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In another scene, a large screen by the farm are showing clips from the movie Space Jam, while Kelly performs on the ground. By the farm lies an autumn yellow cornfield, where R. It begins at an old farm, where a little boy is playing with his ball. The music video for "I Believe I Can Fly" was directed by American music video director, film director, film producer, and screenwriter Hype Williams. In 2012, Complex placed the song at number 24 in their ranking of The Best 90s R&B Songs. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked "I Believe I Can Fly" number 406 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Brown from USC Today deemed it a "long slow ballad". I believe it will fly to the top of the charts though it makes me sore to say it." James L. It's taken from the film Space Jam and if you bought Toni Braxton's last single and liked The Bodyguard then you will buy this for sure. Kelly but I suppose we should be thankful that he's released a proper song for once instead of those awful rap cover versions which are clogging up the charts these days. Sunday Mirror rated it five out of ten, writing, "'I believe I can soar' sings R. A reviewer for People Magazine labeled it as "schmaltzy but potent". Thessa Mooji from Music & Media described it as a "dramatic ballad".
British newspaper Lennox Herald picked it as the "undoubted highlight" of the Space Jam album". There's not another singer alive with the same combination of ability, earnest conviction, and personal demons-demons that Kelly believes he needs the listener's support to fight." He added that the singer "calls on strings and a choir and every bit of strength available in his lungs and vocal chords to rise above the broad struggle described in the lyrics." ĭavid Browne from Entertainment Weekly commented that the "go-for-it lyrics and florid orchestration seem to have been written with a future Disney musical in mind." Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger noted "I Believe I Can Fly"'s "genuine power as a redemption song" and also called it "the most convincing self-help song". Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" works because of R. Ross Scarano from Complex said, "Like it or not, R. A reviewer from Chicago Sun-Times viewed it as a "warm anthem". He added, ""If I can dream it, I can achieve it." A great motivator for the children who will flock to the silver screen for Jordan". Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that it is "highly inspirational" and "embodying the mind-set of the two superstars ". Kelly's booming voice reach a crescendo while backed up by a choir is a rousing performance that will get many replays". I knew from the first melody that was gonna be the song that was gonna take me out of R&B and into another genre of music." Critical reception Ī writer for Associated Press described the song as "majestic" and " gospel-styled", noting that "hearing R. he let me know what it was, we went to a screening to watch it and that's when I ended up coming up with 'I Believe I Can Fly'. "I was like, 'Yeah!' I didn't even ask what it was. Kelly was asked about the creative process behind the song: "When I met Michael Jordan on a basketball court at an athletic club - we hooped together in Chicago - he came to me and asked me if I wanted to do a song for his upcoming movie," Kelly said. The music video was directed by Kelly with Hype Williams and designed by visual artist and designer Ron Norsworthy. It was ranked number 406 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004. The song received five nominations at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, winning Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best Song Written for Visual Media, while losing Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Outside of the United States, "I Believe I Can Fly" topped the charts in eight countries, including the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It reached the number-one spot of the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and remained there for six non-consecutive weeks, keeping "Un-Break My Heart" from the top position of that chart for four of those weeks. Although Kelly has had two number one songs on the pop chart, "I Believe I Can Fly" is his most successful single. In early 1997, "I Believe I Can Fly" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 it was kept from the number one spot by Toni Braxton's " Un-Break My Heart". It was originally released on November 26, 1996, and was later included on Kelly's 1998 album R. Kelly, from the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam. " I Believe I Can Fly" is a 1996 song written and performed by American singer R.
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