Sugar Ray began as a funk metal band. Their first LP, Lemonade and Brownies, leaned more toward the Red Hot Chili Peppers' style of music, a decidedly different direction than that of their most popular song.
"Fly" was written by Rodney Sheppard, Alan Shacklock, Mark McGrath, Super Cat, Murphy Karges, Stan Frazier and DJ Homicide (Sugar Ray). The reggae fusion song was a complete left turn from where the band was before Floored.
McGrath said, "Fly kind of came out of nowhere. Our drummer had this sort of ethereal version of Fly that when I first heard it. I almost quit the band when I first heard it. It was the worst thing I had ever heard."
McGrath concluded, "It kind of took the whole group effort to make that happen with 'Fly,' and luckily we came back with 'Every Morning,' 'Someday,' and 'When It’s Over.' By then, we had carved ourselves a little niche with these acoustic songs with hip-hop backbeats."
"Fly" never hit the Billboard Top 10 despite its massive popularity. However, it did secure the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for four consecutive weeks.
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