{{short description|2003 single by Shinedown}} {{Infobox song | name = Fly from the Inside | cover = (2004) Fly From The Inside EP.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Shinedown | album = Leave a Whisper | released = March 25, 2003 | recorded = 2002 | studio = | venue = | genre = {{flatlist| * Post-grunge<ref>{{cite web|first=Johnny|last=Loftus|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/us-and-them-mw0000170855|title=Shinedown Us and Them|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="stereogum">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=DeVille|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2089203/shinedown-billboard-mainstream-rock-chart/columns/the-week-in-pop/|title=Are Shinedown America's Most Popular Rock Band?|website=Stereogum|date=June 29, 2020|access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref> * hard rock<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/best-shinedown-songs/|title=10 Best Shinedown Songs|website=Loudwire|date=January 10, 2013|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> * nu metal<ref name="stereogum"/> }} | length = 3:55 | label = Atlantic | writer = {{flatlist| * Brent Smith * Bob Marlette }} | producer = Bob Marlette | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = 45 | next_year = 2003 }}
"'''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:
<blockquote>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!<ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Davis|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3009|title=Exclusive! Interview With Shinedown Vocalist Brent Smith|publisher=KNAC|date=May 17, 2004|access-date=April 22, 2022}}</ref></blockquote>
"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 == {{Tracklist | headline = EP (2004) | title1 = Fly from the Inside | note1 = Sony Connect version | length1 = 3:56 | title2 = 45 | note2 = Sony Connect version | length2 = 4:17 | title3 = Simple Man | note3 = Sony Connect version | length3 = 5:17 }} {{Tracklist | headline = Promo single (2003) | title1 = Fly from the Inside | length1 = 3:55 }}
== Chart performance == {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="center"|Chart title !align="center" valign="center"|Year !align="center" valign="center"|Peak<br />position |- |valign="center"|''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="center" valign="center"|2003 |align="center" valign="center"|5 |- |valign="center"|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks |align="center" valign="center"|2003 |align="center" valign="center"|34 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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Category:2003 songs Category:2003 debut singles Category:Shinedown songs Category:Songs written by Brent Smith Category:Songs written by Bob Marlette Category:Atlantic Records singles Category:Song recordings produced by Bob Marlette