Make My Heart Fly
# Make My Heart Fly

"Make My Heart Fly" is a song by Scottish music duo the Proclaimers. Originally released on the band's 1987 album This Is the Story, "Make My Heart Fly" saw a more complete, full-band release as a single in 1988.

## Versions

### Album version

The version of "Make My Heart Fly" featured on This Is the Story was performed in the same stripped-back acoustic vein as the rest of the record, featuring as its sole instrumentation the backing vocals and acoustic guitar of Charlie Reid, and the lead vocals of Craig Reid.

### Single version

For release as a single in 1988, "Make My Heart Fly" saw a longer version recorded with a full-band arrangement.

## Cover versions

Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies covered "Make My Heart Fly" for their 1988 demo album Buck Naked.

## Reception

In 1989, Bill Wyman of Chicago Reader described "Make My Heart Fly" as "a painted love song [...] of heroic intensity" and "one of the high points" of the album.

## Personnel

Album version

* Craig Reid - vocals
* Charlie Reid - vocals, acoustic guitar

Single version

* Craig Reid - vocals
* Charlie Reid - vocals, 12-string guitar
* Arun Ahman - drums, percussion
* Hugh Burns - electric guitars
* Ian Maidman - bass, keyboard
* Gary Taylor - acoustic guitar, keyboard, backing vocals

## Charts

| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 63 |
