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Learning To Fly

Pink Floyd

1987

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Pink Floyd's "Learning To Fly" reached #70 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Learning to Fly" is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, written by David Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin, and Jon Carin. It was the first single from the band's thirteenth studio album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in September 1987, remaining three consecutive weeks at the top position in the autumn of the same year. The song peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 8 weeks on the chart.

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It debuted at #88 on October 10, 1987. It reached a peak of #70 on October 31, 1987. After 8 weeks, its final appearance came on November 28, 1987.

Learning To Fly: A Cultural Moment Captured on Record

Pink Floyd's "Learning To Fly" reached #70 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Learning to Fly" is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, written by David Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin, and Jon Carin. It was the first single from the band's thirteenth studio album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in September 1987, remaining three consecutive weeks at the top position in the autumn of the same year. The song peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 8 weeks on the chart.

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