"Fly Like an Eagle"
Single by Steve Miller Band from the album Fly Like an Eagle
Released	May 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Rock
Length	3:00 (single), 4:55 (album)
Label	Capitol Records
Producer	Steve Miller
Steve Miller Band singles chronology
"Space Intro" (1973) "Fly Like an Eagle" (1973) "Wild Mountain Honey" (1973)

"Fly Like an Eagle"
Single by Seal from the album Space Jam soundtrack
Released	February 10 1997
Recorded	1996
Length	4:14
Label	ZTT / Warner Bros.
Producer	Trevor Horn
Seal singles chronology
"Don't Cry / Prayer For the Dying" (1996) "Fly Like An Eagle" (1997) "Human Beings" (1998)

"Fly Like an Eagle" is a song written by Steve Miller for the album Fly Like an Eagle. The song went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the week of January 8, 1977. The single edit can be found on Greatest Hits 1974-78. The artist Seal also covered this song for the Space Jam soundtrack and Polvo covered the song live, introducing it with 'This is a song about blatant localism'. The song has an unusually mellow and trippy feel. It contains one the few famously known instances of the use of the word "shoe" as a verb. Cover of the Steve Miller Band album Fly Like an Eagle. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Steve Miller Band (1967-present) is a Blues & Classic Rock band, led by rock singer, Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. ... Fly Like an Eagle is the ninth and best known album by the Steve Miller Band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Steve Miller (born October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. ... The Steve Miller Band (1967-present) is a Blues & Classic Rock band, led by rock singer, Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London) is an English soul singer and songwriter. ... Space Jam is the original soundtrack album of the 1996 film of the same name starring Micheal Jordan and the Looney Tunes cast. ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... ZTT Records is a record label founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, producer/engineer Gary Langan and businesswoman Jill Sinclair. ... Warner Bros. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Trevor Charles Horn, born July 15, 1949 in Durham, England, is a British pop music record producer, songwriter and musician. ... Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London) is an English soul singer and songwriter. ... Steve Miller (born October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. ... Fly Like an Eagle is the ninth and best known album by the Steve Miller Band. ... Steve Miller Bands Greatest Hits 1974-1978, released in November 1978, has sold 13 million copies and is ranked 33rd on the Recording Industry Association of America list of best selling rock albums of all time. ... Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London) is an English soul singer and songwriter. ... This article is about the motion picture. ... Polvo were an influential indie noise rock band of the 1990s from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. The band was fronted by vocalist/guitarist Ash Bowie and guitarist Dave Brylawski. ...

An earlier 1973 version of the song features a more bluesy and less funk-inspired rhythm, and guitar taking the synthesizer parts (albeit with similar delay effects). The lyrics are slightly different, indicating that the place the eagle wants to fly away from is a Native American reservation. For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ...

The main guitar hook in the song was first used in a slightly different form on Miller's 1969 track "My Dark Hour" (which featured Paul McCartney). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ...