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. Although Kelly has had two number one songs on the pop chart, 'I Believe I Can Fly' is his most successful single.
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'.
It was originally released on November 26, 1996, and was later included on Kelly's 1998 album R. Kelly, from the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam. ' I Believe I Can Fly' is a 1996 song written and performed by American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former semi-professional basketball player R.
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