Fly (Got7 song)

"Fly"
Single by Got7
from the EP Flight Log: Departure
LanguageKorean
ReleasedMarch 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
Length3:12
Label
Composers
  • Earattack
  • The Kick Sound
Lyricists
  • Earattack
  • The Kick Sound
Got7 singles chronology
"Confession Song"
(2015)
"Fly"
(2016)
"Home Run"
(2016)
Music video
"Fly" on YouTube

"Fly" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group Got7 for their fifth extended play Flight Log: Departure. It was released by JYP Entertainment on March 21, 2016.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM[1]

Background and release

On February 28, 2016, JYP Entertainment first announced that Got7 will have a comeback when they released a poster of the schedule and timeline.[2] The day later they revealed the track-list.[3] On March 21, 2016, both "Fly" and their fifth EP Flight Log: Departure were released.

Composition

"Fly" was written, composed and arranged by Earattack as well as being written and composed by The Kick Sound and arrangement also by OhBros and 5$.[4] The song is composed in the key G Major and has 133 beats per minute and a running time of 3 minutes and 12 seconds.[5] The song speaks of a pure and discreet love, combining funk and hip hop over a trap base. The chorus, characterized by falsetto, mixes synths and electronic music.[6]

Promotion

On March 24, 2016, Got7 held their first comeback stage for the song on Mnet's M Countdown.[7]

Charts

Weekly chart positions
Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[8] 9
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 2

Sales

Country Sales
South Korea (digital)[10] 123,062

Accolades

Music program awards for "Fly"
Program Date Ref.
Inkigayo April 3, 2016

[11]

M Countdown March 31, 2016 [12]
Music Bank April 1, 2016 [13][14]
Show Champion March 30, 2016
The Show March 29, 2016
April 5, 2016

Release history

Release history for "Fly"
Region Date Format Label
Various March 21, 2016 Digital download JYP

References

  1. ^ "Fly". IZM. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Choi, Sae-bom (July 18, 2016). GOT7 will release the mini album 'FLIGHT LOG:DEPARTURE' in March (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 18, 2016 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Byung, Cheol (July 18, 2016). GOT7, comeback album 'Flight Log: Departure' track list released (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 18, 2016 – via Naver.
  4. ^ "Fly" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016 – via Melon.
  5. ^ "Key & BPM for Fly by Got7 | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (March 17, 2017). "Reviewing GOT7's 'Flight Log' Journey: From 'Departure' to 'Turbulence' to 'Arrival'". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  7. ^ Park, Hye-mi (July 18, 2016). GOT7 announces new song 'Fly' and starts full-scale comeback activities (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 18, 2016 – via Naver.
  8. ^ "Fly". March 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "GOT7 Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  10. ^ "2016 Half-Year Gaon Download Chart". Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  11. ^ 4월 첫째 주 인기가요 차트 [Inkigayo chart for the first week of April] (in Korean). Seoul Broadcasting System. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  12. ^ Kwon, Soo-bin (March 31, 2016). 갓세븐, '엠카' 1위 등극 '멤버들 눈물 글썽' [GOT7, 'M-Countdown' ranked 1st, 'Members in tears']. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Naver.
  13. ^ 4월 1주순위 [Music Bank ranking for the first week of April]. KBS Music Bank (in Korean). April 4, 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  14. ^ '뮤직뱅크' 갓세븐, 첫 지상파 1위…3관왕 눈물 감동 폭발 ['Music Bank' Got7, first terrestrial broadcaster... 3 crowns tears emotional explosion]. My Daily (in Korean). April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Naver.