:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
- Nigel Godrich :
- Producer
- Jason Falkner :
- Electric guitar
- James Gadson :
- Drums
- Darrell Thorp :
- Engineer
- Dan Grech-Marguerat :
- Production assistant
- Session Recording:
- April 2004
- Studio :
- Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Chaos And Creation In The Backyard - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
5:05 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
- Nigel Godrich :
- Producer
- Jason Falkner :
- Electric guitar
- James Gadson :
- Drums
- Darrell Thorp :
- Engineer
- Dan Grech-Marguerat :
- Production assistant
- Session Recording:
- April 2004
- Studio :
- Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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The lyrics are definitely not right in the second section:
So the cages open now ==> So the cage is open
We take him fly to ==> Now we takin' flight
and
I'm feeling while a windy scene ==> I'm feeling wire wing beats
Between my palms ==> in between my palms
I got my hands and the bird ==> I uncup my hands
Flies out ==> and the bird flies out
Thanks for you all do. :-)