<P> The song became the band's first hit, holding the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for four consecutive weeks and spending eight weeks at the No. 1 spot on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart . A physical CD - single was not released commercially in the US, although it was a huge hit on American radio . The song also reached No. 1 on Canada's Singles Chart . "Fly" did not sound anything at all like the rest of the tracks on the album, being the only reggae fusion track . It also sampled a line from Gilbert O'Sullivan's 1972 hit "Alone Again (Naturally)." Sugar Ray's lead singer Mark McGrath explained that this song had a bouncy beat, yet it was about death; "Fly" too seemed like a bright, up - tempo song but "there is this stark imagery in there . There's loss in it . There is loss of a mother, obviously . I thought it was a good way to juxtapose the lyrics with the melody on that, similar to what Gilbert O'Sullivan did on "Alone Again (Naturally)." </P> <P> As a result of the success of "Fly", Floored sold extremely well and was certified double platinum . However, by the end of 1997, critics skeptical that Sugar Ray could put out another successful song labeled them a one - hit wonder . This assumption was noted and accepted by the band, who in playful defiance, named their next album 14: 59 in a reference to Andy Warhol's "15 minutes of fame"; that album became certified triple - platinum and outsold its predecessor . </P> <P> The song was included on VH1's countdown of the "100 Greatest Songs of the' 90s" at number 52 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article appears to contain trivial, minor, or unrelated references to popular culture . Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture rather than simply listing appearances; add references to reliable sources if possible . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2018) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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