One Day I'll Fly Away is a soulful ballad performed by American R&B and jazz singer Randy Crawford. Released in 1980 as a single from her fourth album Now We May Begin, the song was written by Joe Sample and Will Jennings and produced by Sample with Wilton Felder and Stix Hooper. The tune features Crawford's lush, emotive vocals and a hook that interpolates Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker. It was an international hit, reaching number two in the UK and climbing to number one in Belgium and the Netherlands, making it Crawford's highest charting single. The song has been widely covered, including Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge! (2001), Kimberley Walsh on Centre Stage (2013), and Vaults for a John Lewis Christmas ad in 2016. It remains a signature ballad in the soul tradition.
