Born to Fly (song)

"Born to Fly"
"Born to Fly"
Single by Sara Evans
from the album Born to Fly
B-side	"I Could Not Ask for More"
Released	June 26, 2000
Genre	Country
Length	3:35 (single edit); 5:36 (album version)
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Sara Evans, Marcus Hummon, Darrell Scott
Producer(s)	Sara Evans, Paul Worley
Sara Evans singles chronology
Music video
	"Born to Fly" at CMT.com

"Born to Fly" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in June 2000 as the first single and title track from her 2000 album of the same name. It became Evans' second number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in January 2001. Evans wrote this song with Marcus Hummon and Darrell Scott.

Content

"Born to Fly" is an uptempo country song that is backed primarily with fiddles. The song's narrator is portrayed as a person wanting to expand their horizons and dreams of being somebody, who is tired of being stuck in the same place, and wants to get out. The song makes analogies to a bird spreading its wings and flying to its new destination.

The album version features a long instrumental outro for the song.

A bluegrass version of the song can be found on her 2011 album, Stronger.

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song, Sara's first of many to be directed by Peter Zavadil, shows Evans portraying Dorothy, the main character from The Wizard of Oz motion picture. The video also features many of the same story elements as the movie, such as a tornado, a wicked witch, and a little black dog. The video won the CMA Award for Video of the Year in 2001, Evans' first (and only as of 2020).

The video was ranked #34 on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos.^[1]

Cover versions

Country singer Lauren Alaina covered this song on the tenth season of American Idol.
Danielle Bradbery covered this song on the fourth season of The Voice.

Chart performance

"Born to Fly" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 1, 2000.

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	7^[a]
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	34

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	55

Chart (2001)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	39

Notes

^ "Born to Fly" had not yet peaked when RPM ceased publication in November 2000.

References

^ "100 Greatest Videos". Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7268." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
^ "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

[3] "Born to Fly" had not yet peaked when RPM ceased publication in November 2000.

[1] "100 Greatest Videos". Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

[sc_Canadacountry_-2] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7268." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Sara_Evans-4] "Sara Evans Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Sara_Evans-5] "Sara Evans Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[6] "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 16, 2012.

[7] "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

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v t Sara Evans songs
Discography
Three Chords and the Truth	"True Lies" "Three Chords and the Truth" "Shame About That"
No Place That Far	"Cryin' Game" "No Place That Far" (with Vince Gill) "Fool, I'm a Woman"
Born to Fly	"Born to Fly" "I Could Not Ask for More" "Saints & Angels" "I Keep Looking"
Restless	"Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" "Perfect" "Suds in the Bucket" "Tonight"
Real Fine Place	"A Real Fine Place to Start" "Cheatin'" "Coalmine" "You'll Always Be My Baby"
Greatest Hits	"As If" "Some Things Never Change"
Stronger	"A Little Bit Stronger" "My Heart Can't Tell You No" "Anywhere"
Slow Me Down	"Slow Me Down" "Put My Heart Down"
Words	"Marquee Sign"
Unbroke	"Pride"
Other singles	"That's the Beat of a Heart" (with The Warren Brothers) "Low" "Feels Just Like a Love Song"
Other recorded songs	"I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Never Alone" (with Jim Brickman)

v t CMA Video of the Year
1985−1990	"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" (1985) "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" (1986) "My Name is Bocephus" (1987) "There's a Tear in My Beer" (1989) "The Dance" (1990)
1991−2000	"The Thunder Rolls" (1991) "Midnight in Montgomery" (1992) "Chattahoochee" (1993) "Independence Day" (1994) "Baby Likes to Rock It" (1995) "My Wife Thinks You're Dead" (1996) "455 Rocket" (1997) "This Kiss" (1998) "Wide Open Spaces" (1999) "Goodbye Earl" (2000)
2001−2010	"Born to Fly" (2001) "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" (2002) "Hurt" (2003) "Whiskey Lullaby" (2004) "As Good as I Once Was" (2005) "Believe" (2006) "Online" (2007) "Waitin' on a Woman" (2008) "Love Story" (2009) "The House That Built Me" (2010)
2011−2020	"You and Tequila" (2011) "Red Solo Cup" (2012) "Highway Don't Care" (2013) "Drunk on a Plane" (2014) "Girl in a Country Song" (2015) "Fire Away" (2016) "It Ain't My Fault" (2017) "Marry Me" (2018) "Rainbow" (2019) "Bluebird" (2020)
2021−present	"Half of My Hometown" (2021) "'Til You Can't" (2022) "Wait in the Truck" (2023)