Ferrell Gaël's video: Jennifer Holliday - I Believe I Can Fly - Live NAACP Image Awards

"I Believe I Can Fly" is a 1996 song written and performed by American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player R. Kelly, from the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam. It was originally released on November 26, 1996, and was later included on Kelly's 1998 album R. In early 1997, "I Believe I Can Fly" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100; it was kept from the number one spot by Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart". Although Kelly has had two number one songs on the pop chart, "I Believe I Can Fly" is his most successful single. It reached the number-one spot of the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and remained there for six non-consecutive weeks, keeping "Un-Break My Heart" from the top position of that chart for four of those weeks. "I Believe I Can Fly" also topped the charts in eight countries (including the United Kingdom), has won three Grammy Awards, and was ranked number 406 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004. The music video was directed by Kelly with Hype Williams[1] and designed by visual artist and designer Ron Norsworthy. In 2003, punk rock band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes covered the song for their album Take a Break. American singer William Hung recorded this song for his 2004 album Inspiration. Saxophonist Marion Meadows also covered the song from the album Dressed to Chill.[2][3] American singer and actress Patti Labelle sang the chorus of the song on her 1998 live album Live One Night Only as an addition to her signature tune "Over the Rainbow". American singer and actress Jessica Simpson sang the song on her DreamChaser Tour in 2001. The song has also been covered by Jane McDonald, Irene Reid, Etta James, Yolanda Adams (in a duet with Gerald Levert), Ruth Brown, James Ingram, Ronan Keating, Bianca Ryan, and formerly of Woe, Is Me Tyler Carter. American Idol candidates Katharine McPhee, Anwar Robinson, Aaron Kelly, Curtis Finch Jr., and Jacob Lusk all performed the song in different seasons of the TV show. Singer Yolanda Adams performed the song at the Ronald McDonald Concert for World Children's Day in 2003. The song was covered by Jermaine Paul on season 2 of The Voice. The song was covered by Tim Olstad on season 3 of The X Factor. The song was covered by Delvin Choice on season 6 of The Voice. The song has been covered live by Faith No More in numerous tours, usually to segue into other songs. The song has been covered live by James Carter's Organ Trio on Out of Nowhere. Other than appearing on the soundtrack for the film Space Jam, "I Believe I Can Fly" was performed by the school band in the movie Drumline during the high school graduation ceremony of Devon Miles (Nick Cannon). In Ice Age: The Meltdown, Crash the possum sings the song after Manny catapults him with a tree before he crashes into another. In the film Good Boy!, Wilson briefly sings the song while diving into a pool. In Season 1, Episode 5 of the TV Series Da Ali G Show, Ali G performs the song during the opening skit. In Fun with Dick and Jane, Jim Carrey sings along with the song as it is played in an elevator. This song also appeared on the first American season of The X Factor, where R. Kelly performed "I Believe I Can Fly" for the first time as a duet with the eventual winner of the show Melanie Amaro. This song was also performed on The Voice as the last solo song for the second season's winner Jermaine Paul. American musical TV series Glee, performed a version of the song in episode fourteen of season three, "On My Way" (aired on February 21, 2012). It is a mash-up track with the song "Fly" by Nicki Minaj featuring Rihanna.[4] In The Hangover Part III, Leslie Chow sings a 12-second portion of the song, while parachuting through Las Vegas. In Red Velvet's Level Up Project, Wendy Shon sang the chorus while parasailing and riding on a speed boat in Pattaya, Thailand. She also sang the chorus in Level Up Project 2 in 2017-2018 and in Battle Trip's Episode 103 while paragliding in Krems an der Donau, Austria.