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"Fly from the Inside" is the debut single of the American rock band, Shinedown, off of the album Leave a Whisper. The song performed fairly well on the charts, reaching number five on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, the band's first hit single, and is still a very popular song that remains in the setlist at concerts.

Background

During a May 2004 interview with KNAC.com, Brent Smith explained the song's meaning:

It’s about having an unattainable dream that maybe the people around you are telling you that you can’t accomplish and you’re never going to succeed at it, and maybe they’re being that way towards you because they didn’t go after THEIR dreams. And “Fly from the Inside” is just a metaphor about believing in yourself and going after anything that seems unattainable. You have to at least try for it...because you’ll be kicking yourself in the ass if you don’t!

"Fly from the Inside" had no official video, but on the re-release of Leave a Whisper they had a bonus video with bonus footage.

"Fly from the Inside" was used in a scene in the 2003 film Grind. It also appeared on the soundtrack for the video games, MX vs. ATV Unleashed and MVP Baseball 2003.

Track listing

EP (2004)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fly from the Inside" (Sony Connect version)	3:56
2.	"45" (Sony Connect version)	4:17
3.	"Simple Man" (Sony Connect version)	5:17

Promo single (2003)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fly from the Inside"	3:55

Chart performance

Chart title	Year	Peak position
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	2003	5
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	2003	34

References

Loftus, Johnny. "Shinedown Us and Them". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^ DeVille, Chris (June 29, 2020). "Are Shinedown America's Most Popular Rock Band?". Stereogum. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
"10 Best Shinedown Songs". Loudwire. January 10, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
Davis, Brian (May 17, 2004). "Exclusive! Interview With Shinedown Vocalist Brent Smith". KNAC. Retrieved April 22, 2022.

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Brent Smith Barry Kerch Zach Myers Eric Bass Jasin Todd Brad Stewart Nick Perri
Studio albums	Leave a Whisper Us and Them The Sound of Madness Amaryllis Threat to Survival Attention Attention Planet Zero
EPs	iTunes Session Acoustic Sessions
Singles	"Fly from the Inside" "45" "Simple Man" "Burning Bright" "Save Me" "I Dare You" "Heroes" "Devour" "Second Chance" "Sound of Madness" "If You Only Knew" "The Crow & the Butterfly" "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)" "Bully" "Unity" "Enemies" "I'll Follow You" "Adrenaline" "Cut the Cord" "State of My Head" "Asking For It" "How Did You Love" "Devil" "Get Up" "Monsters" "Attention Attention" "Atlas Falls" "Planet Zero" "Daylight" "A Symptom of Being Human"
Music DVDs	Live from the Inside Somewhere in the Stratosphere
Related articles	Discography Volumes, 1 & 2

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