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( May 2012 ) `` Learning to Fly '' Artwork for the 12 '' release of the single Single by Pink Floyd from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason B - side `` Terminal Frost '' Released 14 September 1987 Format 7 ``, 12 '', CD Recorded November -- December 1986 Genre Progressive rock Length 4 : 53 ( album version ) 4 : 21 ( single edit ) Label EMI ( UK ) Columbia ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) David Gilmour Anthony Moore Bob Ezrin Jon Carin Producer ( s ) Bob Ezrin David Gilmour Pink Floyd singles chronology `` Not Now John '' ( 1983 ) `` Learning to Fly '' / `` Terminal Frost '' ( 1987 ) `` On the Turning Away '' ( 1987 ) `` Not Now John '' ( 1983 ) `` Learning to Fly '' / `` Terminal Frost '' ( 1987 ) `` On the Turning Away '' ( 1987 ) `` 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. It reached number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 1 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. Meanwhile, the song failed to chart on the official U.K. top 40 singles charts.. On the other hand, in Spain, the song peaked at number 1 on the Los 40 Principales chart. Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Personnel 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Background The song was primarily written by David Gilmour, who developed the music from a 1986 demo by Jon Carin. The notable rhythm pattern at the beginning of the song was already present in the demo, and Carin stated that it was influenced by Steve Jansen or Yukihiro Takahashi. The lyrics describe Gilmour 's thoughts on flying, for which he has a passion ( being a licensed pilot with multiple ratings ), though it has also been interpreted as a metaphor for beginning something new, experiencing a radical change in life, or, more specifically, Gilmour 's feelings about striking out as the new leader of Pink Floyd after the departure of Roger Waters. Gilmour confirmed the latter interpretation on the Pink Floyd 25th Anniversary Special in May 1992. Also an avid pilot, drummer Nick Mason 's voice can be heard at around the middle of the song. `` Learning to Fly '' was included on Pink Floyd 's greatest hits collection Echoes : The Best of Pink Floyd. The track was regularly performed live on the band 's two post-Roger Waters tours, with touring guitarist Tim Renwick playing the song 's guitar solos ( although David Gilmour played the solos on the studio version of the track ). A live version is included on Delicate Sound of Thunder and Pulse. At the end of the final solo in both versions, a guitar lick from the second verse of `` Young Lust '' ( `` Oooh, baby set me free '' ) is played. Music video The music video was directed by Storm Thorgerson, a longtime collaborator of Pink Floyd who had designed many of their album covers, and filmed on West Wind Ridge, a mountain in Kananaskis Country near Canmore, located some 50 to 75 km west of the city of Calgary, Alberta during rehearsals for the band 's A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. The video combined performances of the band with a Native American, played by Canadian actor Lawrence Bayne, working in a field who then runs and jumps off a cliff to turn into a red - tailed hawk. The footage of the stage show shows the band performing `` Learning to Fly '' but features the more colourful light - show used for live performances of `` One of These Days ''. The original video also depicts a factory worker who turns into an aeroplane pilot as well as a child who breaks free from his mother and dives off a cliff into a deep river, swimming away. The video went to # 9 on MTV 's Video Countdown in November 1987 and was the # 60 video of MTV 's Top 100 Videos of 1987. The video won the band its only MTV Video Music Award for `` Best Concept Video '' in 1988. The red / orange airplane is a Beech Model 17 Staggerwing. Personnel Pink Floyd David Gilmour -- lead vocals, guitars, sequencer Nick Mason -- drums, spoken words, sound effects Additional musicians : Jon Carin -- keyboards Bob Ezrin -- sequencer, percussion Tony Levin -- bass guitar Steve Forman -- percussion Richard Wright -- keyboards, backing vocals Darlene Koldenhaven -- backing vocals Carmen Twillie -- backing vocals Phyllis St. James -- backing vocals Donnie Gerrard -- backing vocals See also List of number - one mainstream rock hits ( United States ) References Jump up ^ Strong, Martin C. ( 2004 ). The Great Rock Discography ( 7th ed. ). Edinburgh : Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1 - 84195 - 551 - 5. Jump up ^ Mabbett, Andy ( 1995 ). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London : Omnibus Press. ISBN 0 - 7119 - 4301 - X. Jump up ^ `` Allmusic : Pink Floyd ( Awards ) Billboard singles ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Pink Floyd singles ''. officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Números 1 del año 1987 - Los 40 Principales '' ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 5 Aug 2018. Jump up ^ `` Jon Carin interview - August 2007 - with Brain Damage ''. Brain Damage. 2007 - 08 - 17. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Echoes : the album credits ''. Pink Floyd. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Storm Thorgerson interview ''. Launch.com. 2001 - 01 - 17. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 18. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : A Momentary Lapse of Reason Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics A Momentary Lapse of Reason Songs Side one `` Signs of Life '' `` Learning to Fly '' `` The Dogs of War '' `` One Slip '' `` On the Turning Away '' Side two `` Yet Another Movie '' / `` Round and Around '' `` A New Machine ( Part 1 ) '' `` Terminal Frost '' `` A New Machine ( Part 2 ) '' `` Sorrow '' Related articles A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour The Piper at the Gates of Dawn A Saucerful of Secrets More Ummagumma Atom Heart Mother Meddle Obscured by Clouds The Dark Side of the Moon Wish You Were Here Animals The Wall The Final Cut A Momentary Lapse of Reason The Division Bell The Endless River Pink Floyd Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright Syd Barrett David Gilmour Studio albums The Piper at the Gates of Dawn A Saucerful of Secrets More Ummagumma Atom Heart Mother Meddle Obscured by Clouds The Dark Side of the Moon Wish You Were Here Animals The Wall The Final Cut A Momentary Lapse of Reason The Division Bell The Endless River Live albums Ummagumma Delicate Sound of Thunder Pulse Is There Anybody Out There ? 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Question: where was pink floyd learning to fly filmed
Answer: on West Wind Ridge, a mountain in Kananaskis Country near Canmore, located some 50 to 75 km west of the city of Calgary, Alberta